Micro Focus brings 64-bit COBOL to AIX 5. (Development & Integration).(Server Express for AIX application development software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)

Enterprise Systems Journal, July, 2002

IT'S A 64-BIT world, but some developers have been trapped in the 32-bit dark ages. Legacy development specialists Micro Focus International Ltd. hope to shine some light on COBOL developers.

Micro Focus released a 64-bit version of its Server Express COBOL development platform for IBM's AIX 5 operating system. The company has already issued 64-bit versions for the HP-UX, Compaq Tru64, and solaris Unix flavors.

Irving Abraham, Unix product manager at Micro Focus, says the company waited for the release of AIX 5 to adapt Server Express to 64-bit environments. Like many Unix variants, AIX can run in both 32- and 64-bit modes.

"The mass appeal in a 64-bit COBOL is in data handling," Abraham explains. The larger address space allows more data...

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