NetCOBOL for .NET Version 2.0 Released with Microsoft Visual Studio Premier Partner Edition.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2003

Fujitsu Software Corporation's New Release Provides Enhancements

That Include Benefits for its CICS to ASP.NET Conversion Solution

Fujitsu Software Corporation announced the release of Version 2.0 of its NetCOBOL(R) for .NET product, the company's compiler and rich development environment for COBOL built on Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 and the Microsoft .NET Framework. As a premier partner in Microsoft's new Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program, this release of NetCOBOL for .NET will include the Visual Studio Premier Partner edition. The Visual Studio Premier Partner edition provides Fujitsu with a language independent version of the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) that enables the delivery of a customized COBOL solution for .NET developers.

"Legacy migration has been a strong focus for Fujitsu Software Corporation in bringing COBOL to the .NET Framework," said Basim Kadhim, chief architect, languages, Fujitsu Software Corporation. "The enhancements in Version 2.0, including improved performance and better support for the graphical designers in Visual Studio .NET 2003, provide a strong foundation for solutions, such as NetKicks(TM) (our CICS to ASP.NET migration solution)."

Version 2.0 of NetCOBOL for .NET contains numerous important enhancements, including:

-- Improved performance of generated MSIL code (up to 1.5 times

faster than version 1.1 of NetCOBOL for .NET)

-- Enhanced integration with Visual Studio .NET 2003

-- COBOL language support for additional Visual Studio .NET 2003

programming constructs (e.g., defining interfaces and

enumerations)

-- Printing

-- Internal sort

-- Compiler option to generate code that is verifiable (memory

safe) on the .NET Framework common language runtime (CLR)

The Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program expands the scope of what was previously known as the Visual Studio Integration Program by enhancing the Microsoft .NET ecosystem as well as provide increased licensing options to industry partners for Visual Studio technologies. Fujitsu has been a member of the VSIP program since 2000, integrating its compilers into Microsoft's award winning development environment: Visual Studio .NET.

"Fujitsu worked closely with us in the creation of the Visual Studio Premier Partner edition by recognizing early on the enormous value that Visual Studio .NET could provide as a development platform for other compilers targeting the .NET Framework," said Marie Huwe, general manager for the Developer and Platform Evangelism Division at Microsoft Corp. "We look forward to expanding the .NET ecosystem to provide even more value to our great set of partners."

By releasing several versions of NetCOBOL for .NET since April 2002, Fujitsu has been a big contributor in the .NET ecosystem. Fujitsu continues to be the only COBOL compiler vendor in the market that is selling a compiler that generates Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), the instruction set of the CLR, and is integrated in Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET 2003.

"The great demand that we see from our customers for Visual Studio .NET and the long list of partners already involved in VSIP is testament to the quality and usability of Visual Studio .NET," said Ron Langer, director of languages, Fujitsu Software Corporation. "Expanding the scope of the VSIP program will ensure that an even broader set of tools and technologies can all be integrated under the umbrella of this industry-standard development environment."

For more information about NetCOBOL for .NET, please visit www.netcobol.com.

About Fujitsu Software Corporation

Fujitsu Software Corporation, based in San Jose, California, 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 and Interstage(R), e-business infrastructure software. NetCOBOL(R) 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 Limited

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:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (about US$38 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003. For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com/.

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