I received this gem in my mailbox today, and I ask you: Is COBOL really in for a comeback? : )
Judith >Subject: COBOL's Revenge >Sender: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 15:21:08 -0400 >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Mailer: JMail 4.0.0 by Dimac > > >Hi Judith, >COBOL the once less sexy "old world" language is suddenly catching the eye >of the up and comers as half century-old IT programmers fade into >retirement and with them the "secret language" of nearly 70% of business >mainframes. (Recent study by Meta Group points out more than half of all >COBOL staff are over 50) > >One company, that has kept focused on giving new life to legacy, is >ClientSoft. > >"The challenge dictated by today's emerging business requirements is the >need for fast integration between trusted legacy transactions and new >Windows and Java-based applications," said ClientSoft's CEO William Wilson. > >ClientSoft's integration platform includes all the necessary software >which wraps mainframe CICS transactions to build a business component or >Web service. CTO utilizes a standard TCP/IP network to access Windows from >the mainframe, meaning no gateway or black boxes are involved and this >ensures that mission critical applications are protected while programmers >are building new enterprise applications. > >Call Steve Capoccia 617/454-1103 for an interview with CEO Bill Wilson on >the topic of bringing new life to legacy systems. ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
