LAC Modernizes Mainframes, MAJALIS Modernization Service" to Modernize Mainframes

LAC Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Itsuro Nishimoto; hereinafter "LAC") will start offering MAJALIS Modernization Service on August 6, 2024, to modernize mainframes by using the MAJALIS* migration tool. MAJALIS Modernization Service" to modernize mainframes.

MAJALIS Modernization Service

https://www.lac.co.jp/system/majalis.html

MAJALIS supports migration by converting applications developed in COBOL running on many mainframes to Java. In addition, while it has been pointed out that the risk of security incidents, data loss, and information leaks increases during system migration, this service supports secure migration by leveraging the unique expertise of LAC, which has a long track record in the security field.

MAJALIS Modernization Service Strengths

Efficient migration

MAJALIS Modernization Service automatically analyzes existing data, converts data, processes before and after conversion, and verifies consistency between old and new data. This enables efficient data migration at low cost and in a short period of time.

Support for major mainframe products and a wide range of languages

MAJALIS supports JCL and COBOL for multiple mainframe products, as well as PL/I, EASY, Assembler, RPG, and other languages.

Reduced security risks

Design and coding that does not create vulnerabilities reduces security risks during migration, such as data loss and information leaks.

Modernization of mainframes is not overdue.

The "2025 cliff" that the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) expressed in its "DX Report" published in 2018 as a crisis brought about by the legacy of mission-critical systems is fast approaching. Legacy mission-critical systems are also a barrier to digital transformation (DX).

Specifically, operating legacy mission-critical systems can increase system operation and maintenance costs. Factors include the aging of engineers with specialized skills in legacy systems, a shortage of human resources, and rising development and maintenance costs due to the increasing complexity of systems. In addition, mainframes, which were once considered safe, are now showing a shadow of their former safety due to accidents involving the leakage of privileged IDs and concerns about the risk of malware infection to the adjacent OA environment.

If mainframes handling large amounts of data were to be exposed to a security threat, it could cause extensive damage. Therefore, the modernization of mission-critical systems, including mainframes, is now recognized as an urgent issue.

Endorsement from Accenture, Inc.

We welcome the efforts by LAC Corporation to modernize its mainframes. We at Accenture provide MAJALIS modernization services for large computers that have become legacy systems with outdated technology infrastructure but cannot stop using them, and we integrate them with the latest systems. We look forward to the efforts of LAC, which has high technological capabilities and trust in cyber security.

Accenture Corporation

Head of Legacy Modernization and Optimization Japan

Tomoyoshi Nishio

By promoting mainframe modernization through "MAJALIS Modernization Service", Lack will support customers' legacy system retirement and DX, and contribute to their business growth.

MAJALIS" is a migration tool developed by Caltech Escubes, Inc. and Accenture acquired the intellectual property including the tool in 2019.

●About LAC Corporation

https://www.lac.co.jp/

Lack provides services to solve a variety of social and business challenges with its extensive experience in cyber security and system integration and the latest technologies. Since its inception, the company has been involved in the development of infrastructure systems that support Japanese society, including financial and manufacturing industries. In recent years, it has also been involved in the latest IT services suited to the DX era, such as AI, cloud computing, and teleworking. Since launching Japan's first information security service in 1995, we have been at the forefront of the latest cyber-attack countermeasures and incident response, including JSOC, one of the largest security monitoring centers in Japan, Cyber Emergency Center, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and IoT security. LAC is a leading company in the information security field.

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