SOLUTIONS

AI-Powered Mainframe
Application Migration Solution

From COBOL and RPG to modern, open-platform banking applications.

AI-POWERED LEGACY MODERNIZATION

Preserve what works.
Modernize what holds you back.

DESIGNED FOR LEGACY BANKING APPLICATIONS

Banks running business-critical COBOL or RPG applications on mainframe and AS/400 platforms

End-to-end migration to Java-based open platforms, preserving business functions and data while upgrading architecture with AI-assisted conversion and expert-led delivery.

Business continuityPreserve functions & data
AI-poweredLLMs & collaborative agents
Faster delivery40–60% less migration time
Lower cost30–50% lower migration cost
Lower riskExpert-led validation

END-TO-END MIGRATION

From legacy code to an open platform.

Open-Platform Application

Stable · Flexible · Easy to maintain

Functions & Data
Migration

Application
Architecture Upgrade

Mainframe & AS/400

Seamless Application Migration

Functions and data migrated

  • Preserve original business functions and logic.
  • Smooth, transparent migration with no business impact.

Architecture upgraded

  • Convert COBOL / RPG applications to Java-based open platforms.
  • Stable, flexible applications that are easier to extend and maintain.

AI-enabled: low cost, low risk

  • Banking experts lead delivery, supported by Vive Code Transfer for AI-assisted migration.
  • Quality delivery focused on time and budget.

Expert-led delivery. AI-powered efficiency.

40–60%
less migration time
30–50%
lower migration cost

Compared with traditional migration approaches.

  1. Architecture design
  2. Code development & conversion
  3. Data migration
  4. Software testing

AI-DRIVEN APPLICATION MIGRATION

Vive Code Transfer

Large language models.
Collaborating AI agents.

An AI-driven application migration tool for enterprise COBOL and RPG systems. Automate code analysis, conversion and testing, and generate functional and design specifications to improve documentation and delivery efficiency.

Large Language Model (LLM)AI Agents
Conceptual illustration: a large language model coordinates analysis, coding, documentation and testing agents to migrate COBOL and RPG applications to Java.
  1. 01

    Analyze

    Import source code, analyze the application and generate functional and design specifications for expert review.

  2. 02

    Convert & verify

    Automate code conversion, track task status and logs, and verify the converted application.

  3. 03

    Test

    Compare the original and migrated applications, reconcile data and complete acceptance testing.

70% automated work

  • Technical documentation
  • Code conversion
  • Data structure mapping
  • Automated testing

30% expert focus

  • Business logic validation
  • Final integration testing
  • Strategic enhancements

SUCCESS STORY 01

Core banking system migration

Top-100 global bank · Hong Kong branch

Successfully delivered. Live in 10 months.

We migrated the bank’s Hong Kong branch core system from a mainframe environment to a distributed microservices architecture, preserving existing business logic.

FROM
Mainframe · COBOL
TO
Distributed microservices
Conceptual illustration of a mainframe connecting to a modular core banking platform.

DELIVERY & SYSTEM SCALE

10
months to go-live
80M+
daily transactions
2,000+
APIs
5,000+
tables
2,000+
batch jobs
1,600+
batch files

Accelerated delivery

Code conversion and automated testing enabled a 10-month core system migration.

Business continuity

Business functions remained unchanged, with no operational impact and minimal business-side effort.

Modern architecture

A cloud architecture with elastic scaling supports a more agile response to business needs.

SUCCESS STORY 02

Bank front-end system migration

Banking front-end application · AS/400 / RPG

Successfully delivered. Live in 3 months.

The bank’s front-end system, in production for more than 15 years, was migrated to the cloud with Vive Code Transfer. Missing requirements and technical documentation were generated during delivery.

FROM
AS/400 · RPG
TO
Cloud-based application
Conceptual illustration of a legacy banking front-end migrating to a cloud application with technical documentation.

PROJECT RESULTS

3
months to go-live
50%
less project time
70%
less staff effort

Time and effort compared with a traditional migration approach.

Automated & intelligent

AI-assisted migration and generated requirements and technical documents addressed the legacy documentation gap.

Controlled risk

Business functions, data structures and external interfaces remained unchanged, minimizing impact on other systems.

Reduced effort

Staff effort fell to 30% of a traditional approach, with a three-month delivery timeline.

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