First Option helps clients tap into the wealth of business logic and data that exists in their legacy systems to create solutions that are highly scalable, highly available and efficient.

Many companies are expanding the roles of their IBM AS/400 servers within their business systems. As information technology advances, it becomes increasingly important to integrate successful legacy systems with the new technology. First Option understands the significance and impact legacy data and applications can have on a business’ daily operations. A legacy system may very well serve critical business functions, be a source of vital information or be a company’s primary product for resale. In some cases, the systems are acting as large database servers to web-based applications.

Although typically inherited from prior platforms, different languages or older technology, legacy systems must be integrated into new technology while continuing to run on the platforms they were developed for. The challenge is to maintain the security of the data, the integrity of the data and the functionality of the application while migrating it to a new web based server or deploying it as a browser based application.

By integrating legacy data and applications into newer and often web-based technologies, First Option helps clients maintain their business continuity with mission-critical functions or prepare their software for deployment as subscription based applications.