COBOL will long be a vital language to the world's business community.  There is simply too much COBOL in use for it to go away any time soon.

There are mature, reliable COBOL compilers for the PC that can make legacy code executable on a new platform after reasonable conversion.  These new dialects of the versatile COBOL language extend it in ways that keep it functional and modern.

Most COBOL problems are caused by assumptions made about the data.  COBOL's flexibility in this area makes it vulnerable to a number of strategic errors.  For example, the unhappy conjunction of (1) COBOL's vast popularity (making it the largest portion of the world's business code base) and (2) COBOL's ability to process dates that are stored in 2-digit year format contributed mightily to the Year 2000 problem.

Let our 20+ years of experience with large COBOL projects help you make the most of your programming investment.

Click on a hyperlink to see examples of

COBOL for Intel x86
ASCII COBOL with DMS-1100 for Unisys 1100/2200

"The Miracle Workers of Computing" since 1989

Any trademark appearing on this page is the property of its owner.

Please send us your questions or comments about this web site.
Design, Implementation and Contents Copyright © 1998-2004 MGT Computer Solutions. 
All rights reserved.
Last modified: May 05, 2008