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TechNet Webcast: XFRAME: Powerful Tools for Legacy Modernization by HTWC (Level 200)

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Overview Modernization of previous mainframe applications and data is a key strategic issue in today's corporate IT environment. This webcast presents an overview of XFRAME, a powerful mainframe migration and rehosting platform that enables companies to move mainframe workloads to the Windows Server platform. Rehosting with XFRAME is a cost-effective, highly automated, and low-risk choice for mainframe migration. XFRAME is one of the only complete mainframe rehosting environments currently available that supports the Windows Server environment. The presenter shows how XFRAME can play a key role in helping companies achieve a complete consolidation onto Microsoft products.

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Publisher	Microsoft Tips
Live Date	24th April 2008 00:00 BST
Format	Webcast
Topics	Mainframes, Migration Tools

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