MOST's Natural migration provides for a fully automated, integrated and field-proven solution for:

• Natural to COBOL 
• Natural to Java
• Natural to a ‘combined’ web-enabled JEE-COBOL environment

Fundamental to the designation of the new platform is the ability to establish a firm foundation that will serve the introduction of new technologies, and for the continued maintainability of the migrated application.

This foundation is provided through a 3-layer architecture, where the three main functions of the application are separated into distinct generic layers, according to function, and where each layer module has a standard and designated function:

• Presentation layer - handles online interaction between user and the business logic
• Business Logic layer - where the business processing of the application takes place
• Data Access layer - interfaces between business logic and data stores of the system

MOST's Natural migration solution provides the enterprise with two key benefits:

• Ensures a rapid quality-driven reengineering process that delivers an operational COBOL and/or Java system identical in functionality to the original Natural/Adabas application.
 
• Provides a base and foundation for:
  • Integration of new technologies within existing reengineered applications
  • Enablement of the application in support of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  • Greater degree of flexibility and adaptability for on-going application modification and maintenance
  • Significant reduction in time-to-market of new end user requirements for the reengineered application.

See Application Conversion for more information on Natural migration.