COBOL White Papers
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Migrating Legacy Custom Applications to Scale-Up x86 Server
Sponsored by: HP and Intel® Xeon® processorThis white paper describes in greater detail the current challenges that customers face and the benefits of rehosting legacy custom applications onto scale-up x86 servers.
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Enterprise COBOL 5.1—Where Tradition Meets Innovation
Sponsored by: IBMDespite its age, COBOL remains one of the most popular languages for developing business applications. But when it comes to modernizing your applications and improving performance, what support does COBOL provide? Find out in this article, and get an overview of benefits of the latest version of COBOL running on IBM System z.
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Survival guide to PACBASE ™ end-of-life
Sponsored by: Hewlett-Packard EnterpriseWith the news of Pacbase's 2015 retirement, many organizations must find an alternative application strategy. This resource outlines your options in the post-Pacbase world, and offers advice and recommendations for realizing continued application success.
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How They Do It in Switzerland…Outsource the Code, Insource the Quality: McCabe IQ Analyzes and Visualizes Software Quality in Critical International Financial Systems
Sponsored by: McCabe Software, Inc.Given the competitive marketplace, evaluating source code analysis tools can be overwhelming. This case study highlights one recommended offering, the quality indicators it provided, and the results one organization achieved after implementing it.
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Updating Rules for COBOL Generated Code to Use CICS Channels and Containers
Sponsored by: IBMAn organization’s success depends largely upon its ability to respond quickly to today’s complex, ever changing markets and regulatory climate. Read this publication to learn more about IBM WebSphere ILOG Rules for COBOL.
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Updating Rules for COBOL Generated Code to Use CICS Channels and Containers
Sponsored by: IBMBusinesses today need a Business Rule Management Systems (BRMS) solution that supports business changes and cycles far more effectively than traditional methods and takes direct advantage of business expertise. This IBM Redpaper™ publication is intended for anyone who is interested in learning more about IBM WebSphere ILOG Rules for COBOL.
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Scandinavian Airlines Modernize Business Intelligence Capabilities While Lowering Costs by Re-using Existing Applications
Sponsored by: Micro Focus, LtdHeadquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is the largest airline in Scandinavia. SAS need to provide better business intelligence reporting and improved adhoc analysis capabilities by providing real time data access while reducing costs.
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Marin County Upgrades Tax System While Reducing the Costs of the Mainframe
Sponsored by: Micro Focus, LtdThe property tax system for Marin County, California, was increasingly expensive to maintain; furthermore, it was not possible to integrate it with newer modern technologies. Read this case study to learn how they updated and modernized this critical application without losing valuable IT assets embedded in the current system.
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HCL Insurance BPO Services Transforms Its Mainframe Environment to Reduce Costs by 75% and Improve Service Performance
Sponsored by: Micro Focus, LtdFollowing a Business Process Outsourcing agreement for the administration of Life and Pension products, HCL Insurance BPO Services, undertook a full analysis of the inherited infrastructure. A risk was identified with the third party mainframe used to host its CAPSIL insurance application.
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Case Study: DaimlerChrysler South Africa - Migrating Mission Critical Application Achieving Over 50% Cost Savings and Improving Service Levels
Sponsored by: Micro Focus, LtdIn October 2003, DaimlerChrysler South Africa decided that significant cost savings could be achieved by migrating its mission critical systems onto a contemporary low cost platform and in the process remove the mainframe. This case study presents the challenges the company faced as well as the solution and benefits achieved.
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Enrich the Decisioning of Your COBOL Applications
Sponsored by: IBMWith IBM WebSphere ILOG JRules and IBM WebSphere ILOG Rules for COBOL, you can externalize and manage the business rules in your organization’s COBOL applications without disruption or a major development project. Furthermore, you can use the externalized rules as decision services within an SOA strategy.
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Modernizing System i Applications: The Integration Architecture
Sponsored by: DataboroughRefactoring legacy applications on the System i into modern architecture is the biggest challenge in business software today. Read this white paper to get the information necessary to achieving this strategic objective.
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Exploiting Enterprise Generation Language for Business Oriented Developers
Sponsored by: IBM Software GroupThe paper goes on to present more details of EGL as it pertains to building applications. Finally, it provides some insight into the architecture behind an EGL-based application. After reading this article, you should have a good understand...