Modernization Category: SOA Enablement
Company Name: GT Software, Inc.
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Corporate Information
GT Software, Inc.
235 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 USA
Phone: +1 404 253 1300
www.gtsoftware.com
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Contact Information
Wilson Rains
wrains@gtsoftware.com
Main: +1 404 253 1300
Alternate: +1 678 478 2627
Peggy Hagemeister
phagemeister@gtsoftware.com
Main: +1 404 253 1300
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| Company Background |
Founded in 1982, Atlanta-based GT Software is a leading provider of rapid SOA development solutions that leverage mainframe resources, making the mainframe an active participant in SOA initiatives. With GT Software's products, mainframe developers can quickly and easily model, automate, and extend mainframe processes for deployment as key components of an enterprise SOA solution. With more than 2,000 installations worldwide, GT Software provides high-quality, innovative and cost-effective solutions for many Fortune 1000 companies.
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| Solution |
GT Software provides solutions that solve the following problems:
- SQL-based access to mainframe databases and files
- Service-enablement of mainframe applications and data (via Web services) for integration
- Migration of data from the mainframe to Oracle
Source:
- Mainframe Applications: CICS, IMS, 3270
- Mainframe Data: VSAM, DB2, IMS-DB, CA-Datacom, Adabas, DL/1, Sequential files, CA-IDMS
- Other: web services, Oracle database
Target:
- WS-I compliant Web services, ODBC, JDBC
- Oracle: Database (any platform), BPEL Process Manager, Application Server (any platform)
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| Case Studies |
CareFirst
- Holding Company for CareFirst of Maryland, Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, and BCBS of Delaware
- Operations in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware and Northern Virginia
- Serving more than 3.3 million members
- 6,000+ Employees
Problem
- Two disparate, large mainframe claims apps—one CRM interface for call center
- Existing tooling required re-architecting CICS apps
- IT delivery dates not able to support business objectives
- Enrollment, App Consolidation, etc.
Objective
- Empower CSR’s using Epiphany
- Augment existing tooling on the mainframe
- Create service interfaces during App Consolidation & Enrollment
- Active approach to mainframe SOA
Results
- GT Software tooling helps push more projects through the development pipe
- Business objectives being met
- 5-10X improvement in productivity
- “What would have taken 6 – 8 weeks, takes less than 1 week”
- Leveraging mainframe developers as service developers
- Platform owners actively participating
- Kick-start for SOA infrastructure implementation
Federated Insurance Companies
- Multi-lines Mutual Insurance Company
- $1.4 Billion in Premium
- Operations in 48 States
- 2,600+ Employees
- Home Office in Owatonna, Minnesota
Problem
- Make legacy services available to new composite applications
- Developers spending 50%+ time on “plumbing”
- Slowing development efforts
- Reuse opportunities lost
Objective
- Refocus on the business problem
- Expose and consume Web Services
- Reuse legacy when possible …or build new
- Active approach to mainframe SOA
Results
- Return on investment in Ivory already achieved
- Developers now spend <5% on infrastructure
- 14 Mainframe Developers now Service Developers
- Only 2 hours informal training for 1 person
- Snapshot production stats
- Over 100 services
- Over 255 Web service operations
- Over 270 COBOL programs
- Serving 10 Applications across 7 business areas
- Over 300,000 Ivory Web services requests / day
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