Posted by Trevor Eddolls on Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 704 views
New version of isCOBOL enhances GUI development and maximizes value of existing IT resources
CHICAGO, April 11, 2011 –
Veryant, the COBOL and Java technology innovator, today announced the immediate availability of
isCOBOL Evolve 2011 Release 1. To lower software licensing fees and simplify application modernization, isCOBOL Evolve enables developers to continue programming in a familiar COBOL environment, and at the same time, deploy and enhance applications across multiple platforms in an open Java framework without rewriting code.
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Posted by Mike on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 391 views
When you come right down to it, Jeff Papows argues that IT organizations have only a handful of options available to forestall this problem. They can either embark on COBOL training and an application modernization project, or they can attempt to rewrite these applications in a modern language that is thoroughly documented.
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Posted by Mike on Friday, January 21, 2011 - 328 views
COBOL, one of the oldest programming languages created, is often thought to be as dead as Latin. Yet, as we reported in October, COBOL remains a consistently in-demand skill for enterprise developers. Why? Maybe because, according to an announcement from application modernization company Micro Focus, there are still 220 billion lines of COBOL code in active use in enterprise applications today. Micro Focus claims that COBOL still powers 70% of the world’s businesses. READ MORE
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Posted by Mike on Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 376 views
While legacy applications are a core part of any data center, they can be inflexible, costly and impede company growth. Baby boomers, the creators and keepers of these legacy applications, are set to begin retiring next year – taking their legacy application wisdom with them. What can CIOs do today to help prepare for this transition? How can they turn this challenge to a unique opportunity for their organizations?
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Posted by Mike on Monday, August 23, 2010 - 297 views
Today’s IT executives are managing very complex environments that contain a large variety of platforms and technologies – many of which are past their expected life, beyond vendor support and slowing down the business with the costs to maintain/support/change. The key to reducing costs and improving application change delivery (through enhancements, new product support, and new features and options) is simplifying the IT landscape and finding the most cost-effective operating environment. Recent estimates suggest that the typical IT budget is 80 percent “keeping the lights on” (support) and 20 percent new business (what the business wants), with support costs increasing.
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Posted by Mike on Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 328 views
We were arguing about the need to improve performance on an inventory management application written in COBOL. I was showing off some performance … READ MORE
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Posted by Mike on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 296 views
The ideal candidate will have IBM COBOL, JCL, TSO/ISPF, CICS and production support experience. Lean and IDEAL experience is preferred. …
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