NetCOBOL for .NET Brings COBOL Stored Procedures to Microsoft SQL Server ''Yukon'' Safely.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2003 NetCOBOL for .NET's verifiable code combined with Microsoft SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. Server "Yukon" support for Common Language Runtime See CLR. server-side procedures enables reuse of COBOL COBOL: see programming language. COBOL in full Common Business-Oriented Language. High-level computer programming language, one of the first widely used languages and for many years the most popular language in the business community. routines. At the opening of Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC (1) (Primary Domain Controller) A Windows NT/2000 service that manages security for its local domain. Every domain has one PDC, which contains a database of usernames, passwords and permissions. ) 2003, Fujitsu Software Corporation announced that its NetCOBOL for .NET compiler will produce code that can be used with Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. "Yukon" server-side procedures. This is an important development because: -- COBOL stored procedures developed on IBM mainframes Following are the mainframe architectures used in IBM mainframes since the original System/360 introduced in 1964. Year Architecture Model numbers System/360 1964 System/360 2xxx (2020 to 2195) System/370 can now be migrated to Microsoft SQL Server (increasing the number of applications that can be migrated with potentially huge cost savings) -- Verifiable code gives database administrators the ability to ensure procedures are safe to use -- NetCOBOL's embedded SQL SQL statements that are written into a high-level programming language such as C or Pascal. In a preprocessing stage, the SQL code is converted into function calls, which may be optimized to provide the fastest results. support will work with ADO.NET providing a familiar programming model for working with Microsoft .NET See .NET. Framework database access. "Our relationship with Fujitsu enables many companies to migrate mainframe applications to Windows server environments, realizing tremendous cost savings and great productivity and motivation benefits," said John Montgomery, director of product management in the Developer Platform and Evangelism Division at Microsoft Corp. "Fujitsu's commitment to being at the leading edge of Microsoft's software offerings is giving our customers with large legacy investments access to the latest technologies using their existing code and skills." Ron Langer, Director of Languages, Fujitsu Software Corporation, added, "Being able to generate verifiable code will be important when writing code for use in Microsoft SQL Server "Yukon." Database administrators need to know that stored procedures will not crash the database system, or inadvertently corrupt data, through unsafe coding practices. This release is going to make it clear to people why 'verifiable' is a big deal." Many legacy mainframe applications use stored procedures within IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) DB2 that combine embedded SQL (ESQL ESQL Embedded Structured Query Language ESQL Extended Structured Query Language ESQL Embedded Standard Query Language ESQL Extended Sql ESQL Embedded Sql ) with COBOL to achieve more complex results than are available with standard database accesses. Experienced COBOL programmers are familiar with this technique as well as the ESQL language. Mapping ESQL to ADO.NET, a feature unique to NetCOBOL among languages, and making this available in stored procedures, opens up new avenues for companies with mainframe COBOL applications using the familiar techniques. Microsoft and Fujitsu Software are demonstrating that commodity hardware can perform competitively in areas previously considered to be the realm of mainframes. With the continuing enhancements to Visual Studio "Whidbey", migration becomes an increasingly attractive option. Microsoft and Fujitsu Software have already assisted companies in migrating their applications off the mainframe using a combination of Fujitsu and Microsoft products and services: NetCOBOL for .NET, NetKicks, SQL Server and experienced consultants. NetCOBOL for .NET is the only released COBOL compiler that generates Microsoft Intermediate Language. Fujitsu Software continues to forge ahead in the Visual Studio .NET A suite of programming languages and development tools from Microsoft that supports the .NET environment. Upon its introduction in 2001, it included Visual C# and .NET versions of Visual Basic and Visual C++. See .NET. arena, providing the only serious option for companies wanting to migrate or develop COBOL code for the .NET Framework. SQL Server "Yukon" supports the use of .NET Framework code running in the database including functions, triggers, complex user defined types and aggregates as well as stored procedures; NetCOBOL can be used for each of these elements. For more information about NetCOBOL for .NET, please visit www.netcobol.com. About Fujitsu Software Corporation Fujitsu Software Corporation, based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , is part of the Fujitsu Limited family. Fujitsu Software Corporation leverages Fujitsu's international scope and expertise in developing and providing information technology solutions. Fujitsu Software Corporation's products include NetCOBOL(R) and Interstage(R) e-business infrastructure software. NetCOBOL is a COBOL development environment and suite of tools to build fast, mission-critical business systems on open platforms, including Microsoft's .NET Framework. For more information, visit http://www.fsw.fujitsu.com About Fujitsu Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and telecommunications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$38 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003. For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com/ Interstage and NetCOBOL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Software Corporation respectively. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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