Here is some more "info" on CSGI:
CSGI is not currently listed among any other Y2000 companies, because they never were in the
date conversion business originally. CSGI was in the business of converting software of
mainframe computers onto smaller machines in a client/server enviroment. For the past 7 years this
has been their main business. The fell into the Y2000 business by accident. (usually how most
great inventions are found) CSGI wrote a software program that would:
(for example)
if a client was using a program written in COBOL68(the old form) on a mainframe and wanted to
modernize onto a client server platform. CSGI could not only read each line of code and transfer to
the client server system, but could also update the language to the new form of COBOL, such as,
micro focus. This by itself was a huge accomplishment. Companies would send their code to CSGI
and CSGI would do the updating the conversion process. In this process each line of code was
read, converted, put on the client server system, and checked automatically. This dramatically
reduces the need for direct programming assistance.
(this may help to explain why we have all these programmers rejecting the CSGI claims.)
During the years they were providing such services they discovered that since their program
reads each line of code anyway, why not extend it to address the year 2000 problem. While other
Y2000 companies provide software that finds each occurrences of date code, they need
programmers to go in an MANUALLY fix and check the codes. This process could take years and
cost millions. While on the other hand, CSGI's solution needs no programmers, and the process is
checked by computer AUTOMATICALLY and takes a fraction of the time.
RE UNISYS: it has come to my attention that UNISYS will be providing Y2000 date corrections to
clients, as long as they agree to have the conversion process done by CSGI. CSGI will charge per
line of code for these conversions. The process will be faster, without error(due to the automated
check), and cost a fraction of what others charge.
RE: TESTING: Unisys, and the other companies who we will soon hear of have sent people to
CSGI to see if this solution is a viable one and I hear they were all blown away with the magnitude
of this conversion process.
Previous clients that have use CSGI for Conversion Process include:
(these are not Y2000 Conversions, but mainframe to client server ones)
Kellogg
Oakland United School District
United States Navy |
