Micro Focus is delighted to announce a NEW set of data modernization solutions for COBOL applications—Relativity and Database Connectors. These add-on solutions to the Micro Focus COBOL portfolio enable you to unlock the value of business data—without cost and risk. Relativity delivers the benefits of relational database access to COBOL systems by making COBOL data files available to virtually any ODBC or JDBC enabled toolset, such as Microsoft Excel. For Net Express ® , Server Express™, RM/COBOL ® , and Visual COBOL ® users, Relativity enables you to take full advantage of modern analytics and reporting tools by presenting COBOL data as a relational data source—preserving the performance of COBOL data files with the added flexibility of RDBMS access—all without code or application infrastructure change. Relativity helps analysts and developers: Create custom user-defined reports for business and technical audiences Analyze data using Crystal Reports, Microsoft Access. Microsoft Excel, or other ODBC- or JDBC-enabled reporting tools Access and integrate with COBOL data using Java, C#, VB.NET, and C++ languages Deliver secure, real-time data access and analytics for data warehousing, ETL, business intelligence, and data archival needs For ACUCOBOL users, Micro Focus also offers a similar relational data access solution— AcuXDBC . Database Connectors simplify the transition from traditional COBOL data files to relational database management systems. The new data modernization solution solves the complex challenge in modifying COBOL source code to utilize SQL syntax by automatically translating the existing data file syntax within COBOL source code into SQL instructions operating against a modern relational database. This approach delivers a bridge between RDBMS and COBOL removing any need for an application rewrite. Database Connectors helps analysts and developers: Leverage the benefits of SQL and RDBMS without significant re-engineering Increase application reliability, availability, and scalability using modern RDBMS technology Improve application up-time and recoverability following a system failure Preserve traditional COBOL file-IO semantics for faster application reuse Expand application usage while managing RDBMS infrastructure costs For ACUCOBOL users, Micro Focus also offers a similar database connectivity solution— Acu4GL . More information on Relativity can be found here . Additional details on Database Connectors can be found here.
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