Case Study: Dutel S.A.S. achieves 30% reduction in application maintenance with ARCAD Software’s CA 2E Synon-to-Free Form RPG conversion

Dutel saves 30% in application maintenance, by converting CA 2E Synon to RPG Free

Dutel S.A.S., a world leader in Jacquard weaving based near Lyon, faced a critical IT challenge when key Synon (CA 2E) developers approached retirement and in‑house Synon skills became scarce. With mission‑critical IBM i applications that could not be risked by a full rewrite or downtime, Dutel turned to ARCAD Software and its Modernization as a Service (MaaS) offering to address future upgrade costs, staff attrition and maintainability.

ARCAD Software automated a conversion of Dutel’s CA 2E Synon applications to Free Form RPG and SQL, implemented a DevOps framework, recorded and re‑ran test scenarios using ARCAD‑Verifier to guarantee non‑regression, and deployed the modernized applications (starting with the Tie Rack app in 2017). The ARCAD solution preserved Dutel’s custom business rules, produced clear, maintainable source code and delivered a measurable 30% reduction in software maintenance costs while making it easier to recruit modern RPG developers.

Dutel S.A.S.

Jean-Christophe Dutel

Managing Director