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Add-ons / Tools
C.I.S.S. Inc
Vendor of utility Components such as; security, code table, checkpoint restart, address, associatives, and others. URL: http://www.cissinc.com/

Canam Software Labs
Report Composer, XML Composer, Test Composer & Data Composer. URL: http://www.canamsoftware.com/

ComponentPlanet
Component Planet has developed a smarter way to source and manage software components. ComponentPlanet.com is the most innovative software component marketplace on the web. Our premier developer-to-developer e-commerce website features innovations to enhance sourcing, warehousing, and distribution for software components across all software technologies and only charges a 12.5% fee. URL: http://www.componentplanet.com/

ComponentSource
A company claiming 'thousands of components for all the major platforms'. Plenty for Java & VB - they didn't have any COOL:Gen ones when I ran a search. URL: http://www.componentsource.com/

Compuware
The STROBE Advantage Gen Feature enables IT professionals to measure and improve the performance of z/OS and OS/390-based online and batch processing applications developed using Advantage Gen (COOL:Gen/Composer/IEF). It reports CPU usage of Gen action diagrams and statements; CPU usage of Advantage Gen generated COBOL statements; source code text associated with Advantage Gen action diagrams and COBOL program statements; CPU usage and wait time of SQL statements generated by Advantage Gen; CPU usage of Advantage Gen runtime library routines by calling action diagram statement; and function descriptors for Advantage Gen runtime library routines. URL: http://www.compuware.com/products/strobe/mvs/

DERON
Sells various add-ons like CASEDOK which provides online access to the COOL:Gen repository and allows COOL:Gen users to publish model data directly from the encyclopedia (CE, CSE and local workstation files). The website also has a CASEDOK discussion foru URL: http://www.deron.com/index.htm

DjuK Software
DjuK is a small company which offers complementary software products. URL: http://www.djuk.com/

eCube Legacy Transformation Services
eCube Legacy Transformation Services for COOL (LTS for COOL) provides a solution that enables IT managers to re-engineer COOL:Gen systems through application transformation. LTS for COOL provides a complete range of services for transforming systems built in COOL:Gen to Java and J2EE￢ﾄﾢ using a powerful object component conversion model. URL: http://www.ecubesystems.com/coolgen.htm

ER/DataGen "Model-driven" Test Data Generation
Er/DataAGen provide a seamless interface to Allfusion ERwin in producing "Model-driven" test data URL: http://www.bannersoftware.net

FastGen
Fastgen is an alternative construction client for Cool:Gen written by Hakan Turan. It prepares generation control files with efficient SQL calls and splits generation into multiple processes. This results; 3 to 10 times faster code generation; No lock on the CSE; Friendly interface, fast browsing; Batch generations; No complete generation failure when an error is encountered in a single action block; Generation process can be stopped from client; Maximum server utilization. URL: http://www.coolgen.info/

IET
IET are the developers of complementary software for Advantage Gen. GuardIEn is the world's only change and configuration management tool specifically designed for Advantage Gen. Providing full version control and change management, integrated with automated model management and system implementation, GuardIEn ensures error-free implementations with the additional benefits of dramatic reductions in deployment time and implementation effort. GuardIEn also interfaces to configuration management tools like AllFusion Endevor, AllFusion Harvest, ChangeMan and Dimensions. URL: http://www.iet.co.uk/

Jacada
Applications delivered with Advantage Gen software simultaneously and transparently allow business users to access information residing on multiple types of servers in diverse locations. However, there are some limitations. Although Advantage Gen Connector for COBOL can provide integration for legacy COBOL systems, legacy systems written in any other language are left out in the cold. Can the advantages of model-driven development and component reuse be extended to all legacy systems? Absolutely. The solution: Jacada Integrator and Jacada Interface Server (JIS). Jacada provides a single solution that automates the delivery of Java￢ﾄﾢ, HTML, XHTML, XML, EJB, COM, ActiveX, and Visual Basic solutions and helps organizations leverage their investments in mainframe, S/390 zSeries, CICS, Unix, AS/400 iSeries, DEC VAX VMS, Unisys, Bull, Amdahl, ICL, and HP applications. URL: http://www.jacada.com/Platforms/Coolgen.htm

Jumar Solutions
Jumar Solutions is a European-based business, IT solutions and products company specializing in addressing customers needs in the Component Based Development marketplace. Our CBD practice offers a range of e-Business and more traditional services, as well as a variety of software products including the Jumar range of transformation tools, centred on the Advantage Gen and AllFusion Erwin Modeler development environments. Our 360 degree practice offers: Specialist Consultancy - CBD Architecture, QA and Audit, Project Management. Projects - fixed price, fixed fee component and system build, support and maintenance Training (informal and formal) in Advantage Gen, CDB methods and techniques Products - Jumar Rose2Gen, ERwin2Gen, DBA2ERwin. ERwin Ancestry Manager. Supplemental Services - high-level consultancy, premium quality contract resource. Enterprise component search and assessment. URL: http://www.jumar-solutions.com

Meisner IT
Meisner IT is a one-man business which offers core competence within all areas of the development tool Advantage Gen. Meisner offers a product called webGen Wizard which enhances Gen web applications with date controls, style sheets etc. URL: http://www.meisnerit.dk/

Meta Integration Technology Inc
Meta Integration Model Bridge (MIMB) is a utility for legacy model migration and metadata integration. The need for data movement and data integration solutions is driven by the fact that data is everywhere underneath business applications. This tool supports both import and export from COOL:Gen models to other tools. URL: http://www.metaintegration.net/

Objectools
Objectools is dedicated to providing developers with a cost-effective, user-friendly forum for administrating the sales, purchase, and cataloging of object-oriented software tools and components, while managing those components to expand our partner's market exposure. (No COOL:Gen specific components though). URL: http://www.objectools.com/

QA Technologies (QAT)
QAT is a leading provider of products and services for enterprise architecture, development and integration. Products from QAT are focused around Advantage￢ﾄﾢ Gen and support a wide variety of needs for Advantage Gen customers. Commercial products for Advantage Gen include the following and multiple "Toolbox" products are also offered: QWIK.xl Wizard - Application Development Wizards QWIK.xml Publisher - XML Publishing for Crystal Reports, HTML, PDF, Excel and RTF QWIK.xml Exchange - XML Integration without external action blocks or local databases QWIK.flow - Business Process Orchestration engine QWIK.ags - Application Security Services from QAT specialize in the use of application delivery technologies ranging across J2EE, .NET and Advantage Gen. QAT offers extensive experience and expertise in enabling our customers through Service Oriented Architectures and Web Services. We provide strategic architecture and tactical support ranging from full project outsourcing to staff augmentation for an impressive list of global companies. Our customers enjoy a competitive advantage from our unmatched ability to integrate various enterprise technologies with their existing applications, including Advantage Gen. URL: http://www.qat.com/

Rainier Software
Home of the widely used FUN suite of ActiveX add-ons for Advantage Gen - WordFun, ExcelFun, WinFun, and MailFun - which allow Gen applications to integrate smoothly with MS Office and the Windows API. Also offered is an excellent documentation tool called ModelReporter (formerly Exposer) and a model update tool called BulkUpdate (formerly Imposer) which lets you make sweeping changes to your models via Excel spreadsheets. Demonstration versions of the products are available along with extensive examples of usage. URL: http://www.rainier.co.uk/

Red Spot Automation BV
A Dutch company with two add-on products for Gen. CoolPrinter reformats the toolset reports with many custom options (2-up printing, suppress disabled action diagram statements etc). DevSupport includes action diagram browsing, CRUD report based on action diagrams and more. URL: http://www.redspot.nl

Response Systems
Response Systems have developed the Access and Edit encyclopedia browser and update tools to address a number of issues that arise with Advantage Gen development without requiring changes to current working practices. Their primary function is to give fast, direct access to the information stored in the Encyclopedia to all members of a development team. URL: http://www.response-systems.com/

TheDev Shop
Vendor of utility Components such as; security, code table, checkpoint restart, address, associatives, and others. URL: http://www.thedevshop.com/

Consulting / Training Companies
ActiveDevelopment Group
The ActiveDevelopment Group specializes in CAs AllFusion TM family of software development products. URL: http://www.activedevgroup.com/

Beaver Software NY
Beaver Software is a Belgium hosted service and training company with around 600 staff. Beaver Software is - since 1993 - delivering COOL:Gen Development Services in 3 and Performance Training in about 10 West-European countries. COOL:Gen courses, which originates from NIMS Ass. Inc, Decatur IL, are lectured both public and in-company in English, French, German and Dutch. Additionally, Beaver Software distributes some generalized EABs for the OS/390 batch environment: FILEMAN, an overall usable EAB for handling sequential files and BADMAn for provoking user ABENDs (and messages) in COOL:Gen applications. URL: http://www.beaversoft.com/

Canam Software
The Canam Software Services team offers expert know-how and in-depth experience for the delivery of high quality IT solutions. We specialize in: 1. Individual consulting services and staff augmentation o Advantage Gen, COBOL, Java, ORACLE o Report Composer, Turbo Reports, Crystal Reports o Database Administration 2. Enterprise application delivery o Turnkey application development o Application report development 3. Outsourced application maintenance. 4. Legacy and Advantage Gen transformation and conversion services. 5. Report conversion services. URL: http://www.canamsoftware.com/

Castek
Castek is a leading pioneer specializing in providing state-of-the-art component-based development (CBD) solutions to the financial industry. Visit them at http://www.castek.com/ Castek also have a site with some excellent CBD resources at http://www.cbd-hq.com/ URL: http://www.castek.com/

Companion IT Services
A wonderful COOL:Gen specialised agency, run by extremely nice people. URL: http://www.companion-it.nl/

COOLProfs.com
COOLProfs is a Dutch based consultancy company, specializing in COOL:Gen related consultancy, assessments and projects. URL: http://www.coolprofs.com/

CorTechs
Our mission is to deliver enhanced software development and maintenance productivity through the use of advanced tools, techniques and methods. URL: http://www.cortechs.com/

CPIC - HOT Computing COOL Consultants
Your Future to easy Recruitment & IT Contracting starts here! In an age where you need to work faster and smarter than your competition, you need a company that will boldly go where no other local company has gone before.... CPIC is a successful computer company that started its mission in Canberra (Australian Capital Territory)on July 1 1993. When you choose to register with CPIC you'll have CPIC officers, who have been selected for their great people skills and have been trained to look after you. Below we have listed the benefits you will receive when you engage on one of the missions at CPIC. Benefits of working through CPIC; Ongoing Training; Constant Updating; Low Dealer Prices (hardware/software); Sound Financial Advice; Resume Confidentiality; Part of the Family; Fun get together nights; Earn More Cash (when referring other applicants, conditions apply) Flat Management Structure Free Life Insurance Payed Weekly So enjoy your journey with us and welcome aboard CPIC. URL: http://www.cpic.com.au/

Educagen - Education in Gen
Educagen trains organizations and their employees to develop systems using Gen. With our courseware, developed by Educagen, we offer a complete set of Gen courses. The students will get all necessary knowledge and skills for all Gen functions and tasks. Educagen presents training in two different types: - Traditional; in a class room with a group of students, - Individual; each student has his own education program and start when desired. (full time or part time). URL: http://www.educagen.com

Eduteach
Eduteach, Inc. specializes in Information Engineering Education and Consulting. Primary services include training, needs analysis, course development, presentation and system consulting. URL: http://www.eduteach.com/

Enabling Technologies
Enabling Technologies delivers innovative information management consulting and supplemental staffing services to meet the unique business requirements of our clients. Enabling Technologies' Consultants deliver full life-cycle, large scale enterprise systems with services ranging from business process analysis and re-engineering to application development and deployment. URL: http://www.enabling.com/

Everware
Everware is a professional services company, founded in 1997, that provides management and technical support services to government and commercial clients throughout the United States. Their professional staff has backgrounds that range from information technology strategic planning to solution development and deployment. URL: http://www.everware.com/

Galichon Enterprises
Galichon Enterprises is your Certified COOL partner in building dynamic web-enabled and component-based Information Systems for your company's success in today's world and in tomorrow's. URL: http://www.galichon.net/

Ideal Consulting
Providing contract help for COOL:Gen projects. Over ten years of exclusive COOL:Gen project experience. COOL Certified for Batch/Block and GUI/CS. URL: http://www.ticc.com/

Information Resource Group, Inc.
Information Resource Group (IRG)is a global IT professional services firm bringing leading edge solutions to enterprise systems. IRG provides services to customers in both the public and private sectors. We provide full life cycle development support using the COOL:Gen, COOL:Biz and the COOL:Plex products. We have earned a reputation among our customers and industry peers for delivering quality IT services at competitive prices. Information Resource Group supports clients with full range of information service professionals, from a single programmer to a full development team. URL: http://www.irginc.net/

Inventio Consulting
Offers Recruitment and Training Services throughout the UK for Advantage Gen and for other areas of Computer Associates' Solutions. URL: http://www.inventioconsulting.co.uk/

Johnston McLamb
Johnston McLamb is one of the countrys pre-eminent COOL:Gen consulting firms. Since our founding in 1991, we have offered unique and avant-garde COOL:Gen solutions to the challenges of business and government, which have been internationally recognized for their excellence. Johnston McLamb has pioneered a set of automated and bundled package/service offerings tailored to the needs of the COOL:Gen community. We are partners with Sterling Software, and we have well over 100 person years of experience using COOL:Gen and it predecessor products. In addition, we offer a fixed fee approach that ensures that you receive the maximum benefit at a reasonable cost. URL: http://www.jmcsinc.com/

KPC (Keypower Consultants) Ltd
The Leading UK COOL:Gen Specialist Agency, Consultancy and Service Company. KPC is one of the few suppliers to the huge new Government Cool:Gen project. KPC supply UK, Ireland and Holland. URL: http://www.kpcl.com/

MTW Corporation / The Innovation Group plc
Develops components for various industries & specializes in various Sterling products - including COOL:Gen. In July 2001 MTW was aquired by The Innovation Group plc (http://www.tigplc.com) MTW's web site is: http://www.mtwcorp.com URL: http://www.tigplc.com

Partners in Computing Pty Inc
Partners in Computing specialises in the placement of COOL:Gen Consultants throughout Australia. Over the past 5 years we have established ourselves as one of the major players in the COOL:Gen market in Australia and are now expanding overseas. We look after our people! Ask around your colleagues. We are happy to be judged on our reputation. URL: http://www.partnersincomputing.com.au/

Paxus
Paxus is one of Australia's leading IT recruitment agencies. We have a number of Cool:Gen contract opportunities that will allow you to experience the brilliant outdoors lifestyle of Canberra, Australia's capital city. There are several positions for both Cool:Gen Developers and Model Managers/Data Modellers of six months and longer durations. URL: http://www.paxus.com.au/

Powers Case Consulting Services
Powers Case Consulting Services, Inc. (PCCSI) description: PCCSI provides full life cycle development support using the COOL:Gen, COOL:Biz and the COOL:Plex products. PCCSI manages entire projects and/or provides specialized resources to support development of systems managed by our clients. PCCSI is based in Las Vegas, Nevada and has been in business for over seven years. URL: http://www.pccs-inc.com/

Powers IT Consulting
An Australian based IT Contracting agency with an emphasis on providing opportunities for COOL folks. URL: http://www.powers-it.com.au/

Research Analysis and Maintenance
Research Analysis and Maintenance, Inc. (RAM) Is a technology services company with locations throughout the US. Cool:Gen development activities are ongoing in the Washington DC area. For employment opportunities, visit our web site URL: http://www.ramincorp.com/

Rose International
Rose International serves federal, state and commercial clients, providing COOL:Gen and other IT solutions for e-business. Successes include CBD, multi-tier Client Server architecture, COM Proxy, and integration with multiple other existing environments. URL: http://www.roseint.com/

Sentari Technologies, Inc
Sentari Technologies, Inc. (STI) provides COOL:Gen project development support on a national basis. Our customer list is quite diverse and ranges in the level of services we provide. Our projects typically involve full life cycle development support as well as Component Based Development and Web Application Development support. Some of our projects have been awarded to STI where we are providing the Project Management as well as the development team. We also have alliances with other Consulting Companies and work together in a teaming arrangement to satisfy the customer's needs. We also support customers that are in need of supplementing their project staff and we assist them in providing the right resource for the job. For more information regarding our services, please visit our web site at www.sentari.com or contact Mary Necessary at mnecessary@sentari.com. URL: http://www.sentari.com/

Software Performance Systems
Software Performance Systems, which was established in 1995, provides superior E-Business services to government and commercial clients. Our hallmarks are technical excellence, streamlined management, and close partnering with our technical clients. SPS is a certified Microsoft Solutions Provider (1998 and 1999), a VeriFone Partner, and a SETCo Partner. In addition, we contribute to standards-setting and governing bodies relevant to our core capabilities. URL: http://www.gosps.com/

Stratagem Computer Contactors
Stratagem is a Canberra based, 100% Australian owned company supplying IT personnel and services. Established in 1985, we have experienced consistent growth to become one of the largest IT personnel agencies servicing the Canberra region. We have over 15 years experience supplying to the Federal Government, ACT Government and the private sector. Over the last five years Stratagem has established itself as a supplier of quality COOL:Gen Contractors in the Canberra region. Stratagem has supplied a large number of COOL:Gen Contractors to both the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (DEWRSB).. Contractors supplied include graduate Developers, experienced Developers, Business Analysts, Team Leaders, Project Managers, Data Modellers and CBD Specialists. More recently the Australian Customs Service (ACS), outsourced to EDS, has selected COOL:Gen for the redevelopement of the Cargo Management Re-engineering (CMR) Project. Stratagem has established a reputation among the network of COOL:Gen Contractors that recognise and appreciate our service and are therefore happy to recommend Stratagem to other potential COOL:Gen Contractors. In this way, Stratagem ensures referrals for COOL:Gen Contractors sourcing work in the ACT. URL: http://www.stratagemcc.com.au/

WebSolutions
Provides full life-cycle expertise in building enterprise solutions. Specializes in Architecting, Project Management, and Database Design. URL: http://www.alatif.com/

Miscellaneous
Business Guide to Reengineering Books
The Business Guide to Reengineering Books is a complete listing of reengineering books, handbooks and reference material for project teams and consultants. URL: http://www.reengineering.net/

CBDEdge
Components will power the next generation of software solutions for the Internet age. Yet many people are uncertain where to turn to get the latest information on component technology, tools, and development approaches. Let CBDEdge be your resource guide! URL: http://www.cbdedge.com/

COOL:Gen Certification Information
The certification program is no longer available. Sterling Software web page with information about becoming 'Certified COOL'. Those who complete the test successfully may add the 'Certified COOL' logo to their business cards/web site etc. URL:

International AllFusion Gen User List
A list of known Gen users maintained by Howard Powers. URL: http://howardpowers.home.att.net/links/ief-international-list.html

University of Missouri - St. Louis
Some useful Systems Analysis links. URL: http://www.umsl.edu/~sauter/analysis/analysis_links.html

USA Advantage Gen User List
A list of known Gen users in the United States maintained by Howard Powers. URL: http://howardpowers.home.att.net/links/ief-us-list.html

User Groups
Advantage Gen Mailing List
A peer support mailing list on all topics Advantage Gen hosted by this site. Click on the link to learn more about the list and to participate. URL: http://www.duick.com/gen/index.cfm/fuseaction/MailingList.Main

CA Application Development and Environment User Gr
The Computer Associates Application Development and Environment User Group is the official CA Cool User Group in Australia. URL: http://caadeug.org

CCCCC
CA:Advantage:Gen Computer Contractor Contact Club - a very tongue in cheek website, mainly aimed at Gen contractors. URL: http://www.ccccc.org/

Component Based Development and Integration Forum
cbdiforum.com has a sharp focus on component based development, application integration and legacy rejuvenation, and encompasses the entire spectrum of related management interests including business understanding, project management, architectures, proce URL: http://www.cbdiforum.com/index.htm

COOL Club Java and COM Proxy
A Yahoo! Club devoted to Java / COM Proxy applications in Gen. URL: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/coolclubjavaandcomproxy/

Cool:IEF Management Forum
Website on managing Gen projects - (no updates since 11/98) URL: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Foothills/1011/

EDGE User Group
EDGE was formed in 1999 by the merger of the ISSUG and CONNECT user groups, representing users of Computer Associates application development products in Europe and North America. Each user group recognized that it could better serve its members by forming a single cohesive worldwide organization. For more than 12 years, EDGE has served as a user group for CA's Advantage Gen, Advantage Plex, Advantage 2E and Advantage Joe products. EDGE hosts top-notch CA-centric application development conferences in many parts of Europe and the United States and provides on-line services to its members and subscribers. URL: http://www.edgeusergroup.org

eGroups Discussion Forum
http://www.egroups.com/group/coolgen URL: http://www.egroups.com/group/coolgen

Yahoo! Club for Component Based Development
Club for discussion of CBD topics. URL: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/componentbaseddevelopment

Yahoo! Clubs!
A seldom used place where it may be possible to communicate your Lessons Learned and ask questions of some of the Old Goats that are available. Most of all, enjoy. URL: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/cooliefconsultantscorner

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