EAE (LINC) Design, Development and Support
Offshore Support of Legacy EAE (LINC) Applications
Since 1997 BTG ihas been using a high speed communications channel from the BTG facility in Riga into the Unisys worldwide network to enable remote support of several key internal Unisys IT applications by BTG staff (UFSS, SRMS, DREAMS, GLOBILL, CALCS, TRIPS, EXPO). This has resulted in significant cost savings to Unisys, allowed full time IT staff to work on important new design and development projects, and has provided additional options for continued support of Unisys legacy systems. We started with a high-speed leased line and since 2000 BTG has been using Internet VPNs, a cost effective method for providing secure and efficient transmission of data with the client site.
AB Suite & EAE (LINC) Product Testing
BTG was a Unisys field test site for the first releases of AB Suite and EAE (LINC) on Windows and UNIX (SUN) platforms. We also successfully migrated our LINC based retail banking application software from A series to UNIX and to Windows platforms.
BTG staff provided contract services to the Unisys software-testing group in Roseville, Minnesota, which was responsible for testing of the first release of EAE (LINC) on Windows. In addition to developing test plans and test scripts, BTG's banking software code was used to help test this new EAE (LINC) software release.
A BTG testing team assisted Unisys' ACUS (Australia Center for Unisys Software) group, which is responsible for development and support of Unisys LINC products. The Riga team was responsible for running tests, modifying test scripts (Winrunner), analyzing results, and reporting problems. They also completed Year 2000 testing of LDA versions 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 on schedule and enhanced the automated test bed environment for the Windows NT platform, including modification and adaptation of UNIX test scripts and development of new tests using Winrunner. The duration of this project was 3 years.
AB Suite migration
BTG has significant experience in EAE to AB Suite migration. We first migrated our SBS banking system with BTG banking system from EAE to AB Suite. Based on this experience we developed proposal and schedule for Schoolmax AB Suite migration.
The primary Schoolmax migration work was done in 5 months as an offshore project connecting remotely to both current EAE and new ABSuite servers. Additional external modules were upgraded onsite later. The whole migration process was managed and conducted by BTG with Harris and UNISYS support.
The main steps in Schoolmax AB Suite conversion were:
- BTG performed AB Suite server installation, system migration, testing and necessary code adjustments in 2009
- Existing EAE 3.2 application converted to AB Suite version 2.0 IC1261
- Intermediate EAE 3.3 version used transferring from EAE 3.2 to AB Suite Migration database
- Oracle database was converted to MSSQL database
- External programs adjusted to work with MSSQL database
- School and Individual Scheduler converted from MicroFocus COBOL NetExpress 4.1 to Fujitsu NetCOBOL for .NET V4.0 and adjusted to MSSQL database
- Existing graphical interfaces re-built using new ABSuite-specific tool developed by IEG (IB.NET)
- Report building tool (ReportMAX) adjusted for MSSQL database
- Specific Web interface modules created in ASP (iSeries) adjusted to work with AB Suite
- Depcon forms loaded into EOM and improved
- Regular communications with Unisys on all conversion problems
- Separate servers installed for different 2.0 patch releases
- Different system versions created where application/database is located on the same or separate servers
- Schoolmax ABSuite version successfully installed for 7 users with other upgrades in progress
Internal Unisys EAE (LINC) Projects
- Unisys Corporation, Plymouth, MI
Service request management system
Maintenance billing
Sales Commissions/Compensation
Travel Expense Accounting
EAE (LINC) Year 2000 renovation
Manufacturing Planning
Order Entry
Consolidated Engineering Data Base
Engineering Product Documentation and Release Tracking
Installed Products Data Base
- Unisys Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT
UNIX EAE (LINC) testing
- Unisys Corporation, Roseville, MN
NT EAE (LINC) testing
- Australia Center for Unisys Software (ACUS), Sydney, Australia
NT EAE (LINC) testing
EAE (LINC) Client Projects
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A.N. Deringer, Inc., St. Albans, VT
Customs Brokerage Data Base -
Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque, NM
Finance, Payroll, Personnel, Student Information, and Library systems
- American Public Life Insurance Co., Jackson, MS
Medical insurance application processing -
California Board of Equalization, Sacramento, CA
Tax equalization + assessment -
Caparo Steel Co., Farrell, PA
Inventory + Manufacturing Planning -
Colonial Management Associates, Boston, MA
Mutual Fund Shareholder Accounting -
CRIM, San Juan, PR
Tax Assessment -
Detroit Police
Evidence room inventory check out system -
First Health, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
Medical insurance claims processing -
Fritz Companies, Dallas, TX
Customs Brokerage Import-Export Transportation -
GEMS Corporation, St. Louis, MO
Finance, Property and Human Resources Management systems
- Global Petroleum Corp., Boston, MA
Inventory + Financial forecasting - g. Neil Companies, Sunshine, FL
Order entry, inventory + distribution - MAXIMUS Corporation, Sacramento, CA
School information system
- NORPAC Foods, Salem, OR
Order entry and Payroll/Personnel systems Year 2000 migration - Job Services of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND
Job placement systems + Year 2000 renovation/testing - Phoenix Police Dept.
Law enforcement systems support - QUEST Information Systems, Indianapolis, IN
School district Payroll + Human Resources accounting systems reengineering (COBOL to EAE (LINC)) - Seneca Foods, Pittsford, NY
Order entry, inventory, logistics + accounting - Stivers Personnel, Chicago, IL
Payroll system Year 2000 migration - Suffolk County Water Authority, Oakdale, NY
Financial accounting - System Consultants, Inc., St. Louis, MO
Financial + Human Resources accounting - Texas Commission for the Blind, Austin, TX
Management information systems - Texas Dept. of Health and Human Services, Austin, TX
Job skills sanctioning