abstract:Application retirement, also called application decommissioningApplication Decommissioning and Consolidation Projects: Strategies that Deliver ROI by IBM (2009) and application sunsetting, is the practice of shutting down redundant or obsolete business applications while retaining access to the historical data. Legacy applications are often maintained solely to provide infrequent or sporadic access to the data within the application database for regulatory or business purposes.
Optim makes applicationretirementeasier and safer by providing the capability toarchivedata from decommissionedapplicationswhile providing ongoingaccess to the data for queryandreporting.
In its application, ABA Retirement said it "promotes high standards of practice in the legal profession, " likening its activities to tax-exempt organizations that set standards for products or make recommendations to federal agencies.