With a steadily dwindling customer base and virtually no major vendor support for their DG/UX systems, an increasing number of businesses are moving to a more widely-supported Open System. Unfortunately, migrating from DG/UX to another "Open" platform such as HP-UX, Solaris, AIX, or Linux can involve many of the same issues that occur when migrating from proprietary platforms:

• the code generated by a compiler can vary based on the platform on which it's run
• there may be endian issues between the platforms
• some of the system calls utilized in the programs may not be available on the new system
• built-in functionality on the source platform may not exist on the target platform (e.g., VTC/PTC configuration via vtc.addrs)
• there may be differences in the arguments for shell commands
• some of the required shell commands may not be available
• the system configuration will, most certainly, be different

Such issues can present a daunting task to your development staff. They must learn the differences between DG/UX and another Open System, identify the changes required for the application to be moved, and implement the necessary modifications, while, at the same time, maintaining the existing DG/UX environment.

Datatek has over a decade of experience in operating system migrations. Experts on the DG/UX system and all major commercial versions of UNIX, Datatek's staff has the knowledge and tools to quickly and cost-effectively migrate your applications to a new Open System. Rather than jeopardizing your current IT operations, rely on the migration specialists at Datatek to provide a smooth and seamless transition to your new operating system.