INFOSOFT

                       CONVEYOR Technical Datasheet

            Applications & Data Conversion to HP 3000 & HP 9000


DESCRIPTION:

Infosoft is a German company established since 1985 and has specialized
in the conversion of applications and data.  CONVEYOR, Infosoft's
conversion package, converts applications and data from a number of
hardware environments to HP 3000 & HP 9000.  Infosoft manages and
performs migration services for customers inside of Germany.  For
customers outside of Germany, Infosoft license CONVEYOR to and partner
with local system integrators and/or HP SE organizations.

Infosoft can convert from the following hardware environments to HP
3000 and HP 9000:

                              ****** FROM ******

            IBM                                  SIEMENS BS2000

o DOS/VSE & MVS (operating sys.)       o BS2000 (operating sys.)
o CICS (transaction monitor)           o UTM (transaction monitor)
o BMS (map macros)                     o FHS/IFG (screen forms)
o VSAM & DB2 (file structure)          o LEASY (database), ISAM & SAM
o VS-COBOL compiler                      (file structure)
o VSE-JCL jobs                         o COBOL programs
                                       o BS 2000 procedures

           BULL DPS4000/7000                        WANG

o GCOS4/7 (operating sys.)             o VS (operating sys.)
o TDS (transaction monitor)            o COBOL programs
o FORMS (screen forms)                 o DMS (file system)
o UFAS files or RELEASE 2 database     o VS procedures jobs
o COBOL programs o GCOS4/7 jobs



          NIXDOF

o NIDOS (operating sys.)
o SHADOW (transaction monitor)
o OLMS (map macros)
o VSAM (file structure)
o COBOL programs
o NIDOS-JCL jobs



                               ****** TO ******

                                  HP

                  o MPE/XL               o HP-UX
                  o VPLUS                o CURSES screen forms
                  o ALLBASE/SQL,         o ALLBASE/SQL,
                    TurboIMAGE & KSAM      INFORMIX & C-ISAM
                  o COBOL 85 compiler    o MICROFOCUS COBOL
                  o MPE jobs             o SHELL scripts



CONVEYOR consists of conversion programs, run time modules and service
utilities.  With the conversion programs, you are able to convert
online and batch application programs, screen forms and existing data.
The run time modules imitate the environment of the origin computer on
the target computer as far as it is necessary.  The service utilities
include the code translation to target computer, administration all
software items in special conversion libraries, generating procedures
for the automation of all conversion steps, and performing other
service functions.

The conversion portion consists of three programs.  The first program
analyzes and convert online & batch application programs and expands
COPY & INCLUDE statements.  It covers the full COBOL language
definition, removes all incompatibilities and repairs structural
problems.  The program replaces calls to proprietary routines by calls
to suitable run time modules and converts COPY and INCLUDE sequences
implicitly.  It reports all changes in a conversion protocol, generates
change notes into code, and delivers statistics about its structural
analysis.  The COPY and INCLUDE statements may be nested if no
replacement clause occurs.  They are virtually or actually expanded
during conversion and may be expanded independent of conversion.

The second program analyzes the original screen forms, stores the
results in tables, and generates the target screen forms from them.  It
creates an additional information file for features not present in the
target system and generates missing COBOL screen declarations.

The third program analyzes COBOL record definitions, stores the results
in tables, and converts the code of data files according to them.  It
recognizes different field formats and redefinitions which may be
nested and imports the converted files into the target data storage.

The run time modules provides a transaction control program that
centralized access modules for databases and files, screen
communication, printer control, main storage queues, interprocess
pipelines, modules for the handling of common areas, the launch of
background processes, and the imitation of other facilities of the
origin computer.

The utility programs carry out the transfer from computer to computer,
administer the software components in special conversion libraries,
generate procedures automation the whole portation process and perform
other service functions.