PC Cobol aims at C. (Field Report)

From: Software Magazine | Date: March 1, 1993| Author: Harding, Elizabeth U. | Copyright information

COBOL application development on desktop microcomputers is growing in popularity largely because of the trend in systems downsizing. The Micro Focus Workbench has a strong market position, with 90 percent of the offloading market and 80 percent of the microcomputer application development market. Micro Focus' partnerships with IBM and Microsoft are the main reasons for the company's success. Computer Associates International Inc (CA) is also poised to become a major player in the COBOL applic...

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