Rational COBOL Runtime for zSeries

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IBM® Rational® COBOL Runtime for zSeries® provides the runtime libraries for programs that execute on z/OS

It provides an alternative path to COBOL adoption and hides middleware and runtime complexities, enabling developers to achieve the highest levels of productivity

Supplies libraries for programs that were developed with Enterprise Generation Language (EGL), a component of IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere® Software and IBM Rational Software Architect, and the IBM Rational COBOL Generation Extension for zSeries
Facilitates migration from existing technologies to a modern development platform
Offers a way to easily retrain procedural business programmers to be highly productive in the J2EE world and build applications without deep knowledge of underlying technology
Delivers applications based on industry standards that interoperate with existing systems
Enables exploitation of visual programming techniques for Web development and code automation capabilities for rapid development of application business logic
Built on a first-class services construct for the creation and consumption of Web Services for service-oriented architecture

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