ESTC offers a complete suite of Source Code Recovery Services to ensure completeness and availability all of your source code.

All recovered code is guaranteed to be 100% functionally equivalent to the original source code.

The Gartner Group has estimated that companies are missing anywhere from 3% to 5% of their source code. In a medium-sized software portfolio, that can add up to hundreds of thousands of lines of code. And when source for even one module is missing, the entire application is compromised!

ESTC's Source Code Recovery Services use the patented ReSource™ technology to generate source code from the load module supplied by the client. Our recovery consultants validate the recovery process by compiling the generated source and comparing the resulting object code to the original file. Any necessary adjustments are made to the source so that the consultant can again compile the source code and validate that it is 100% functionally equivalent to the original load module.

We can match client-provided copybooks to the data definitions generated by the recovery technology. The source code returned to the client will contain the original, meaningful data names as defined in the copybook, where appropriate. The renaming process produces code that is more readable and more meaningful to the customer.

ESTC's Source Code Recovery Services can use a test or similar version of the source code to reconcile recovered source code. The client-provided version of the source program is blended into the program generated by the basic recovery process. The source code returned to the client will contain appropriately matched data names, labels and original comments based on the client-provided version of the source program.

We can also determine which version of source code is actually in production. First, we determine the original source language of the object code, compiler version, compile options and other information. Then, we compile each source module and compare the resulting object code to the original object to determine if they match. ESTC's Source Code Recovery Services will respond with a written report that identifies which version of source matches the load module. If no match is found, the client has the the option of requesting additional recovery or reconciliation services described above.