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COBOL Migration, COBOL Conversion - UV Software Ad
UV Software has a complete solution for conversion of mainframe MVS or VSE JCL, COBOL, & DATA batch systems to Unix, Linux, or Windows/SFU.

Over 50 successful conversions including global corporations & government agencies. Please see demo conversions & detailed explanations at: www.uvsoftware.ca

You may send samples of your files for conversion & return by email. You may download 1 free utility from: www.uvsoftware.ca/ libuvhd.htm

'uvhd' displays data files with packed/binary fields in 'vertical hexadecimal', and includes many interactive functions (browse, search, select, update, print, etc).

COBOL Report Generator

Print graphical COBOL reports in Windows with RPV Reports. Insert graphics (images, photos, logos, charts, etc.) into your COBOL reports to improve the print quality of your COBOL reports. See how RPV Reports can be used to preview or print graphical COBOL reports in Windows.

COBOL Documentation

Are your mainframe COBOL applications properly documented? DCD III is a comprehensive COBOL documentation and application understanding tool that will allow you to reduce COBOL maintenance, development, and mainframe migration costs. Learn more about how you can document and understand your mainframe COBOL applications with DCD III.

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Welcome 

Welcome to our COBOL programming portal with references from COBOL mainframe to PC where you will find resources on COBOL jobs, compilers, program code examples, tutorials, user groups, and many other COBOL programming language resources.

The COBOL User Groups (COBUG) global community consists of IT management, COBOL programmers, consultants, database administrators, developers, system analysts, students, and vendors.


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We have COBOL forums from the mainframe to the PC. By using the forums, you help the COBOL community at large gain knowledge. You can ask COBOL questions, receive support, and share tips & tricks through the COBOL forums.

Contribute to the COBOL Community

Share your expertise or experiences with the COBOL community. It helps build a stronger community. Your contributions can be in the form of papers, success stories, experiences, web site links, and other COBOL programming resources that will benefit the community at large.

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User Groups 

COBOL User Group Meeting Registration
26th of November 2009
Johannesburg, South Africa

Topic:  Modernisation of the COBOL Warrior

COBOL User Group Event
March 2009
South Africa

Topic:  21st Century COBOL on the Microsoft Platform

Local COBOL user groups are great resources for how vendors implement technologies such as Service Oriented Architecture, Distibuted Architecture, java, COBOL .net, XML, etc.

They provide an opportunity for you to network and share experiences with peers in your local area.

Help build a local COBOL community and join a user group near you.

We welcome the following local COBOL user groups that were recently formed:

Australia

Melbourne COBOL User Group (MELCUG)

India

Bangalore COBOL User Group (BANGCUG)

Mexico

Mexico COBOL User Group (MEXCUG)

United States

Chicago COBOL Users Group (ChiCOBOL)
Cleveland Area COBOL Users Group (CLEVCUG)
Mid Atlantic COBOL Users Group (MACUG)

Call for User Group Leaders

Get Involved Today! This call for user group leaders is an opportunity for you to participate in building a local COBOL community in your area. You can join other user group leaders in your local area to form a 3-5 person leadership committee that will help build a local user group.

COBOL Jobs 

Here are a few of the recent COBOL jobs posted on the COBUG job site:

Title: Sr. DB2 IMS DBA
Experience: DB2/IMS Mainframe Support. Portfolio Support - The ongoing support of the DB2/IMS legacy systems. 8 to 10 years experience in Mainframe Database Administration for both DB2 and IMS. Participation on larger projects that require understanding of a software development life cycle and methodology. At least 4 to 5 years experience in the design, development and support of both large OLTP and Data Warehousing related databases and applications.
Location: Torrance, California
Duration: Permanent

Title: COBOL DB2 Programmer
Experience: Must be immediately available with solid Mainframe experience. Must have 6+ years of COBOL and 4 years of DB2+ experience.
Location: Denver, Colorado
Duration:

Title: UNISYS MCP COBOL Developers
Experience: Strong skills in the following area are required: 1. Unisys MCP COBOL 2. XGen experience 3. Java 4. Client/Server 5. HTML 6. Insurance Domain Knowledge
Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Duration: 6 Months

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User Articles 

These are COBOL articles, technical tips and white papers submitted to COBUG by COBOL users, and they should be of interest to the COBOL community:

COBOL Programming Design Patterns, Introduction to COBOL Batch Processing

Please, Not Another 50 Years

COBOL IF ELSE END-IF - Technical Tip

Beware of SQL (Structured Query Language)

Ludicrous

Hopefully Not Another Thirty Years

Wake Up and Smell the Roses

The Future of the Mainframe

Dynamic Software productivity is still available

What Does The Future Hold For COBOL

COBOL Costly Judgement Errors



COBOL News COBOL News COBOL
News Articles

>  COBOL at 50: Same Age as Barbie, But More Like Rodney
Last Thursday, May 28, was COBOL's 50th birthday. COBOL may share the same age as Barbie, that icon of American ideals about beauty and consumerism, and a product of Mattel--an AS/400 shop that was once featured on the cover of AS/400 Technology SHOWCASE magazine.

>  The 2009 IT career survival guide
Cobol skills can be great job insurance, for example. And don't forget about skills that have been hot for a while and thus tend to be neglected, such as open source, .Net, and Java.

>  COBOL Into the Clouds
Does COBOL have a place in cloud computing? Cloud computing is about services, not languages. Many people would tell you that you need to start learning Ruby or Python in order to use cloud technology.

>  Alchemy Solutions Shows Moving COBOL to .NET Isn't Magic
Alchemy Solutions, established as a subsidiary of TMV Holdings, purchased Fujitsu's NetCOBOL legacy modernization portfolio and distribution rights outside Japan. Under the agreement, Alchemy Solutions will own, market, sell, support and enhance the .NET legacy modernization portfolio, including NeoKicks NeoBatch, NeoSort and NeoData.

>  Micro Focus Snatches Relativity, Expands App Modernization
Micro Focus, a U.K.-based software company that strongly believes in aligning software with business requirements, broadening its product line, and extended its geographical reach, last week bought Relativity Technologies, a company with a similar philosophy and product set, but with a slightly different niche.

>  Legacy modernization opens Windows for publisher
"It was hard at the time to convince people that Windows could run what they were seeing on the mainframe," he said of the book publisher's transfer of five million lines of COBOL to a .NET environment.
Product News

>   Press Release: Axios Products, Inc. announced the availability of RefWiz® History.
COMMACK, NY, April 13, 2009 -- Axios Products, Inc. recently announced the availability of RefWiz® History, an analysis tool that identifies active jobs and programs in the mainframe environment, critical for conversion, migration, consolidation, and audit projects.

>   IBM COBOL Café
IBM created this online Café community to provide in-depth information to help you take advantage of IBM's COBOL technology.

>   Press Release: New Transoft product gives benefits of relational databases to organizations using COBOL applications
June 12, Atlanta, GA - Transoft, an expert in innovative modernization software and services solutions, today announced the launch of CIO, its new product which enables organizations to maximise the potential of their existing systems by using COBOL applications with relational databases (RDBMS), replacing older proprietary COBOL ISAM file handlers.

>   Case Study: Wholesale Grocer Uses CONNX for Data Access, Data Integration and to Enhance Reporting Capabilities
Wholesale grocer utilizes CONNX Solutions flagship product, CONNX for RMS, to access its distribution system for purchasing, shipping and inventory report generation and more.

>   Clerity Extends Leading Migration and Modernization Role With Strategic Investment in COBOL and Java Technology Innovator Veryant, Inc.
Clerity Solutions, Inc. (Clerity) announced that it has entered into an agreement to invest and take controlling interest in Veryant, Inc., a ground-breaking software technology firm focused on delivering comprehensive, cost-effective COBOL development and Java deployment solutions.

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Upcoming COBOL Events Upcoming Events COBOL
COMMON
Annual Meeting and Exposition
Reno, NV
April 26-30, 2009

IBM WebSphere
IBM IMPACT 2009
Las Vegas, NV
May 03-08, 2009

Micro Focus
Micro Focus Live
Global Virtual Forum
May 11-13, 2009

IBM Rational
Software Conference 2009
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort - Orlando, FL
May 31-June 4, 2009
Gartner
Applications: Trends & Technologies Summit
Sydney, Australia
June 16-17, 2009

The OCEAN USER GROUP
OCEAN's 16th annual Technical Conference - Learning new skills to bridge application development skills like RPG to new Web tools and open-source tools.
Irvine, CA
July 20th, 2009

IBM SHARE
SHARE in Denver
Denver, CO
August 23-28, 2009

COMMON
COMMON Focus 2009
Indianapolis, IN
September 15-17, 2009
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