Micro Focus to modernize COBOL Applications

Micro Focus has announced the availability of Micro Focus Visual COBOL for Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.  It is also believed that this new development supports the work of today’s developer as well as the next generation of application developers.

The company also believes that this product integration will increase developers' capacity for delivering new software. Businesses running COBOL systems can now evolve and deploy them on new platforms such as .NET and the cloud.

Tom Lindeman, Director, Visual Studio Industry Partner Program, Microsoft, said, “We are honoured to be working closely with Micro Focus to build on the benefits of Visual Studio 2012. Visual Studio 2012 improves the development process, helping teams of any size work more efficiently and collaboratively. By adding Visual COBOL, development teams have what they need to quickly build high-quality modern applications.” 

“Both Microsoft and Micro Focus are committed to leading technology innovation within the application development and modernization market. We are constantly innovating for our customers and we are proud to bring the next generation of COBOL development products to today’s Visual Studio user. Visual COBOL already delivers enterprise innovation for core business applications and this announcement marks a significant step forward in integrating Visual COBOL in the modern business context,” said Kevin Brearley, Senior Director, Product Management, Micro Focus.