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'''OpenFrame''' is a [[Mainframe computer|mainframe]] [[rehosting]] solution developed by [[TmaxSoft]]. OpenFramethat aims to help customers move existing mainframe assets to the [[Cloud computing|cloud]] quickly and with minimal risk.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tmaxsoft.com/products/openframe/|title=Mainframe Rehosting {{!}} OpenFrame{{!}} TmaxSoft|work=TmaxSoft|access-date=2017-11-02|language=en-US}}</ref> It replaces legacy CICS/IMS/JES mainframe engines and shifts business applications written in legacy code like [[COBOL]] and [[PL/I]] to [[Linux]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.eweek.com/networking/tmaxsoft-openframe-challenges-ibm-mainframe-business|title=TmaxSoft OpenFrame Challenges IBM Mainframe Business|work=eWEEK|access-date=2017-11-03|language=en-US}}</ref> This allows reduced licensing costs compared to the mainframe.

It also includes a test tool which helps users determine if the migration will preserve functionality without additional adjustments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2016/11/17/walking-away-from-the-mainframe.aspx|title=Walking Away From the Mainframe -- Virtualization Review|website=Virtualization Review|language=en|access-date=2017-11-03}}</ref>

OpenFrame 6.0 has been available on the U.S. Market since 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/tmaxsoft-launches-openframe-60-to-us-market-1173849.htm|title=TmaxSoft Launches OpenFrame 6.0 to U.S. Market|last=|first=|date=10 November 2009|website=MarketWired|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>

The current version of OpenFrame is 7.0, which was first released in Japan in September, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cn.tmaxsoft.com/company/noticeView.do?seq=38|title=TmaxSoft - Better Technology, Better Tomorrow - News & Events|website=cn.tmaxsoft.com|language=ko|access-date=2017-11-29}}</ref> The previous version, OpenFrame 6.0 was released in the U.S. market in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/tmaxsoft-launches-openframe-60-to-us-market-1173849.htm|title=TmaxSoft Launches OpenFrame 6.0 to U.S. Market|date=10 November 2009|website=MarketWired}}</ref>

== Features ==

OpenFrame's key features revolve around the ability to transition to the cloud with minimal disruption to business activities, including no change to the [[User experience|end-user experience]] and no need to review [[Legacy system|legacy]] code for efficiency.

== Mainframe Migration ==

TmaxSoft provides a timeline of typically less than one year for a complete transition.

Organizations that run on mainframes tend to have difficulty with costs and agility.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.information-age.com/mainframes-hinders-application-delivery-123463643/|title=The mainframe is hindering application delivery - Information Age|date=2016-12-14|work=Information Age|access-date=2017-11-29|language=en-GB}}</ref> Rehosting is one approach an organization may take to migrate their mainframe operations to the cloud, with other options including batch-job migration and full re-engineering. With the rehosting option, the entire mainframe is emulated on the cloud so that the end-user experience is essentially unchanged.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/aws-enterprise-collection/yes-you-can-migrate-your-mainframe-to-the-cloud-92df0277d1ac|title=Yes, You Can Migrate Your Mainframe to the Cloud|last=Orban|first=Stephen|date=2017-01-09|website=AWS Enterprise Collection|access-date=2017-11-29}}</ref>

== Compatibility ==

TmaxSoft also asserts the benefits of OpenFrame include a lower [[total cost of ownership]] compared to maintaining a physical mainframe.

[[File:OpenFrame 7 Architecture.jpg|thumb|440x440px|Solution architecture of OpenFrame 7.0 (click to enlarge)]]

[[File:OpenFrame Implementation Methodology.jpg|thumb|440x440px|OpenFrame 7.0 implementation methodology (click to enlarge)]]

== Compatability ==

The systemOpenFrame advertises the following components can be migrated and continue working without modification, provided they run on open systems components such as Linux:

* [[Compiler|Compilers]]

** [[COBOL]]

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** JES

** JCL

== Notable Users ==

=== Kela ===

[[Kela (Finnish institution)|Kela]], the Finnish government agency in charge of the nation's social security programs, used OpenFrame to rehost its mainframe. The agency had estimated that the rising costs of maintaining a mainframe would become prohibitive in the near future, and saw a shortage of IT professionals skilled in working in a mainframe environment. As a result, Kela was able to lift over 10 million lines of code to the rehosted environment and reduce the cost of system maintenance. Since the rehosted iteration was functionally similar to the mainframe system, Kela was also able to keep its existing IT staff in place.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dataversity.net/case-study-kela-rebirth-mainframe-system/|title=Case Study: Kela and the Rebirth of the Mainframe System - DATAVERSITY|date=2017-10-04|work=DATAVERSITY|access-date=2017-11-29|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digitalisationworld.com/article/52298/2|title=Digitalisation World|website=digitalisationworld.com|date=6 September 2017 |access-date=2017-11-29}}</ref>

=== GE Capital ===

[[GE Capital]] opted to use OpenFrame to modernize its aging IT infrastructure, which was mostly made up of mainframes. Before rehosting, the GE Capital system was managing 5 million account schedules, over 382 interfaces, with up to 1,700 concurrent users, resulting in an average of 3.5 million transactions per day. In addition to high costs, the disaster recovery process was slow and the system was generally inefficient. OpenFrame allowed GE Capital to rehost without redeveloping any applications or changing the user interface. The results included 66% reduction in costs associated with running the system and a 240% increase in disaster recovery speed.<ref>{{Citation|last=Modern Systems YouTube Channel|title=GE Capital Gartner Case Study|date=2016-07-20|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fjvs2zGljk|accessdate=2017-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tmaxsoftnews.com/2016/03/03/ge-capital-revives-mainframe-with-openframe-by-tmaxsoft/|title=Assessing, Converting & Replatforming a Massive Business Critical Application with Astonishing Results|date=March 3, 2016|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044353/https://tmaxsoftnews.com/2016/03/03/ge-capital-revives-mainframe-with-openframe-by-tmaxsoft/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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