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• VB6.0 Legacy Migration article at Visual Studio Magazine

  In it March issue, Visual Studio Magazine published an in-depth article about legacy migrations called “Unlocking Legacy Code”. This article talks about the challenges faced by companies migrating from Visual Basic 6.0 to .NET, the drivers behind these migrations and the pros and cons of using an automated migration solution.... Posted Mar 03 2010, 10:54 AM by Jaguilar with | with no comments Filed under: News, ArtinSoft, Visual Basic to .NET, Why Migrate?, Case Studies

• Visual Basic 6 and Windows 7: Alternatives for Application Compatibility Webcast Recording Available

  The recording of last week’s webcast I did on compatibility options for Windows 7 is now online. It covers compatibility options available for Windows 7 (virtualization, Remediation) while focusing on the benefits of using automated migration tools. ... Posted Oct 19 2009, 12:29 PM by Jaguilar with | with no comments Filed under: Visual Basic Upgrade Companion, Windows 7, Why Migrate?, Webcast

• Upcoming Webinar: “Actualiza tus apliaciones y consigue el logo de Windows 7”

  Next Monday, August 17, I will be presenting a Webinar along with Microsoft for the Latin America region on how you can use several options to get your VB6.0 applications to run on Windows 7 and get the Windows 7 logo.... Posted Aug 06 2009, 11:57 AM by Jaguilar with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: News, VBUC, Visual Basic Upgrade Companion, Windows 7, Why Migrate?

• New Case Study: Wolters Kluwer successfully migrates 3 million LOC using the Visual Basic Upgrade Companion

  We just posted a new case study about how an Italian company, Wolters Kluwer Italia, managed to successfully migrate its flagship Accounting and Financial services product from VB6.0 to Visual Basic .NET, using a customized version of the Visual Basic Upgrade Companion.... Posted Aug 05 2009, 02:05 PM by Jaguilar with | with no comments Filed under: Visual Basic Upgrade Companion, Why Migrate?, Case Studies

• If the VB6.0 Runtime is supported in Windows 7, why should I move to .NET?

  This past couple of week I’ve been contacted by a couple of developers concerned with Microsoft’s decision to stop supporting the Visual Basic 6.0 IDE, but to continue support for the Visual Basic runtime and some support libraries in Windows 7 and 2008. This made me think about revisiting the topic with new information and changes since February... Posted Jun 22 2009, 01:43 PM by Jaguilar with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Why Migrate?

• Changing Software in these Times of Crisis Article at El Financiero

  The business-oriented newspaper, El Financiero, just published an article talking about the advantages of performing a migration instead of a manual rewrite. ... Posted May 17 2009, 04:46 PM by Jaguilar with | with no comments Filed under: Visual Basic to .NET, Why Migrate?

• Best-in-Class Companies more likely to use Code Conversion or Automated Porting Tools

  Yesterday TechNewsWorld published an article called Planning a Migration Route From Visual Basic 6 to .Net, which discusses some aspects of a a 2008 report by the Aberdeen Group on IT infrastructure outsourcing. The article contains lots of valuable information for those of you considering moving your VB6.0 applications to .NET, by giving a very good idea on the best practices performed by the “Best-in-Class” organizations. I wanted to touch briefly on some of the points made by the article, and how it matches our experience helping Fortune Global 1000 companies upgrade their applications to the latest technology.... Posted May 08 2009, 10:51 AM by Jaguilar with | with no comments Filed under: Visual Basic to .NET, Why Migrate?