Emtech has launched QMT Mainframe, a software testing and application intelligence platform designed to help insurers and other enterprises maintain legacy mainframe systems and reduce risks associated with technology modernization.
Announced at Protectors Vegas 2026, the platform automatically analyzes supported mainframe applications, documents their behavior and generates executable tests.
- Emtech launched QMT Mainframe at Protectors Vegas 2026, introducing automated testing and application mapping technology for legacy mainframe systems.
- The platform uses patented Deterministic Knowledge Graph technology to create executable Digital Blueprints documenting application workflows, screens and system behavior.
- In an internal simulation, QMT achieved 100% coverage of 57 application screens and executed 102 automated tests in 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
QMT Mainframe uses Emtech’s patented Deterministic Knowledge Graph technology to produce a Digital Blueprint of an application’s existing functionality.
The blueprint provides a reference for testing changes to legacy systems and validating whether replacement applications preserve required business processes.
Emtech automates testing for legacy mainframe applications
Mainframe systems continue to support critical operations across insurance and financial services, including policy administration, claims processing and other core business functions. However, maintaining these applications can be difficult when technical documentation is incomplete and experienced mainframe specialists retire.
Traditional testing often requires manual analysis of application workflows and substantial involvement from employees familiar with legacy code and business rules.
QMT Mainframe is designed to reduce this dependence by automatically discovering how supported applications operate.
The platform maps screens, fields, workflows and validation rules, creating a structured record that development and testing teams can use when maintaining existing applications.
Tests generated from the Digital Blueprint can be repeated after software updates to check whether application behavior remains consistent.
Digital Blueprint supports mainframe modernization
Emtech positions QMT Mainframe as both an operational testing tool and a means of reducing modernization risk.
Organizations replacing legacy applications must first determine which business processes and functions the new systems need to preserve.
Incomplete knowledge of the original application can result in missing functionality or unexpected behavior after migration.
QMT Mainframe records application behavior in an executable model that teams can use as a baseline for modernization projects.
The company says its technology derives tests and documentation from observed application functionality rather than relying on assumptions about system behavior.
Founder Alex Rodov emphasized that the same application model can support testing before modernization and validation after replacement.
Modernization can fail when organizations do not fully understand the systems they are replacing. The same Digital Blueprint that supports testing today helps teams confirm that a modernized application still does what the business needs.
Alex Rodov, Founder of Emtech
Toni Jardini, Emtech’s Chief Innovation Officer, said capturing knowledge about existing applications can help organizations maintain systems despite a shrinking pool of experienced mainframe specialists.
QMT Mainframe achieves 100% screen coverage in internal test
Emtech reported results from an internal benchmark conducted using a simulated mainframe application. The platform automatically discovered application components, generated a model and executed tests.
QMT Mainframe benchmark results
| Testing metric | Result |
|---|---|
| Application screen coverage | 100% |
| Screens discovered and tested | 57 |
| Fields tested | 170 |
| Digital Blueprint model nodes | 638 |
| Workflow paths identified | 102 |
| Validation points checked | 142 |
| Automated tests generated and executed | 102 |
| Total execution time | <4 min |
| Concurrent tests | 16 |
The benchmark demonstrated the platform’s ability to map and test the simulated application without manually creating each test.
Emtech cautioned that the results were obtained from an internal simulation rather than a customer production system.
Actual performance and coverage will depend on application complexity, configuration and deployment conditions.
Emtech targets insurance carriers and insurtech modernization
QMT Mainframe extends Emtech’s QMT testing platform, which uses Digital Blueprints to support automated testing and software validation.
The company primarily serves insurance carriers and insurtech businesses seeking to modernize core applications while maintaining reliability and regulatory compliance.
Its technology is intended to help organizations identify application dependencies, document workflows and test changes before deployment.
For insurers operating long-established policy administration and claims systems, automated application mapping could reduce the manual effort required to understand existing functionality.
The platform also provides a structured basis for comparing legacy and modernized applications during migration.
Emtech is offering QMT Mainframe to organizations seeking automated testing and mainframe modernization capabilities, with demonstrations available through its website.
