Are you worried that your ACU application code is becoming irrelevant? Are you worried that your existing user interface is becoming more and more dated? Are you worried that the tried and true application code that drives your business will have to be reengineered to support the future? Join us for this customer story of how CA Curtze has extended the capabilities of their existing ACU applications and positioned itself for the future. Learn how Micro Focus Xcentrisity Business Information Server (XBIS) and web services preserves your existing logic, allows for many different UI presentations, and opens the door to an exciting future that Visual Cobol has in store for the ACU community.

1. C.A. Curtze Company
“A Modernization Tale” Page 1

2. Anthony Darden
Vice President Page 2

3. • Using AcuCobol-GT for 15 years
• 95% of all code is Acu
• Dual Dating Dilemma
• Tablet and smart phone surge
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4. One step at a time….
• Incremental visual gains
• Report Composer
• AcuConnect Thin Client
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5. A Promise Delivered…
• XBIS fully realized
• Launch fuel
• Confusion before the calm
A week onsite
brought us closer
to the light…
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6. Full Speed Ahead…
• COBOL prep work
• Linkage mindset
Powerpoint Templates
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7. Building Blocks…
• COBOL “segments”
• XBIS install
• „srf‟ file
• WSDL creation
Free Powerpoint Templates
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8. Windows install
running IIS

9. The „.srf‟ file
• The key control mechanism of XBIS
• Each of your web apps will need one

10. Building Blocks…
• COBOL “segments”
• XBIS install
• „srf‟ file
• WSDL creation
Free Powerpoint Templates
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11. Hmmmmm…
Powerpoint Templates
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12. • Comment, Comment, Comment
• soapUI test drive
• Hand off to UI designer

13. Visual Studio 2010 – UI Design
• Add a service reference pointing to „.srf‟
• Methods will be Intellisense accessible

14. Powerpoint Templates
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15. In Motion
(demonstration)
• Parallel run
• Beyond basics
• XML Extensions
• Be picky
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17. In Motion
• Parallel run
• Beyond basics
• XML Extensions
• Be picky
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18. There are no limits…
Powerpoint Templates
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19. Questions?
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