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VB6 - .NET Application Migration

Enterprises have, over the years, embraced Visual Basic (VB) as a popular platform for developing several line of business applications. It is widely believed that although VB6 usage is declining, it's still the fourth-most-common language used by their developers (behind Java, Visual Basic.NET and C#). Analyst estimates suggest that there are easily 14 billion lines of VB6 code extant in the enterprise.

With the announcement of the end of support for VB6 IDE, these companies find themselves faced with a challenge. The widespread adoption of .Net as the de-facto environment for Microsoft platform, has led to a growing shortage of VB 6.0 skills. Added to this is the need to standardize application environments to reduce application complexity and achieve better integration. Migration to .Net seems to be the obvious answer.

Sonata brings together out extensive knowledge of both source (VB) and target (.Net) environments & best practices borne out of several such migrations, to offer a host of options to customers who want to migrate to .Net. Highlights of our solution include:

A variety of solution options to suit each customer scenario

.Net Application Migration

	Sonata’s VB6 to .Net Migration Accelerator that helps cut down the migration cycle time by upto 25%, by bringing together
	Our understanding of most common issues involved in the migration & identified solutions for the same, including equivalents for third party controls used in the VB6 application
	Usage of proven Microsoft upgrade tools such as Microsoft VB6 Code Advisor and VB.Net Upgrade wizard to reduce the migration project time
	Re-usable templates and checklists for jumpstarting the migration effort
	Extensive testing of the migrated application for functionality and performance