Interesting. I must say, I am puzzled by the second sentence, "Constant
technological change often weakens the business value of legacy systems,
which have been developed over the years through huge investments." I don't
understand what the business value has to do with technological change.
Business and marketplace changes, yes. But technological change? Is anyone
really hurting that badly because they are still using EDI or HTML instead
of XML?

Greg Stigers
http://www.cgiusa.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Wonsil
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:35 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: FW: Issues and Challenges Facing Legacy Systems
>
> From Developer.com.  Nothing earth shattering, but the first couple of
> paragraphs make you wonder "What if?"
>
> Issues and Challenges Facing Legacy Systems
> By Federico Zoufaly
>
> Maintaining and upgrading legacy systems is one of the most difficult
> challenges CIOs face today. Constant technological change
> often weakens the
> business value of legacy systems, which have been developed
> over the years
> through huge investments. CIOs struggle with the problem of
> modernizing
> these systems while keeping their functionality intact. Despite their
> obsolescence, legacy systems continue to provide a
> competitive advantage
> through supporting unique business processes and containing invaluable
> knowledge and historical data.
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