5280 Solutions Joins the Mainframe Migration Alliance

DENVER, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- 5280 Solutions®, a leader in the development of powerful and scalable software solutions, consulting, system integration services, and legacy modernization services and tools, announced today that it has joined the Mainframe Migration Alliance (MMA), a community of software vendors and service providers working toward helping customers modernize their applications by migrating their systems off the mainframe and onto the Microsoft® platform.  

The MMA, formed in April 2004, is a group of companies that have aligned interests in making mainframe migrations easier and more efficient for customers.  

"5280 Solutions' involvement in the MMA will allow them to collaborate with others in the community and to raise awareness of the advantages of the Microsoft platform," said Mickey Pierce, Senior Product Manager of Microsoft.  

5280 Solutions' Legacy Modernization team migrates mainframe applications and data to the Windows Server platform while leveraging important legacy business logic and data structures.  A modernized system allows for more affordable ongoing maintenance, easier integration with other systems and new product offerings, a more competitive position in the marketplace, and a deeper pool of up-to-date .NET developers to supplement existing IT teams.  

5280 Solutions' experienced staff not only understands how to transition to .NET—they've done it before on their own software, which is used to handle the multi-billion dollar loan portfolios of their clients.  The team has the knowledge and experience to transition legacy technologies both efficiently and cost effectively.  

"It's beneficial to be a part of this Microsoft®-based consortium," said Denis Blaine, Senior Vice President of 5280 Solutions. "Not only does this membership increase our visibility and credibility, but through the scalability and reliability of the Microsoft platform, it fully supports our efforts to move mission critical applications off the mainframe."

About 5280 Solutions

5280 Solutions is an award-winning provider of information technology products and full-service technical consulting with core competencies in Educational Loan Software Solutions, Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Solutions, Legacy Modernization, Technical Consulting Services, and Business Intelligence.  5280 Solutions is a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner and an IBM® Business Partner.

For more information on 5280 Solutions, visit its Web site: www.5280solutions.com.

For more information on the Mainframe Migration Alliance, visit its Web site: www.MainframeMigration.org.

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