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Here is a collection of COBOL news articles from several magazines, covering various COBOL programming topics:
 
 > Heirloom Computing Partners With CloudBees to Move Mainframe Workloads to the Cloud
Fremont, CA, January 30, 2013
 > GT Software Expands Enterprise Modernization Capabilities with NEO Suite® of Solutions and NetCOBOL® Compilers
GT Software, Atlanta, GA, June 28, 2012
 > IBM Says Mainframe Technology Still Relevant; Others Disagree
Midsize Insider, by Megan Mostyn-Brown, Midsize Insider, April 19, 2012
 > Dell Buys Application Modernization Firm Clerity
PCWorld, by Chris Kanaracus, IDG News, April 3, 2012
 > Dell Acquires Make Technologies
Yahoo! Finance, by Zacks Equity Research, April 11, 2012
 > COBOL at 50: Same Age as Barbie, But More Like Rodney
IT Jungle, by Alex Woodie, June 1, 2009
 > The good news about open source, Cobol, and mobile jobs
InfoWorld, by Bill Snyder, December 26, 2008
 > Cobol 'Eclipse'd
Government Computer News, by Joab Jackson, December 24, 2008
 > Legacy IT holding back insurers
Silicon.com, by Catherine Stagg-Macey, December 16, 2008
 > COBOL Into the Clouds
Dr. Dobb's Journal, by Jonathan Erickson, December 15, 2008
 > Micro Focus Snatches Relativity, Expands App Modernization
IT Jungle, by Dan Burger, December 15, 2008
 > Alchemy Solutions Shows Moving COBOL to .NET Isn't Magic
Integration Developers, CA, by Vance McCarthy, December 11, 2008
 > Legacy modernization opens Windows for publisher
TechTarget, by Rich Seeley, December 10, 2008
 > The 2009 IT career survival guide
InfoWorld, by Galen Gruman, November 12, 2008
 > Looking for job security? Try Cobol
Slashdot, by Tom Sullivan, October 23, 2008
 > Agencies transition from COBOL to newer languages
FederalTimes.com, by Gregg Carlstrom, September 18, 2008
 > Micro Focus buys Liant
InfoWorld, by Paul Krill, July 11, 2008
 > Micro Focus buys NetManage
The Register, by John Oates, May 1, 2008
 > Micro Focus Buys COBOL App Modernization Rival Acucorp
IT Jungle, by Timothy Prickett Morgan, May 8, 2007
 > DB2 and CICS Are Moving On: Avoiding Potholes on the Yellow Brick Road to an LE Migration
z/Journal, by M. Carl Gehr Jr., Nate Murphy, April/May 2007
 > Insurance provider keeps tech innovation at a premium
Software conversion times drop from seven hours to 70 minutes

Computerworld, by Sandra Rossi, February 20, 2007
 > COBOL Today and Tomorrow, Part 2
LinuxInsider, by Irving Abraham, January 25, 07
 > Micro Focus to acquire Italian software firm
Washington Business Journal, November 07, 2006
 > Blindly navigating mainframe and SOA integration
ADT Magazine, by Leigh Alexander, May 31, 2006
 > IBM takes mainframes into the SOA age
Computerworld, by Paul Krill, May 15, 2006
 > Next move: How do I get desktop software knowledge?
ComputerWeekly, May 10, 2006
 > Biting the legacy bullet
Register, by Dale Vile, May 04, 2006
 > Next move: How do I get back into programming?
ComputerWeekly, May 02, 2006
 > Sidebar: The COBOL brain drain
Computerworld, by Robert Mitchell, April 24, 2006
 > Big iron's battle of the boxes
ComputerWeekly.com, February 28, 2006
 > Micro Focus CEO Tony Hill Resigns
European Tech Wire, February 24, 2006
 > TechMark movers: Micro Focus crashes as CEO departs
Digital Look, February 23, 2006
 > Service Oriented Legacy Architecture - MF meets SOA
IT-Analysis UK, by Peter Abrahams, February 07, 2006
 > Why Bank of America banks on BPO
BusinessWeek, by Dean Foust, January 26, 2006
 > The New CIO: From Information to Innovation and Survival
ITworld.com, by Joel Shore, January 18, 2006
 > Top Stories from Around the Web
IT Jungle, November 01, 2005
 > Data Integration Strategies for Reliable Information Delivery
Information Management Magazine, by Faisal Shah, November 01, 2005
 > Q&A with Erich Clementi, zSeries General Manager
IT Jungle, by Timothy Prickett Morgan, October 25, 2005
 > Tough Decisions for Old Apps
ADT Magazine, by Stephen Swoyer, October 18, 2005
 > IBM User Group President Warns Of IT Personnel Shortage
InformationWeek, October 07, 2005
 > The Road to CIO, The Evolved CIO, Part 2
Computerworld, by Andrew Hickman, September 30, 2005
 > Micro Focus migrates with Lift and Shift
The Register, by David Norfolk, September 23, 2005
 > IT workers urged to hone business skills
Contractor UK Limited, September 20, 2005
 > UK suffering IT management shortage
Vnunet.com, by Ken Young, September 19, 2005
 > Financial Services Wary of Outsourcing Key Projects
Computerworld, by Lucas Mearian, September 05, 2005
 > Finding a Way
Government Technology, by Shane Peterson, September 2005
 > SOA gets its CICS at SHARE event
TechTarget, by Michael Meehan, August 25, 2005
 > IT and Business: Stayin' Aligned
Computerworld, by Barbara Gomolski, May 16, 2005
 > Outsourcing: The 'O' Word Reconsidered
Computerworld, by Mary Brandel, May 16, 2005
 > Legacy mainframes still haunting CIOs in the 21st century
Computerworld, by Michael Crawford, May 09, 2005
 > Tips for Those Nearing Retirement
Computerworld, April 18, 2005
 > And Now... Legacy Code
Artima, by Michael Feathers, April 04, 2005
 > Fair Isaac Cited Among Most Influential Technology Companies for Delivering Agility and Smarter Business Processes
Business Wire, March 28, 2005
 > Homegrown
Computerworld, by Julia King, March 28, 2005
 > Rescue service for mainframe data
Computerworld, by Heather Havenstein, March 28, 2005
 > Sidebar: Tools to Tap Legacy Data
Computerworld, by Heather Havenstein, March 28, 2005
 > Workloads Return Home to the Mainframe
Enterprise Systems, by Stephen Swoyer, March 15, 2005
 > CICS: The Old Workhorse Keeps on Kicking
Enterprise Systems, by Stephen Swoyer, February 01, 2005
 
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