Posted by Mike on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 380 views
vCOBOL Enterprise provides cost-effective alternative for mainframe rehosting and modernization
January 18, 2010 – Veryant, the COBOL and Java technology innovator, today introduced vCOBOL Enterprise, a powerful platform to migrate legacy COBOL applications off IBM mainframes as part of strategic cost-cutting, consolidation, and operational effectiveness initiatives. With an optimized compiler and pioneering COBOL-to-Java runtime technology, vCOBOL is the newest software addition to Veryant’s comprehensive portfolio of COBOL application development, maintenance, and deployment solutions.
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Posted by Mike on Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 314 views
Integrating technology from fifty years ago with the 21st century is no easy task. One couldn’t, for example, sync their iPod with a Gramophone, upload a document to a typewriter or text a friend from a phone box. Yet much of the technology, which underpins today’s business world, is inextricably linked to an innovation that celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2009.
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Posted by Mike on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 454 views
The Social Security Administration is preparing for a wave of baby boomers to reach retirement age. It’s doing so with data centers and legacy systems that are downright ancient, according to a financial assessment from the agency.
Along with the outdated data centers, the SSA is wrestling with restructuring or replacing legacy systems and applications, particularly its Common Object Business Oriented Language (COBOL) software.
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Posted by Mike on Friday, December 31, 2010 - 229 views
Cobol was king and MIS ruled from on high — some old-school tech management practices we’d like to see revived. READ ON
Posted by Mike on Saturday, December 18, 2010 - 285 views
One of the oldest programming languages, COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language) turned 50 this past week. On December 6, 1960, COBOL was first used on two different makes of computers, proving that compatibility across systems could be achieved. To celebrate the anniversary, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History built out a new section of their website dedicated to documenting the language’s history; a related exhibit will open at the museum this spring. READ MORE
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Posted by Mike on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 290 views
Every day I am part of an industry that is able to push the limits and is always evolving. Years ago I started my career with COBOL on MVS370 mainframes, then on to PowerBuilder in the age of Client Server, further into Java with Application Servers and now in the world of Mobile Technologies.
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Posted by Mike on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 376 views
Micro Focus International PLC (MCRO.LN), a provider of enterprise application management solutions, Wednesday said it expected to achieve improved half-year revenue of $216 million and added that selective acquisitions will continue to be part of its growth strategy in future.
The Group’s Cobol Development, Modernization and Migration lines of business are expected to report revenues of $146 million which on a constant currency basis will show a year on year increase of 3.7%.
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Posted by Mike on Friday, November 5, 2010 - 412 views
TinyCOBOL is a COBOL compiler being developed by members of the free software community.
Our Mission is producing a COBOL compiler based on the COBOL 85 standards.
To read more about TinyCOBOL, click here.
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