Visual COBOL supports development on Windows, Linux, and Unix platforms. It allows distributed development using Developer Hub and supports mainframe development with tools like CICS, PL/I, and JCL. Visual COBOL can generate native code, MSIL code, or bytecode and supports deployment to Windows, Linux, Unix, and z/Linux environments. It provides a way for organizations using COBOL to modernize applications and deploy them to Java or .NET platforms.

2. The Products
Windows
.NET
Windows, Unix, Linux
JVM
Distributed Unix Development
Development
Deployment
COBOL Server
Visual COBOL for Visual Studio Visual COBOL for Eclipse

3. Distributed Development using Developer Hub
Build
Debug
Test
Source code
Test Data
3rd Party Apps
Build
Debug
Single Unix EnvironmentMultiple developers
Visual COBOL
Developer Hub

4. • Mainframe development
– CICS, PL/I, JCL, etc
• Integrated with Eclipse and Visual Studio
• Supports mainframe offload, development and testing
• Visual COBOL inside
Mainframe Solutions using Enterprise Developer

5. Supported Platforms
Windows
• Windows XP 64 bit SP2
• Windows XP 32-bit SP3
• Windows Vista SP1 32/64-bit,
• Windows 7, 8 32/64-bit
• Windows Server 2003 SP2 32/64-bit
• Windows Server 2003 R2 32/64-bit
• Windows Server 2008 SP2 32/64-bit
• Windows Server 2008 R2 32/64-bit
• Windows Server 2012 32/64bit
• Windows Azure
Linux x86
• Red Hat 5.x 6.x
• SUSE 11 SP1
• Oracle Linux
Unix
• AIX 6.1/7.1 Power
PC
• HPUX 11.31
Itanium
• Solaris 10 , 11
SPARC and INTEL
JVM Deployment
• Windows
• Linux
• AIX
z/Linux

6. Native Code
Generator
Deployment Agility
Native
code
MSIL
code
Byte
code
COBOL
source
COBOL
source
INT
code
Micro Focus
compiler
“I need to deploy Java”
“We are a .NET shop”
COBOL is the unique solution
The fastest & lowest risk route to Java or .NET

7. Choose your
development
platform
Build your
application as
you do today
Embrace the
IDEs
Modernize
your apps
Cloud and
Mobile
Upgrading to Visual COBOL
Delivering More Value