BluePhoenix Solutions, the leader in value driven legacy modernization, today announced that it has significantly expanded its collaboration with Microsoft on legacy modernization projects.

The collaboration provides customers moving their applications or databases to .NET-based environments the very best in both modernization services and technical support. BluePhoenix enables organizations to modernize their legacy data stores such as ADABAS, IDMS, IMS and VSAM to SQL Server, and from application languages such as COBOL, Natural, RPG and PowerBuilder to .NET.

"BluePhoenix brings to the table its market leading automated migration tools and services and Microsoft provides deep technical support to enable organizations to benefit from modernizing to the .NET platform," said David Leichner, CMO of BluePhoenix Solutions. "By collaborating with Microsoft we are able to bring even more resources and skills to every customer."

"More and more companies are recognizing the value of modernizing and expanding systems to the .NET Framework," said Brian Goldfarb, group product manager, Developer Division Microsoft Corp. "We are excited to expand our relationship with BluePhoenix. BluePhoenix brings a wealth of technology, experience and success in modernizing legacy applications onto .NET. Working together brings tremendous value to our customers."

About BluePhoenix Solutions

BluePhoenix Solutions (NASDAQ: BPHX) is a leading provider of value-driven modernization solutions for legacy information systems. BluePhoenix offerings include a comprehensive suite of tools and services from global IT asset assessment and impact analysis to automated database and application migration, re-hosting, and renewal. Leveraging over 20 years of best-practice domain expertise, BluePhoenix works closely with its customers to ascertain which assets should be migrated, redeveloped, or wrapped for reuse as services or business processes, to protect and increase the value of their business applications and legacy systems with minimized risk and downtime.

BluePhoenix provides modernization solutions to companies from diverse industries and vertical markets such as automotive, banking and financial services, insurance, manufacturing, and retail. Among its prestigious customers are: Aflac, CareFirst, Citigroup, Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, Desjardins, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Merrill Lynch, Rabobank, Rural Servicios Informaticos, SDC Udvikling, TEMENOS, Toyota and Volvofinans. BluePhoenix has 15 offices in the USA, UK, Denmark, Germany, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Cyprus, South Korea, Australia, and Israel.