eCube Case Study
Entera to NXTera: Legacy Modernization for a Distributed Accounting
System:
Service: Legacy Transformation for Entera
Tools: - Assessment, Implementation
Application: Accounts Payable System
Legacy Platform: Entera 2.1
Target Platform: NXTera 5.0 TCP
Client: Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems
OVERVIEW
y Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC) is a $30 billion organization providing systems integration and
technology solutions to a wide variety of Government (Federal, state, and local) and commercial
customers in both the United States and other countries.
y LMC engaged eCube to update a legacy application built on unsupported and decommissioned
middleware.
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
y Bottom Line Benefit:
o
Enabled APOLLO to support larger number of users/customers
o
Lockheed began a process that nearly doubled the number of clients using APOLLO
y Top Line Benefits
o
Extended existing ROI
o
Protected and increased value of proprietary systems and business logic
o
Improved service levels and user satisfaction
COMPANY BACKGROUND
Lockheed is organized into four major lines of business (Aeronautical Systems, Systems Integration, Space
Systems, and Technology Services). Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) supports these businesses.
Lockheed Martin’s highly diverse heritage (Lockheed, Martin Marietta, GE Aerospace, Loral, General
Dynamics) and corporate structure combine to make its information system requirements among the most
diverse in the industry. In addition, Lockheed Martin is called upon by many commercial and government
organizations to support their computing requirements with outsourced computing and consulting services.
SITUATION
The Accounts Payable Online Operations (APOLLO) system is a classic 3-tier client server application
utilizing a Visual Basic front end, Entera 2.1 middle-tier Broker, and Sybase database. This environment is
used for both high volume transaction processing as well as batch reporting within the Lockheed M