creating mobile apps for legacy back-end systems
DESCRIPTION
Mobile App Integration for Legacy Back-end SystemsTRANSCRIPT
Creating Mobile AppsFor
Legacy Back-End Systems
Businesses face many challenges when determining the best option for creating Mobile Apps with Legacy Backend Systems
Challenges Like:
• Data and Business Logic spread across multiple data stores
• Legacy Systems often have difficulty interfacing with modern/mobile languages
• Having the time and resources available to carry out mobility initiatives
• Determining the right company to partner with for the project (who has the right level of experience, who will provide the best Return on Investment, who will provide a solid solution that is build for the future).
The Challenge…
Transoft overcomes these challenges by working with companies to understand their unique environments, determining the end results they would like to achieve, and
outlining the best approach for achieving these results.
Transoft Benefits:
• Highly Skilled Professionals (Most have greater than 15 years experience)
• Value Based Pricing and Licensing Models
• On-site Discovery, Planning, Implementation, Configuration & Support
• Fastest Time to Market
The Solution…
The Outcome…App Integration Examples
Technology Overview
MiddlewareExisting Legacy System
Technology Overview
Legacy Data
COBOL, RPG, C, Basic, ISAM, Flat
Files, Indexed Files…
Transoft makes creating Mobile Apps with Legacy Systems easy, scalable, reliable, and cost effective.
Transoft technology accomplishes this by creating a Service Orientated Architecture, and opening up your existing environment for unlimited growth potential.
Mobile
Web
Business Intelligence
Transoft exposes legacy data and business logic by creating a Service Oriented Architecture with predefined Client Connectors. Transoft’s technology is seamless, real-time & future proof.
Customer Site Logic/Data Web Server
TransoftClient
Connectors Language
COBOL, RPG, C, UBL…
Data
SQL Services, ISAM, RDBMS
Screen
VT100, 52503270
Composite
CICS / MQXML
Objective-C
.NET (C#)
Java
Web Services
HTML5
Mobile/WebApplication
Apple Android Mobile Web Desktop
Browser
PHP
JSON
Technology (Tech Stuff)
What are the benefits of Transoft Technology?
• Real-time integration directly into the Business Logic
• Zero impact on existing “Legacy” systems
• Creates industry standard Service Oriented Architecture
• Clearly defined API (Application Programming Interface)
• Built for the future: Client Connectors can be changed at any time without redefining the back-end services (e.g. .NET to Objective-C).
A leading national retailer processes over 40 billion transactions per month on Transoft’s legacy integration technology
Benefits of Transoft Technology
Case Study
Hargreaves Lansdown• Top UK financial service provider and asset management specialist
• Legacy COBOL application with 20 years of business logic
• Selected Transoft technology to create Web Services
• Transoft aligned with Mubaloo for mobile app development
Quick Technology Walkthrough
Step 1: Define the Services
Transoft Technology
Step 2: Generate Provider Components
Transoft Technology
Step 3: Generate Consumer Application
Transoft Technology
Step 4: Generate Web Application
Transoft Technology
Step 5: Develop Mobile/Web Application
Build app in-house… Outsource to a 3rd party developer… Engage Transoft Alliance Partner
Transoft Technology
Transoft App Developer Alliance Partners
Professional Services
Options
Transoft will work with you to find the best Professional Services option for your project
Customer Development• Transoft installs AppIntegrate & provides training• Customer develops new mobile/web application
Transoft Fast Start• Transoft installs AppIntegrate, provides training & develops initial components as templates• Customer uses templates to build new mobile/web application
Transoft Complete• Transoft installs AppIntegrate, provides training, develops initial components as templates and
uses the templates to build new mobile/web application
Professional Services
Transoft – Delivery Methodology
Project scoping
Identify and define services required
Risk mitigation
Project phasing
Timescales and costs
Project formally starts
Configure environments
Project reporting and controls
Agree delivery milestones
Technical specifications
Develop AppIntegrate
services
System & integration testing
Customer acceptance test
Implementation planning
Phased rollout
Implementation support
User documentation
Training
Transoft Project Management
InitiatePathfinder Build Implement
Professional Services
Transoft – Delivery Process
Support & Maintenance
Software warranty Support SLA OS optimization Device updates
DevelopmentCode build System integration QA testing Release to market
UI DesignScreenshot design Graphics preparation
Solution ArchitectureInfo architecture Wireframes Functional spec Technical spec Project plan
Professional Services
The End Result
Transoft has created a mobile app for your legacy/existing environment
Transoft has transformed the existing business logic into a Service Oriented Architecture
Transoft has provided an environment with unlimited options for mobile/web development
Transoft has extended the usefulness of the existing business logic
Transoft has decreased the risk to the business by eliminating the need for a platform/language migration
The End Result
The Strength of Transoft
Market Leader in Migration, Modernization and Integration
A modernization methodology developed through more than 25 years’ experience in modernizing existing applications across a range of platforms – Transoft’s Project Managers and Lead Technical Consultants typically have over 15 years’ product development experience
Part of Advanced Computer Software – one of the UK’s largest specialist software businesses with an exceptional reputation and 1,900 staff serving 20,000 customers globally
Helping organizations evolve new solutions from existing applications, delivering improved business processes – faster, with less risk and at lower cost
Enabling thousands of companies to keep applications productive and relevant to changing business needs for longer, providing a continued ROI
The Strength of Transoft
Rodney TeatNorth America Technology EvangelistOffice: 678-336-5359Mobile: 678-886-5787Email: [email protected]: Rodney.Teat
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rodneyteat
Engaging TransoftEngaging Transoft is easy, and allows you to explore the different
opportunities that are available to your organization.
Transoft Highlights
• Transoft is the Market Leader in Modernization with Ten’s of Thousands of Deployments and over 25 Years of Experience.
• Part of Advanced Computer Software Group with approximately 1,900 staff serving 20,000 customers globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
• Transoft enables companies to keep applications productive and relevant to changing business needs by providing a continued return on their investment
Sales Assistance & Pricing Information
Rodney TeatNorth America Technology EvangelistOffice: 678-336-5359Mobile: 678-886-5787Email: [email protected]
Jeff ShelbyNorth America Country ManagerEmail: [email protected]
Creating and Mobile App for Legacy Back-end Systems
Transoft’s Middleware Technology exposes legacy business logic and data to mobile devices by creating web services, or presenting data in a relational format.
Features:
• Real-time integration directly into the Business Logic • Zero Impact on existing system performance• Fastest Time to Market for deploying Mobile/Web Applications• Creates Industry Standard Service Orientated Architecture• Designed to work with all Enterprise App Integration Technologies• Input from: COBOL, RPG, C, UBL, ISAM, VT100, 5250, 3270, CICS…• Output to: .NET, Java, PHP, Web Services, HTML5, JSON…• Develop App In-house, Outsource to Developer, or Engage Transoft • Professional Services provided directly from Transoft
TRANSOFT TECHNOLOGY
WEB SERVICES
BUSINESS LOGIC / DATA
RDBMS