PIR Group Inc	Telephone: (312) 756-1000 Fax: (312) 756-1001
345 North Canal, Ste C202	E-mail: info@pirgroupinc.com
Chicago, IL 60606	Web site: http://www.pirgroupinc.com

Overview:

The primary objectives for migration projects are always the same - to improve operational efficiency and reduce the cost of doing business. The primary ways in which the exploitation of PIR Group's services enable these objectives to be achieved are:

• Reduction of IT hardware and software costs through the standardization of IT platforms
• Corresponding reduction in head count
• Improved operational efficiency and effectiveness via the sharing of IT platforms
• Integration of IT systems with clients & suppliers
• Removal of expensive, 'specialist' systems with high support costs

Today's business landscape is truly within a global village, requires collaboration with all manner of complimentary organizations and, as the rate of change only seems to increase, puts ever greater demands on companies to be extremely agile and hence able to respond to dynamic and unpredictable markets. It is in this ever evolving and changing world that PIR Group can deliver truly enormous benefits to owners of legacy systems. Through PIR Group migration technologies they can:

• React faster to new business opportunities - achieved via reduced complexity.
• Deliver an IT architecture to enable, rather than choke, business evolution
• Build IT systems that can change and be adapted to meet these business requirements as they occur

Invariably such changes are easier to develop and maintain within a uniform system comprising of industry standard components such as DB2 Database, I5 OS, WebSphere, and LINUX partitions. The alternative, integration and further enhancement of multi-platform applications, although perhaps offering reduced initial investment, will invariably result in further complications in the future development of the overall IT system. The end result of this is reduced flexibility, adaptability and productivity.

Offerings and Services:

PIR Group supports a wide range COBOL and RPG source code migration, legacy modernization products, Search Marketing and Optimization services. Database conversion utilities include IMS, Datacom, and IDMS mainframe formats into the IBM relational database family of DB2 for both mainframe and iSeries. A wide range of 4GL conversion solutions are available for IDEAL, ADS/O, IDMS/DC, TELON and CLASSIC into CICS on the mainframe and ILE COBOL for the iSeries. Online Reputation and Brand Management, Web site evaluation and auditing, organic optimization, paid search, online campaign and strategy consultation services.

COBOL KeePIR for the AS/400 automates the conversion of legacy applications. Mainframe CICS online / batch programs are converted into native ILE COBOL, DDS and CLP. MVS/VSE JCL is converted into CL. The mainframe database is duplicated under DB2/400. COBOL KeePIR guarantees identical functioning of the interactive screen and online processes. Automated conversion options can enhance the look of screens. Batch program processing time is reduced. The batch programs/reports function and look the same. The JCL is converted one for one into CL. COBOL KeePIR is designed to comment out the mainframe source replacing with the appropriate ILE COBOL code and subroutines. The resulting documented source code changes assist the supporting resources in maintaining the converted application.

Additional tools and solutions are available for Gener/OL, TELON, Assembler, IDMS, DLI, Data General and Wang to name a few.

Geographical Coverage:

PIR has provided services to customers worldwide

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