Focus/2000 for PRMS — Automates Year 2000 Date Correction

Naperville, IL – March 19, 1998 – Nexgen Software Technologies, building upon the widespread success of their automated year 2000 tool, Focus/2000 for BPCS® ^®, announces the release of Focus/2000 for PRMS. This new product is an end-to-end solution that corrects century date handling in all AS/400 versions of PRMS prior to Version 8.4, including modified and custom code.

PRMS is an ERP package developed and distributed by Acacia Technologies, an independent business unit of Computer Associates International, Inc. PRMS is installed at over 2000 sites in 22 countries. Nexgen's Focus/2000 for PRMS provides users with a more cost-effective alternative to the vendor-supplied millennium solution. Acacia's Version 8.4 of PRMS is century-compliant and has been well-received by the user community, but it requires an upgrade project that is potentially expensive and very time-consuming.

"Nexgen identified demand for an alternative Y2K solution through its large PRMS consulting practice," said Nick Becker, General Manager of Services for Nexgen. "Many PRMS users seek an answer that will provide them with century-enabled software right now, without the additional concerns of upgrading to a new release. This demand is particularly prevalent among PRMS users who have heavily modified their software over many years. For them, examining their modifications and integrating them with the new version can easily cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and take months of effort."

Focus/2000 addresses the needs of these clients. Focus/2000’s powerful knowledge base consists of soft-coded rules which identify failure points in the RPG and CL programming logic. Once the tool has identified century-ambiguous code, it then automatically replaces it with century-compliant code. The tool covers every step from analysis and conversion through source correction and compilation.

Focus/2000 for PRMS is uniquely suited for users of PRMS software who are satisfied with the functionality of their current software and do not wish to launch an upgrade project at this time. Companies can expect the conversion task to be completed within a few weeks, with no user retraining needed. Nexgen's Focus/2000 for PRMS allows companies to focus on business processes rather than software changes.

Nexgen Software Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, a Chicago suburb in the area’s High Technology Corridor. Since 1990, Nexgen has focused on providing implementation and custom modification services to BPCS® and PRMS users. For more information, contact Focus/2000 Sales at +1 (630)300-6000, via fax at +1 (630)300-6122 or via email at info@nexgeninfo.com.

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Focus/2000 is a trademark of Nexgen Software Technologies, Inc.
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PRMS and Acacia Technologies are trademarks of Computer Associates International, Inc.