Clerity’s Mainframe Rehosting Software Reduces IT Costs up to 70 Percent

CHICAGO - Latest UniKix release is the foundation for affordable BPM, SOA, and
Web Services initiatives

Clerity Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of mainframe migration and
modernization solutions, has introduced UniKix 11.0, the cornerstone of its
growing portfolio of legacy optimization solutions. The latest release of
Clerity’s rehosting software offers greater choice in deployment platforms,
advanced security options, and numerous innovations that make migrating
online and batch application environments to cost-effective open systems
servers even easier, thus shortening payback periods and increasing return on
investment.

Retalix, a global provider of software solutions to retailers and
distributors, is one Clerity customer already benefiting from UniKix 11.0
enhancements.

“Our customers are the top food retailers and distributors worldwide and
have specialized requirements. Because UniKix 11.0 now supports multiple
platforms including HP-UX on Itanium, we can offer greater choice to our base
and are better equipped to their unique needs,” said Rik Schrader, senior
vice president, sales and marketing, supply chain division for Retalix. “By
making it easy for us to appeal to a broader customer base, Clerity has
helped us expand our market without rewriting application code.”

Clerity’s UniKix mainframe rehosting software provides a mission-critical
environment for deploying mainframe CICS, IMS, IDMS, Adabas, Natural, and
other legacy assets on open systems. By leveraging existing applications,
skill sets, and data investments, Clerity technology reduces IT costs and
optimizes legacy investments without sacrificing current functionality or
introducing risk into the migration process. Once a rehosted platform is in
place, subsequent modernization initiatives such as SOA integration,
user-interface transformation, and selective business process management
improvements can safely take place using software products such as Clerity
Service Builder and Clerity Web Connect. The savings generated by rehosting
is often applied to fund these transformational activities.

For nearly 20 years, UniKix has enabled organizations to reduce annual
operating costs by as much as 70 percent. More than 1300 UniKix installations
are deployed worldwide at commercial institutions such as NYSE Euronext, BNP
Paribas, Medavie Blue Cross, and Volkswagen Mexico, as well as at government
agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense, the Central Reserve Bank of
Peru, and Deutsche Rentenversicherung.

In the 11.0 release, Clerity has enhanced the functionality of UniKix
software in the following key areas:

- Adding support for a wider range of operating system
platforms, including HP Itanium IA64 systems running HP-UX11i versions
2 and 3; IBM POWER systems running AIX 5.3 and greater; Sun SPARC
systems running Solaris 10 and greater; x86 or x64 systems running SuSE
Linux Enterprise 10; and IBM System z mainframe systems running SuSE
Linux Enterprise 9.
- Offering advanced security features that match mainframe security
options.
- Improving batch processing to simplify the rehosting and
administering of batch workloads on open systems.
- Enhancing CICS compatibility for several online processing
features.
- Improving performance and resource management.

UniKix 11.0 rehosting software is available immediately. Detailed
information on the new features in this release is available at
www.clerity.com/unikix.

About Clerity Solutions, Inc.

Clerity is a leading, full-service provider of mainframe migration,
modernization, and optimization solutions. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
with offices worldwide, Clerity’s service team and automated software
solutions have facilitated hundreds of successful migrations. With over 15
years of experience and more than 1300 sites worldwide, Clerity is uniquely
positioned to assist organizations through all aspects of legacy migration.
For more information on Clerity visit www.clerity.com.

Source: Clerity Solutions, Inc.

Wendy Williams of Clerity Solutions, Inc., +1-602-995-6470, wendy.williams at clerity.com