DBStar Inc of San Francisco, California has announced the latest release, version 3.5, of its DBStar Data Migration Architect, which is designed to transform legacy data structures into relational database designs. Migration Architect analyses Cobol and automatically converts data designs for use in relational databases. It supports Oracle, Sybase, Informix, Rdb and DB2 databases. Release 3.5 is claimed to deliver a four-fold increase in performance, and includes SQL and log browsing facilities, a new graphical user interface, plus a software engineering Data Interchange Format export facility. The company also sees it being used in conjunction with the Cadre Technologies Inc Teamwork and the KnowledgeWare Inc ADW development tools to provides a bi-directional link between the two products. DBStar has a staff of 20 and is a privately-held company which was formed in 1993 as a management buyout from Cadre Technologies. Migration Architect supports SunOS and Solaris. Products will start at $200,000 and the new release will be available in July.
