Software Re-Engineering and Digitalisation

Many companies have application software and systems whose smooth operation is essential for success. They often form the foundation of the central work processes in companies and are therefore a valuable asset.
It is therefore important for the success of a company that these systems remain agile and scalable. Often, applications have been extended and complicated over several years. Such concocted architectures are a corset for any innovation-driven company.

Re-engineering applications is much more than just software maintenance. Through software re-engineering and digitization of processes, companies regain the upper hand over their systems.

The goal of re-engineering is to ensure the software quality and its maintainability for a company in the long term. A Refactoring describes likewise quality-improving adjustments of a software, however on operational and rather short term level. A software Reengineering can contain Refactoring measures.

3 common reasons for software re-engineering

• Outdated technologies: Resulting lack of patches can lead to security vulnerabilities.
• Loss of know-how: The company does not (or no longer) have the necessary expertise (e.g. programming language) to maintain and operate the software.
• Expansion of an existing application: The requirements for an application change. In order to meet the new requirements, existing hurdles or weaknesses of the existing application must first be eliminated.

Thanks to years of experience, re-engineering at soxes is approached with a proven methodology.

First, the existing software (legacy software) is analyzed:
Based on the analysis, approaches to improve the software system are designed. Changes and restructurings are examined in detail.
The revision of the system is then carried out in the usual manner of software projects. The implementation of the revised software takes place only after extensive testing.

Reengineering can affect an entire software application or only selected software components. At soxes, experts analyze, evaluate and modernize your applications and show you ways to improve architectures with re-engineering. With architecture adaptation, modernization as well as process digitization, soxes creates security and opens up new integration possibilities for companies.

A practical example:

For a customer, soxes migrated a customer service application from the outdated programming language Delphi to the modern alternative C# in combination with .NET. Subsequently, the functionality of the software was improved: Thanks to the reprogrammed centralized management of the database, the local installations of the software now draw their information from a single SQL Server database. Would you like to learn more about this project? Here you can find more information about one of our Delphi reengineering projects.

Outdated software can initially “only” lead to compatibility problems and instability. In a further step, they often entail high costs in maintenance and operation. In addition, they can also represent a significant security risk for your company and not only a danger to smooth business processes, but also to your data.

The sooner you address the problem, the less expensive it will be for your company to maintain the old system until it is modernized or replaced by a completely new system.
How can we support you in your re-engineering project? Contact us now without any obligation.