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The COBOL for AIX compiler provides key enterprise modernization technologies and industry leading compilation and optimization technologies designed for AIX and Power Systems

With enterprise modernization technologies such as integration with web services, XML and Java, COBOL for AIX enables organizations to capitalize on their existing IT investments while seamlessly incorporating new, web-based applications into an organization’s infrastructure.
Designed for Power Systems: Leverage hardware advancements in Power Systems, including the latest POWER7 technology
Application performance: Take full advantage of industry leading optimization technology common across IBM compilers that maximizes the application performance executing on Power Systems.
XML and Java interoperability: Seamlessly incorporate modern web-based applications to existing systems with XML and Java technologies.
Extensive middleware support: COBOL for AIX offers strong integration with the latest middleware technologies.
Application compatibility: COBOL for AIX reduces the barriers and minimizes the risks of porting from other COBOL implementations
Application development tools: Allow developers to focus on solving business logic with a suite of development and collaboration tools. COBOL for AIX supports integration with the latest IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software and IBM Rational Team Concert collaboration tools
What's New with COBOL for AIX V4.1.1 including enhancements to improve runtime performance.
Operating systems supported: AIX
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IBM Enterprise Modernization solutions for Power Systems help you evolve core IT systems towards modern architectures and technologies.
IBM COBOL provides a complete offering of compatible, cross-platform, cross-product compilers.
Rational Developer for Power provides a complete COBOL development environment with integrated edit, compile, and debug capabilities.
The Rational Power Appliance is the complete hardware and software solution for developing COBOL applications on IBM Power system.
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