Though the mainframe has established itself as an entity with staying power, its code has not. And whether the problem lies in the trend toward application modernization, its rapidly aging user base or with universities that hardly ever teach mainframe skills, the fact is that if Big Iron hopes to maintain its place in the enterprise IT community, its code has to come along for the ride. There are currently 250 billion lines of legacy code, 200 billion of which are written in COBOL, on the mainframe. A legacy systems modernization company, OGM enables clients to <A HREF="http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci1140288,00.html">capture the original intent and logic</A> embedded in legacy systems--especially the mainframe--left behind by programmers who have since either left the company, retired or are planning to retire. OGM rewrites code in a modern software language, such as Java, develops specifications for third-party software and does it all remotely so customers don't have to shut down mission-critical IT applications during the process.