Fujitsu NetCOBOL for .NET

Fujitsu NetCOBOL for .NET is a COBOL compiler created specifically for Microsoft's .Net Framework. This means that it:

Produces Microsoft's Intermediate Language(MSIL) that executes under the Common Language Runtime (CLR). Thislanguage-neutral, platform independent environment enables COBOL codeto be mixed with any other .NET-supporting language (such as C# and VB.NET) on any .NET-supporting platform.
Adapts OO COBOL syntax, and supports .NET-specific extensions, so thatCOBOL programs can be written to take full advantage of the .NETFramework classes.
Enables COBOL as an ASP.NET scripting language.
Integrates with Visual Studio .NET so that COBOL applications can bedeveloped using this award winning development environment.

These features allow you to bring COBOL fullyinto the world of Internet applications including XML Web services andASP.NET pages, and to integrate that code with code written in otherlanguages. The .NET Framework gives access to the latest technology andNetCOBOL for .NET ensures this is immediately available to COBOLprogrammers. COBOL-85 code can also be compiled and run as-is in the.NET environment so that you can leverage your current COBOL assets

NetCOBOL for .NET can be purchased in threedifferent packages: Professional, Developer, and Universal. TheProfessional package contains the .NET-supporting components and onlysupports the development of applications that will execute in the .NETenvironment. The Developer package adds the Fujitsu COBOL V6 Standardedition product and multi-threaded run-time, giving the ability todevelop native Windows applications as well as .NET-targetedapplications and integrate the two together. The Universal package is acombination of the NetCOBOL for .NET Professional product and theFujitsu COBOL V6 Enterprise Edition, giving you our top-of-the-lineWindows application development environment along with the leading-edgeNetCOBOL for .NET product.

Highlights

COBOL compiler generates standard .NET MSIL (Microsoft Intermediate Language) code
COBOL programs can be integrated seamlessly with other languages:inheriting from classes created in other languages, invoking and beinginvoked by methods written in other languages.
Full access to .NET Framework classes, including XML Web service classes
Mixed language applications can be debugged with the one, Visual Studio, debugger
Support for using COBOL as an ASP.NET language
Interoperation with COM and existing native code compilers
Includes, and integrates with, Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET.