Subject: CM evolveIT June 2026 Newsletter

The modern state of static analysis, refactoring, and digital transformation

June 2026

In this issue...

  • Featured: Discovery First: Why the Map Has to Come Before the Migration - CM First

  • Conference: 15th CA 2E/ Plex Conference Early Bird Ends Tonight

  • Video Vault: Next-Gen Pair Programming: AI Collaboration on IBM i and IBM z Systems - CM First

  • Article: More Power Systems Price Hikes, This Time They Are “Directional” - IT Jungle

  • Broadcom Support: Let Us Help You Get the Support You Need

  • Intelligence: News to think about...

Featured

Discovery First: Why the Map Has to Come Before the Migration


Before any AI tool touches a legacy codebase, someone needs to build the map. "Discovery First: Why the Map Has to Come Before the Migration" makes the case that compiler-level static analysis is the prerequisite step that AI-assisted modernization programs keep skipping, and examines what happens in a COBOL or RPG environment when they do.


Read the full piece to understand where CM evolveIT fits in a responsible modernization stack.


Read the full story here →

Conference

Early Bird Pricing Expires June 30th


The 15th CA 2E / CA Plex Worldwide Conference comes to Nashville, Tennessee this August 31st through September 2nd, and for senior IT leaders managing legacy modernization programs, the program this year is worth paying attention to. 


Broadcom's CA 2E CA Plex Evangelist Chi Chen will be sharing the five-year product roadmap directly with the community. IBM's Tim Rowe returns with the latest on where IBM i is headed. 


And Day One is dedicated entirely to AI Deep Dives, including platform-specific sessions on what artificial intelligence means for CA 2E and CA Plex environments right now.


Early Bird pricing of $399 per person expires June 30th. After that, the price moves to $499. A Virtual Pass is available at $99 for those who can't make the trip to Nashville.


Register now before the midnight deadline →


P.S. Still undecided? Attend the July 8th conference informational webinar, learn more, and even ask some questions. The conference will extend the early bird price to July 11th if you attend. Register for the informational community webinar.

Announcing CM evolveIT 11.7


Available for Streaming: Join us for informative, hands-on sessions focused on the new CM evolveIT 11.7 release. 


Tailored for future-minded developers, these sessions showcase groundbreaking enhancements aimed at revolutionizing your code analysis and transformation workflows. Expect hands-on demonstrations that you can take to your development workflows right away.

Watch one of these two webinars now...

Mainframe

Latest Advances in Mainframe COBOL Code Analysis and Transformation

Learn about cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools that promise streamlined analysis and transformation processes, automated tools that convert legacy COBOL code to Java, and advanced code slicing.


Watch Now

IBM i

Latest Advances in IBM i Code Analysis and Transformation

Learn how to cut your analysis costs by up to 80% with new capabilities. We'll demo new CA 2E (Synon) and CA Plex superpowers, AI and Code slicing innovations, and improved support for DB2 and COBOL and more.


Watch Now

Heads Up

More Power Systems Price Hikes, This Time They Are “Directional”


If the business case for modernization still feels theoretical in your organization, Timothy Prickett Morgan at IT Jungle has some numbers that will sharpen the conversation.


IBM has been hiking Power Systems hardware prices monthly since April — and the July 1 increases are substantial: flash storage up as much as 185% on some configurations, Power Servers up 17%, tape drives up 40%. Power10 machines leave the IBM catalog entirely on July 31.


For IBM i shops running modernization programs, the economics of staying on aging hardware just changed materially. The cost of doing nothing isn't what it was six months ago.


Read the full analysis at IT Jungle →

 Broadcom Support 


Many enterprises struggle with obtaining Broadcom support for their CA 2E (Synon, COOL:2E) or CA Plex systems


If you're working with an older unsupported release, upgrading your IBM OS, or otherwise under the shadow of lapsed maintenance, we can get you back on Broadcom support based on your unique situation. We specialize in all sizes of customers.


Fill out our 2 minute form and schedule a no-committment fifteen minute conversation with CM First Group tech.

Get rock solid Broadcom support

CM First Support

Current CM First Group customers can access tutorials and submit support tickets at support.cmfirstgroup.com.

CM evolveIT current version is 11.7.

You can read more about CM evolveIT in our white paper CM evolveIT Data Lineage, or get in touch with us directly to learn about these new features and more.

We upgrade CM evolveIT customers to the newest versions continuously. If you have any questions just send us a note to info@cmfirstgroup.com.


Other CM First Releases


CM WebClient 1.8.8 (with nightly builds) For details, go here.

CM Matchpoint ALM 7.0 Build 004. For details, go here.
CM M3 2024 Edition
CA Plex 7.3, last supported 7.2.1 (as of October 31, 2024)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
CA 2E 8.7.4, last supported 8.7 (as of October 31, 2024)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
Contact CM First to learn more: info@cmfirstgroup.com

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