Have you used your mobile phone today? Chances are you’ve interacted with COBOL which connects 500 million mobile users every day. Take a look at the infographic for other COBOL statistics

1. COBOL is
everywhere,
every day...
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Data sourced from global research of 119 Academic Partners, conducted by Micro Focus in 2013.
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on our day-to
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UGE IMPACT
COBOL powers
of our business transactions
£
of ATM
transactions
We rely on COBOL in a big way, without even realizing!
of all point-of-
sale transactions
7 2 0 0 0
Freight containers transported
5.5million
home buyers
2 ,000Retirement plans managed
Connects
500
million
mobile users
Moves
SOLD
It’s all in a day’s work for COBOL
Bridging the COBOL skills gap
Educators Students Employers
To ensure there are enough COBOL developers for the future
However, there’s a
major shortage of skills
to support the applications
we rely on every day!
This is ‘why’
Micro Focus
has invested in an
Academic Program
to support our universities,
our businesses and our students...