Re: Web Cobol - Tool for web develop with AcuCobol

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:36:07 +1300, "Pete Dashwood" <dashwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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"Bobo" <r.federiconi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 31 Gen, 04:31, Robert <n...@xxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:27:05 -0800 (PST), fox.assist...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
go tohttp://groups.google.com/group/web-cobol?hl=it
and download WebCobolSetup.rar

This is an precomplier for AcuCobol that allow to develop .wcp file
like .asp or .php server page.

It looks impressive. Unfortunately, AcuCobol was acquired by Micro Focus.

I know, but now AcuCobol continues with Micro Focus!!

The question is: For how long?

I'll stick my neck out with some predictions... :-)

1. IBM or ORACLE will acquire MicroFocus within the next 7 years. (Probably
IBM; ORACLE got burnt billions with PeopleSoft and it will take some time
for them to recover...)
2. AcuCOBOL will not be supported within 2 years of tools to convert it to
MicroFocus COBOL becoming available. (I see a rationalisation of the entire
MicroFocus product range. Stephen Kelly is smart and knows they need to
consolidate the product line and their corporate image, for more efficient
marketing. They won't (can't) abandon the existing AcuCOBOL base, so they
will provide them an alternative. The company will be seen more as a "legacy
application moderniser", than as a COBOL vendor...)
3. MicroFocus will announce such a pathway within the next 5 years. (maybe
even within 3 years...)

They had such a pathway years ago, called Lift And Shift. It was for getting off
mainframes.

.

Relevant Pages

  • Status of AcuCOBOL
    ... soon to be obsolete and unsupported. ... At best that is a misleading answer, more accurately it is simply WRONG, ... We are just starting a migration from HP and were considering AcuCOBOL. ... Should we continue or switch to Micro Focus? ...
    (comp.lang.cobol)
  • Re: Web Cobol - Tool for web develop with AcuCobol
    ... AcuCobol was acquired by Micro Focus. ... other compilers of the era generated interpreted p-code. ... The compiler was terribly slow, ... Micro Focus did the world a favor by putting it out of its misery. ...
    (comp.lang.cobol)
  • Re: Web Cobol - Tool for web develop with AcuCobol
    ... AcuCobol was acquired by Micro Focus. ... but now AcuCobol continues with Micro Focus!! ... MicroFocus product range. ... consolidate the product line and their corporate image, ...
    (comp.lang.cobol)
  • Re: Web Cobol - Tool for web develop with AcuCobol
    ... like .asp or .php server page. ... AcuCobol was acquired by Micro Focus. ... but now AcuCobol continues with Micro Focus!! ...
    (comp.lang.cobol)