Case Study: Computer Systems for Distribution (CSfD) enhances customer service with Advanced's integrated B2B web application

CSfD enhances customer service with new B2B application

Computer Systems for Distribution (CSfD) needed a comprehensive Web-based B2B wholesale distribution system that could integrate with its existing COBOL applications. The company wanted to modernize customer service and enable e-business without replacing long-standing, function-rich legacy systems.

Advanced provided AppIntegrate, along with Data and Language Component Adapters and a Web Application Adapter, to componentize key COBOL functionality and build the new web application. CSfD created an interactive B2B order-processing example in less than two months, consolidating functionality into 25 services across 10 components, cutting development time from years to months, reducing costs, and extending access across browsers, WAP phones, and PDAs.

Computer Systems for Distribution

Chris Hewetson

Managing Director