CipherSoft Inc., a leader in conversion tools and services,
announced today it has signed a Worldwide Systems Integration and
Software Distribution Global Licensing Agreement with
Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co., an acknowledged leader in the
open-source community. Under terms of the agreement, CipherSoft will
provide its Exodus migration software and training to HP’s services
professionals, in preparation for a worldwide rollout to assist HP’s
Oracle® OpenVMS customers.
Calgary, Alberta (PRWEB) April 17, 2004--CipherSoft Inc., a
leader in conversion tools and services, announced today it has
signed a Worldwide Systems Integration and Software Distribution
Global Licensing Agreement with Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co., an
acknowledged leader in the open-source community. Under terms of the
agreement, CipherSoft will provide its Exodus migration software and
training to HP’s services professionals, in preparation for a
worldwide rollout to assist HP’s Oracle® OpenVMS customers. The
licensing agreement allows HP to resell the Exodus product to its
clients in a packaged form or provide it under a service
agreement.
Exodus, CipherSoft’s state-of-the-art migration
tool, automates the migration of Oracle Forms and PL/SQL to Java. In
addition, the product automatically converts Oracle Libraries and
Triggers into the Java environment. The converted application is
fully maintainable, portable, contains no wrappers and all semantic
contents are converted providing flexible deployment and very little
impact on business operations.
"We are pleased to be aligned
with HP, a recognized porting and migration service leader,” said
Jennifer McNeill, President and CEO of CipherSoft. "Delivering best
of breed software is our primary objective within the Exodus product
suite. Through our alignment with HP, CipherSoft is acting on the
growing global demand for true open system technology solutions and
confirming HP’s migration service delivery capabilities. This
agreement is clearly a competitive advantage that raises the profile
of our migration tool and offers additional value to our mutual
customers by providing them with an easy-to-use tool and more
services for further enhancing and managing their
applications."
HP has designed a structured, migration
methodology utilizing Exodus"! to assist their Open VMS clients to
move to Java smoothly, quickly, and cost effectively. HP Sservices
professionals will assist their clients as they tune these
applications for optimal performance, and complete the process with
training and the transfer of critical operational knowledge to its
users. “We are delighted with our new business relationship with
CipherSoft” said Mark Gorham, Vice President, HP OpenVMS Systems.
“CipherSoft’s innovative migration tool, Exodus"! will ensure our
OpenVMS customers a smooth transition in their migration of Oracle
Forms and PL/SQL to their new Web-enabled environment”.
About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to
consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's
offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access
devices, global services and imaging and printing. For the fiscal
year ending on Oct.31, 2003, HP revenue totaled $73.1 billion. More
information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com./ For
information on OpenVMS, click on
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/
About
CipherSoft
CipherSoft Inc. is a leading software migration
company in providing legacy application conversions, application
development, consulting, and implementation services to
organizations globally. CipherSoft has built strategic alliances
with multinational firms such as Oracle, HP, Sun and IBM. The
company has also formed relationships through specialized global
channel partners who have the expertise to provide clients true open
system technology. CipherSoft's headquarters are located in Calgary,
Canada with offices throughout the United States and Europe. More
information is available at http://www.ciphersoftinc.com/ or by calling
403-256-5699.
or by calling (403) 256 5699
Press
Contacts:
Lorissa Dong
CipherSoft Inc.
Tel: 403 256
5699
Email: ldong@ciphersoftinc.com
Catherine
Ward
Hewlett-Packard Canada Co.
Tel: 603 884 0222
Email: catherine.ward@hp.com
