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IBM Takes System/z To the Cloud With COBOL Update

Posted by timothy on from the spirits-of-the-ancient-ones dept.

hypnosec writes "IBM is taking its COBOL server platform to the next level by updating the mainframe platform in a bid to extend and enable its mainframes to host cloud based applications and services. The latest update is looking to add XMLS Server as well as Java 7 capabilities to the System/z COBOL platform and this update would extend the overall lifespan of COBOL by taking it up a notch and gearing it towards the cloud computing arena."

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  1. Re:Anyone? by iggymanz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    to kill that java server EE off?

    COBOL on the other hand has well designed base of apps that have stood the test of time and still process the most important financial transactions