Legacy Business Basic Upgrades
Modernize long-running Business Basic applications without discarding the business rules, workflows and data that make them valuable.
Explore Legacy Business Basic Upgrades →40+ years of Business Basic experience
Legacy Business Basic upgrades without losing what already works.
Jaguar Data Systems helps organizations support, document and modernize BBx, BBj, PRO/5, Visual PRO/5, PxPlus, ProvideX, Thoroughbred and MAI IDOL business applications.
Modernization built around your operating reality
Long-running systems often contain decades of valuable accounting rules, job-costing methods, reports and workflows. We focus on reducing risk, extending useful life and introducing modern capabilities in practical stages.
BBx Modernization and Support
Upgrade BBx, PRO/5 and Visual PRO/5 systems for current operating systems, improved interfaces, reporting and integration.
Explore BBx Modernization and Support →BBj Development and Migration
Move established BBx applications toward BBj while preserving proven application logic and introducing modern GUI, Java and web capabilities.
Explore BBj Development and Migration →Platforms and systems
Business Basic technologies
BBx, BBj, PRO/5, Visual PRO/5, PxPlus, ProvideX, Thoroughbred and MAI IDOL.
Business applications
General ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, job costing, estimating, inventory, EDI, ACH and reporting.
Modern connections
Windows, Linux, SQL, APIs, web interfaces, secure remote access, data exchange and custom reporting.
Legacy ERP modernization resources
What Is Business Basic?
Business Basic is a family of business-oriented programming environments used to build accounting, distribution, manufacturing, construction and vertical-market applications. Many ...
Read article →BBx vs BBj: Understanding the Upgrade Path
BBx and BBj belong to the BASIS technology family. A successful upgrade considers source compatibility, data files, user interface resources, printing, operating-system dependencie...
Read article →PxPlus and ProvideX: What Changed?
ProvideX evolved into PxPlus. Existing applications can often be maintained and progressively enhanced, but modernization should include runtime support, security, interfaces, repo...
Read article →How to Modernize a Legacy ERP Without Rewriting Everything
A phased approach usually begins with discovery and documentation, followed by infrastructure stabilization, interface improvements, reporting and integration. High-risk components...
Read article →Running Business Basic Applications on Linux
Linux can provide a stable platform for suitable Business Basic applications. Migration planning must account for path conventions, permissions, printers, shell commands, scheduled...
Read article →Connecting Legacy Flat Files to SQL
Flat-file applications do not always need immediate database conversion. SQL reporting databases, scheduled exports, replication layers or APIs can deliver modern analytics while r...
Read article →Start with an assessment—not a risky rewrite.
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