I recover, understand, and modernize legacy software when source code is missing and the original developers are gone.
Thousands of Australian businesses are running software that nobody can maintain. The vendor closed. The developer retired. A Windows upgrade broke something critical. The data is trapped and there's no way out.
The original developer left and took the code with them — or it was never handed over. The software runs, but nobody can change it.
The company that built your software shut down or abandoned the product. Updates stopped. Support stopped. You're on your own.
Years of business data locked inside a proprietary format. You can't export it, you can't migrate it, and you can't move forward without it.
The software works — but why? What business rules does it encode? What happens if it breaks? Nobody in the organisation can answer.
A Windows update, a server migration, or a new machine and suddenly a business-critical system stops working. No support. No fix.
You want to move to a modern platform but can't because nobody knows what the old system does. Migration is too risky without documentation.
I specialise in recovering value from software where the normal options don't apply. I don't need source code. I work from the running application, the data files, the executables — and reconstruct what you need to move forward.
I focus on outcomes, not technology:
I don't charge for hope. Every engagement starts with a fixed-scope assessment so you know exactly what you're getting before committing to anything larger.
I've seen every flavour of legacy crisis. Here's where I focus.
AccountEdge was decommissioned. Years of accounting data, payroll records, and transaction history may be trapped in legacy files.
Recover your data →Visual Basic 6 applications still running critical business processes, but the developers are retired and nobody understands the code.
Modernize your app →Legacy enterprise PowerBuilder applications with no available developers, facing platform end-of-life and rising operational risk.
Plan your migration →FoxPro and Visual FoxPro applications common in manufacturing, distribution, and small business — unsupported since 2015.
Modernize your system →32-bit applications, custom ERP systems, or bespoke tools built by developers who are no longer available. I work with what you have.
Recover your system →If you have a legacy software problem and you're not sure where to start, a fixed-scope assessment is the lowest-risk way to find out what's possible.
Request an assessment →Tell me what you're dealing with. I'll respond within one business day.