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COBOL for AIX

Features and benefits

Feature	Description	Benefit
Industry leading compilation and optimization technology	Leverage industry leading compilation and optimization technology common across IBM compilers, including support for the latest POWER7 hardware.	Optimized Infrastructure – As an integral part of IBM Rational solutions for Power Systems Software, COBOL for AIX will optimize application performance to maximize the return on your hardware investments. Used in conjunction with Power Systems, COBOL for AIX is designed to exploit the latest hardware advancements and industry leading optimization technology to deliver unprecedented performance, reliability and energy efficiency.
Middleware integration	COBOL for AIX offers strong integration with latest middleware technologies including DB2, TXSeries, Oracle, and Tuxedo.	COBOL for AIX continues to deliver the latest programming interfaces to middleware to facilitate application integration and modernization.
Debugging capabilities	IBM COBOL for AIX produces symbolic debugging information which can be read by any standard AIX debugger.	XL compilers help increase programmer productivity and lower maintenance costs by providing information consumable by standard symbolic debugging tools, including the Debugger for AIX component included with COBOL for AIX The user benefits from a familiar development environment using debugging tools of choice with increased proficiency and productivity, debugging source and optimized code.
Application compatibility	COBOL for AIX delivers source compatibility and data management features and utilities to reduce the barriers and minimize the risks to port from other COBOL implementations. COBOL for AIX also provides high file and source compatibility with Enterprise COBOL for z/OS.	COBOL for AIX affords easier application migration efforts to Power Systems.
64-bit application development	COBOL for AIX enables you to create either 32-bit or 64-bit applications.	This support facilitates programming with large amounts of data, for example: • COBOL XML applications that parse or generate large XML documents • DB2/COBOL applications that use DB2® BLOB and CLOB data types
XML and Java interoperability	COBOL for AIX provides flexibility and control over the form of XML documents that are generated. COBOL for AIX facilitates the interoperation of COBOL and Java programs based upon the facilities of the Java Native Interface, which is the primary means provided by Java for interoperation with non-Java programs.	Such interoperability enables you to capitalize on existing IT investments while smoothly incorporating new, web-based applications into your organization’s infrastructure.
Integration with IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software and IBM Rational Team Concert for Power Systems Software	IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software is the premier integrated development environment for application development and maintenance targeting Power Systems. IBM Rational Team Concert for Power Systems Software is the Jazz-based application lifecycle management software to improve team collaboration on Power Systems	Integration with Rational Developer for Power Systems Software and Rational Team Concert for Power Systems Software affords developers on Power Systems access to integrated development tools as well as team collaboration tools
No additional runtime charge	IBM COBOL for AIX does not charge for runtime deployment	Lower total cost of ownership compared to other solutions

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