Kumaran Systems Inc.
Since our inception in 1990, Kumaran Systems has emerged as
leading global IT SOLUTIONS COMPANY and is today, the world
leader in application migrations and reengineering. Kumarans
offerings range from cross-platform migrations and software
development to data warehousing and enterprise system management
solutions. We have offices in Washington, DC, Houston Texas,
Rockville Maryland, Half Moon Bay, CA, Chennai, India, London,
England and our head office in Toronto, ON. We employ about 350+
employees skilled in various technologies, and also operate
through a network of channel partners in about 30 countries.
Corporate Vision
Kumaran endeavors to create value to our customers, by providing
state of the art technology experience, information and
mentoring to our employees. Strong profitability results for our
shareholders and a vibrant environment to re-enforce our company
policies in listing people as one of our greatest assets.
The Kumaran Edge
Kumaran specializes in forming a long term 'Working Partnership'
with our clients, to provide the technical resources and tools
necessary for addressing all our clients Information Technology
requirements. Over the years, Kumaran has earned an excellent
reputation for its superior enterprise-wide software solutions.
As systems architecture migrated from mainframe, to client-
server, to the Web Kumaran has helped its clients migrate to
IBM, Oracle and Microsoft platforms. We produce some of the most
recognized products and services in the application and database
arenas. Kumaran also offers end-to end Web and e-Business
development solutions, and liaison with its network of partners.
Kumaran Systems, with its decade of expertise in software re-
engineering and development have built knowledge components to
efficiently execute all IT requirements. Kumaran's solutions
concentrate on maintaining complete business logic in all your
applications, thereby saving time and money.
Clientele
Over the years, Kumaran has successfully implemented over 1500
projects for various Fortune 1000 clients. Some of Kumarans
clientele include: The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care,
OCAS, Ontario Hydro, AECL, Ford, IBM, Mobil, Reuters, Deutsche
Bank, Merrill Lynch, British Gas, Du Pont, The US Navy and Nokia.
Kumaran also has the unique distinction of having been rated 11
on 10 by some of our highly satisfied clients. This provides
excellent testimony to Kumarans ability to deliver high
quality, cutting edge and cost-effective solutions to customers.
Achievements
Kumaran Systems has been ranked among the Top 500 global
software companies (16th annual ranking by Software Magazine)
and also ranks among the Top 200 Indian software companies (3rd
annual ranking by Dataquest).
Kumaran has achieved ISO 9001 certification for its product
development and project services on Oracle technology, and has
been assessed at SEI-CMM Level 4.
Kumaran also houses in its premises the Microsoft SQL Server
2000 Lab the third of its kind outside of Seattle, US.
Kumaran Investors
Kumarans excellent track record over the years has attracted
lot of investors. During end of 1999, Citicorp, Morgan Stanley
and ENAM invested in Kumaran systems. 20% of stake in the
company is now held between the 3 investors. Kumaran is planning
to go public in the next 2 years.
Competency
Kumaran associates have had extensive experience working with
different technologies on various platforms. Technical expertise
among Kumaran employees spans the following areas:
Multiple databases like Oracle, MS-SQL Server, DB2,
Ingress, Sybase, Informix, Unify
GUI tools such as VB, VC++, Access, Developer 2000,
PowerBuilder, Visual FoxPro
Programming languages like C, C++, Java
Oracle Applications 10.x, 11, 11i
Web application development on platforms like
Microsofts WIN DNA / .NET / Java
Data warehousing platforms like MS OLAP Server, Oracle
Express, Reporting and BI tools of Cognos and Seagate.
Strategic Alliances
Kumaran has formed strategic alliances with technology leaders,
enabling its clients the world over to move into latest
technologies through cost-effective solutions.
Oracle is the leading database vendor with a market share of
over 34%. With its database and front-end tools. Oracle is
consolidating its position as the top e-business and Data
Warehousing vendor.
Currently a member of Oracle Partner Program, Kumarans alliance
with Oracle is over a decade old. We are one of the founder
members of the Oracle Migration Tools Initiative program. Our
migration products are well received in Oracle community and
Kumaran are one of the preferred partners of Oracle in this
area. Kumaran is also a member of Oracles Customer Advisory
Board. Kumaran is the Oracles largest provider of 3rd party
products.
Kumaran Systems is partnered with IBM in developing Migration
Tools and Services to DB2 UDB platform. IBM, the global software
giant is rapidly emerging as number one in the database market
with its universal database DB2 UDB. Kumaran is engaged with IBM
globally to offer these services. Refer
www.kumaran.com/db2services.asp
Kumaran Systems launched Application Migration Services from Non
DB2 UDB platforms including Oracle Forms and Informix to DB2
UDB. Many customers are locked in Oracle proprietary client
server front-end Oracle Forms and want to move to open
environment like Java and DB2UDB. To address this global
customer need, Kumaran releases Web Toolkit for Oracle Forms
(WTOF).
Kumaran is a Microsoft Certified Partner 2001 as well as a
member of the MSDN Business Connection. Kumaran has set up a
SQLSERVER TECHNOLOGY LAB, which is the third of its kind outside
Seattle, USA. It is a dedicated lab that specializes in
establishment of SQL Server overall capability. It demonstrates
the power and features of the SQL Server.
Kumaran has also been recognized for housing the first
Microsoft .NET lab in India (one of only a few outside the US).
We are also one of Microsofts preferred data warehousing
and .NET Solutions Partners.
Kumaran Offerings
Kumarans principal business is delivering software products and
services. Methodology is tuned towards deliver solutions using
the offshore delivery model. Our primary offerings include:
Migrations
Kumaran has over the years, acquired unparalleled expertise in
the area of migrations. We provide products and services that
help customers move from Anywhere to Oracle, Anywhere to J2EE or
Anywhere to .Net technology. We also offer Oracle Applications
Migrations, migrating lower version of Oracle Apps to the
latest. We also help customers in migrating their back-end
database to the latest version.
i-Solutions
Kumaran provides Enterprise Software Development within its i-
Solutions division. The i-Solutions division takes care of all
software development life cycle projects ranging from Client-
server / n-Tier Applications to Web development. Kumaran
possesses significant expertise and experience in the design,
development and implementation of e-Business and traditional
software applications under a variety of environments (Operating
Systems and Database Management Systems). Kumaran is using Java
and .NET competencies for building products and services in the
i-Solutions division.
Data Warehousing Solutions
Kumarans data warehousing offerings include Data Marts, Data
Warehouses, Reporting solutions, and portal Delivery solutions.
Kumarans expertise in the area of migrations provides a
distinct edge in stages of the data warehousing project life
cycle like Extraction, Transformation and Loading. Kumarans
data warehousing solutions enhance decision support, knowledge
management and business intelligence.
Enterprise Systems Management Solution
Kumaran has a set of product offerings in the area of Enterprise
Systems Management. Called iEvents, Kumarans premier Enterprise
Management tool is designed to help customers stay in total
control of their IT set-up. IEvents provides an automated
solution for job scheduling and job management as well as
database performance monitoring and database performance
management.
Delivery Process
All the above-mentioned services are delivered by Kumaran using
our Continuity Team Member (CTM) model (In the CTM model, there
will be one team member who will be involved in all the stages
of the project and who will be the major link between the
customer and Kumaran from the start of the project till the sign-
off).
Through ORBIT*K the Kumaran Offshore Development Service-
Kumaran offers clients the unique opportunity to outsource their
software requirements to a dedicated team of our professionals
located in India, thus providing you with a satellite
organization in India, which would act as their extended 24x7 IT
wing.
Research and Development Directions
Kumarans Research and Development (R&D) philosophy is based on
three fundamental activities: Incorporating Technological
advances, Knowledge Dissemination, and Development work.
Incorporating technological advances starts with investigating
and assimilating new concepts. This is followed by development
of new techniques and building of a knowledge base. These
concepts and techniques are then put in practice by way of Pilot
Implementations and Prototypes. Dissemination of knowledge
within Kumaran is a major part of our R&D process. This is done
by publication of technical memos, having a central repository
of all concepts and techniques and developing toolkits. The last
critical part of the R&D process is Development Work. The
development work includes Application Tools, New Products and
any components for new Business Models.
Kumarans Migrations Product Offerings
FORMS*Converter is a fully automated Oracle Forms migration tool
that converts SQL*Forms Version 2.3 applications to SQL*Forms
Version 3.0 with PL/SQL code. The code produced by this
conversion tool/software is optimized, efficient, and more
easily maintainable than the original V2 step logic trigger.
Using FORMS*Converter to migrate from Forms Version 2 to Version
3 offers a cost-effective solution for your organization's
migration projects.
In addition to its automated conversion capabilities,
FORMS*Converter moves duplicate code to libraries and removes
dead code, thereby reducing the size of the code and making
application maintenance less costly and time consuming. As a
result, applications will require less disk space and will run
more efficiently.
FORMS*Converter also identifies and creates stored procedures,
and implements a common format across the code, allowing the
user to define the format that will be applied to the code,
resulting in a more readable and understandable code. It also
generates a complete set of technical documentation of the
migration process including a program level data flow diagram.
GUI*Converter 6i is the only automated Oracle Forms Migration
tool / software that will migrate Oracle Forms 3.0 to Oracle
Forms 6i and deploy on the Web. It is the industry's flagship
migration tool. Its success can be attributed to its ability to
shorten conversion times, thus drastically reducing total
conversion costs. It is best suited to organizations planning to
deploy converted applications to a GUI environment. This
conversion tool/software provides a completely automated
solution, including full mouse support, providing an effective
solution for your database application needs.
Features include intelligent screen painting, creation of GUI
objects aiding automation of code modifications and a customized
toolbar. It also allows automatic conversion of non-enterable
fields to display items, helping to conserve system resources.
It provides scroll bars for multi-record blocks, allowing visual
compatibility with other GUI applications and easy navigation
within records.
OBJECT*Converter is a suite of fully automated Oracle Forms
migration tools, which will migrate any version of Oracle Forms
developed applications to Oracle Forms Developer 5, 6, or 6i,
while providing you the latest features and support of Oracle's
object-orientation. This conversion tool/software simplifies the
process of web-enabling your legacy applications, while taking
full advantage of the Internet based technology inherent in 6i.
There will also be continued enhancement of Oracle
functionality.
Features of OBJECT*Converter include an Object library for
storing common Objects, which makes them highly scalable. It
provides you with a time saving solution that ensures enhanced
productivity. It also ensures a user-friendly environment, with
run time diagnostics and better look and feel.
GUI REPORTS*Converter is an automated Oracle RPT migrations tool
for migrating your RPT applications (programs) to Reports
2.5/3.0/6.0. It is a third generation character based reporting
tool, which aims at retaining RPT functionality with added GUI
features. This conversion tool / software is very useful tool as
Oracle Corporation has terminated the support for the RPT users,
RPT being slow and difficult to maintain.
The features include conversion of RPT files to RDF files and
creation of data model queries, validation triggers, parameter
forms and basic layouts. It also creates nested queries and
control breaks as well as appropriate report triggers /
procedures.
PROGRAM*Scanner is a unique tool by Kumaran which automatically
generates Technical Documentation for Oracle Forms Developer
applications, including all versions from 3.0 directly to the
newly released 6i.
PROGRAM*Scanner produces several reports, including Cross-
Reference Reports and Flow Diagrams, that can be viewed either
online or offline. All information is stored in a Data
Dictionary, which can be accessed by multiple users and / or
exported in spreadsheet format for further analysis. The
documentation produced by PROGRAM*Scanner provides a medium for
clear understanding of an application's logic structure in order
to enhance a department's ability to efficiently and effectively
maintain the code on an ongoing basis.
ACCELLerator is a automated migration tool/software from Kumaran
which will efficiently migrate your Unify database and Accell
applications to Oracle / Java / .NET, as per your requirement.
Accell to Oracle Converter
The Accell to Oracle Converter will migrate your Unify database
to Oracle, while moving your front-end from Accell to either
Oracle Forms 4.5 / 5 / 6 / 6i or Oracle Reports 2.5 / 3.0 /
6.0 / 6 / 6i as per your requirement.
Your Accell application will thereby be moved to a real 4GL
(Oracle Tools). The Unify database is moved to Oracle, a
superior database. All applications get converted rapidly with
little or no re-writing of code in Oracle. Character
applications are converted to GUI based Oracle application which
is platform independent, supports multiple languages, is Y2k
compliant, is portable, and ensures high performance. The
application will also be ready to implement on a client / server
or WEB without any changes to the code.
Accell to Java Converter
The Accell to Java Converter will migrate your Unify / Accell
applications migrates code to Java Servlets, SWING, HTML, JSP,
etc. based on your requirement.
The tool moves your application to platform independent Java
Runtime Application, taking it from client / server architecture
to the Web without changing the basic business logic and
functionality. Web deploying the application will help users to
have global access to their application. Moreover, it will also
enable users to take advantage of the advanced features of Java.
The Java Byte code files can be run from anywhere and on any OS
standards. The tool invokes Accell codes, applies intelligence
and provides common User Interface features and functional
features as an Intermediate data structure. It also provides GUI
features.
Accell to .Net Converter
The Accell to .NET Converter will help you migrate your Unify /
Accell application to the .NET platform. Our tool will be used
to migrate your Accell Forms & Reports to Web Forms and Crystal
Reports. The database will be moved from Unify to SQL Server.
The migration will be done only after the application and
database are evaluated. The tool will automatically migrate all
your Accell Forms & Reports to Web Forms & Crystal Reports, in
addition to all files with extensions '.fs' and '.fqa'. The
remaining code, if any, will be migrated manually. Finally, the
database & applications will be tested in the target
environment, before implementing them on-site.
INFORMIX*Converter is an excellent automated tool, which
migrates your legacy Informix application to the advanced Oracle
Tools, Forms 6i and Reports 6i.
The features of this efficient tool includes the effective
conversion of the Informix screen forms to Oracle Forms 6i
modules, the efficient migration of the Informix 4GL reports to
the widely used Oracle Reports 6i and the perfect conversion of
the Informix 4GL procedures to the Oracle PL/SQL program units
and libraries. The Informix database is moved to the more
reliable and robust Oracle Database. The ESQL/C in the Informix
application is also migrated to the Pro*C
Equivalent, based on the requirement
The character based application is migrated efficiently to the
effective GUI based Client Server applications. The application
can also be deployed on the Web, giving the advantage of the
Internet.
INGRES*Converter is a migration suite from Kumaran that migrates
your existing Ingres application to Oracle Forms 6i and Reports
6i.
The feature of this tool includes the conversion of the ABF /
Frames to Forms 6i modules. Similarly, the Ingres reports files
are migrated effectively to the latest Oracle Reports 6i files.
The 4GLs are converted to PL/SQL procedures and libraries. The
Ingres database is moved to the more superior Oracle Database.
Your legacy Ingres application is moved effectively to the more
powerful and widely used Oracle technologies.
The specialty of this tool is that your application moves
completely in all aspects from the Ingres house to the widely
used Oracle house. The application can also be deployed on the
Web without any changes to the code. Kumaran has helped many of
its clients to migrate efficiently from their legacy Ingres
applications to the latest Oracle tools. Kumaran also bags the
pride of possessing an exclusive Ingres Migration center.
COBOL*Converter is a migration suite tool, which efficiently
converts your existing COBOL application to the latest Oracle
Technology based on the existing codes and the customer
requirement.
The existing application will be migrated to the latest tools of
Oracle. The Entry Forms will be migrated to Forms 6i. The data
files, which are Flat files, are moved to a very powerful RDBMS,
Oracle 8i. The reports in the COBOL application are moved to
Oracle Reports 6i. Some of the COBOL code can also be migrated
as libraries.
Moreover, the Character based legacy system is moved to the open
Client Server systems. The migrated application will also be
deployable on the Web without any change in the code. The main
feature of this migration suite is that it can migrate any
version of COBOL (IBM mainframe COBOL or MF COBOL) to Oracle
tools.
ACCESS*Converter is an automated migration tool, which will
migrate your existing Access application to Oracle Forms 6i and
Reports 6i.
Your current Access Application will be effectively migrated to
the robust Oracle Technologies.
The database will be moved to the more powerful Oracle database.
The Forms in the application will be converted to Forms 6i and
the various reports get migrated to the Reports 6i, with minimal
or no re-writing of the code.
Features include the benefits of Oracles Object Orientation,
like reusability and integrity. This conversion also provides
the advantage of the Internet Technology inherent to Forms 6i.
The legacy Client-Server application is migrated to the fast,
widely used and latest Internet Technologies.
xBASE*Converter is a complete migration suite for migrating your
legacy xBase applications in dBase, FoxBASE, FoxPro and Clipper
to the latest Oracle Technologies.
Applications in the character based or GUI based xBase
technology will be migrated efficiently to the superior and
powerful Oracle Technology. The specialty of this suite is that
it provides options to convert any of the xBase technology to
Oracle Forms 6I, Reports 6i and PL/SQL libraries. The database
is moved to a more reliable and stronger RDBMS, Oracle 8i. The
3GL-code for the entry forms in the application is migrated to
Oracle Forms 6i and PL/SQL libraries. Similarly, the reports
populating 3GL-code are converted to the highly flexible Reports
6i. Your application can be moved to a convenient Client-Server
environment and optionally could also be deployed on the Web.
SQR*Converter is an automated tool for migrating your SQR
Reports to Oracle Reports 6i. It is a powerful tool, which
retains the functionality of SQR Report and gives the power of
the Oracle Reports
The migration process includes the conversion of SQR files to
RDF files giving the features of the Client Server Environment.
Optionally, the legacy Reports could also be done in an HTML
Format or PDF Format based on the customers unique requirement.
Deploying the Reports on the Web will also provide the power of
the Internet Technology.
The tool does a perfect migration from the SQR reports to the
widely used Oracle Reports, and in addition optimization of the
Reports is also done as a service component. The specialty of
this tool is that the character based SQR Reports are converted
to GUI/WEB and the already GUI based SQR Reports are converted
to the popular and robust report writing tool.
IQR*Converter is an automated migration tool that migrates your
legacy IQR reports to the latest Oracle Technologies.
Features of this tool include conversion of the IQR Reports to
Oracle Reports and the presenting of the output in the HTML or
PDF format as required by the client. The reports can also be
Web Deployed based on the customer requirement, which gives the
benefits inherent in the Internet Technology. Query optimization
is done manually as an additional service for this migration,
and is designed to make your reports more effective and
efficient.
The benefit of this tool is that the converted Report
application will work in a widely used, popular and powerful
report writing tool and RDBMS. Earlier versions of the IQR
Reports being character based, the tool converts both the
Character based and the GUI based reports to the advanced
technology.
PB*Converter is an effective automated migration tool, migrating
the Power Builder Technology to the latest Oracle Technology.
Your PB application will be migrated effectively to the Oracle
latest tools, Forms 6i, Reports 6i and libraries.
The tool provides extensive facilities to migrate every
component of Power Builder to Oracle. The Windows and the data
windows of the PB application are migrated to Forms 6i objects
and the data windows containing the reports are converted to the
Oracle Reports 6i components, depending on their functionality.
The Power Script is efficiently migrated to the PL/SQL Code. The
benefit of this tool is that your application, being in any
version of Power Builder, is efficiently migrated to the
advanced Oracle Technologies, with the perfect blend of speed
and quality. The migration optionally also comprises of Web
deployment of the application, giving the power of the Internet
Technology.
RPG*Converter is a robust automated migration tool that converts
your legacy RPG application to the latest Oracle Technology.
The features include extensive migration of RPG-2/3 on AS400/S36
platforms to client server environments. The benefit of this
tool is the migration of the closed legacy system to the open
system and deployment on the Web if required.
Using this tool will drastically decrease the time and cost
required for manual migration. The benefit of this tool is that
the legacy system can be either moved to the Client Server
technology or moved to the latest Internet Technology, based on
the customer requirement.
OBJECTSTAR*Converter is an efficient automated migration tool,
which migrates your legacy ObjectStar Application to the
advanced technologies of Oracle.
Features of the tool include the conversion of the ObjectStar
TDS tables and the Parameterized tables to the superior and
reliable Oracle Database. The ObjectStar Rules are effectively
converted to the Oracle program units and PL/SQL libraries. The
Screens of ObjectStar are migrated to the Oracle Forms 6i. The
ObjectStar Reports are converted to the widely used Oracle
Reports 6i reports.
This tool enables migration of ObjectStar applications to the
Oracles advanced technologies with less cost, time and with
very high quality. The legacy 3GL code of ObjectStar is migrated
to the latest and advanced Oracle technology. Based on the
requirement, the application is also Web deployable, providing
the advantages of the latest technology.
Company Details
Year Established:
1990
Total Sales ($CDN):
$10,000,000 - $25,000,000
Number of Employees:
400
Company Information
Sendil Subramanian
Title:
Director
Telephone:
(416) 626-1332
Fax:
(416) 626-1756
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