What can COBOL for AIX do for your business

IBM® COBOL for AIX® is a development environment for building business-critical COBOL applications on Power® Systems. It includes a COBOL compiler, a runtime library for application development use, and a debugger that lets you visually debug a program from your workstation. COBOL for AIX enables you to create 32-bit or 64-bit applications. IBM COBOL Runtime Environment for AIX 5.1 is required to deploy applications built with COBOL for AIX into production.

To discover the advantages and capabilities of the COBOL for AIX 5.1 compiler, read the COBOL for AIX 5.1 data sheet.

Benefits

Maximize Power hardware

Takes advantage of hardware advancements and optimization technology for IBM Power Systems.

Optimize application performance

Uses common compiler back-end technology from XL C, XL C/C++, and XL Fortran to give better performance.

Improve developer productivity

Increases usability by providing diagnostic reports and symbolic debugger support.

Obtain world-class IBM support

Comes with superior IBM service and support.

IBM COBOL for AIX features

  • Application performance maximization
  • XML and Java interoperability
  • Debugging support
  • Middleware integration
  • A runtime-only offering available for application deployment

Which option is right for you?

COBOL for AIX

A cost-effective development environment for building business-critical COBOL applications for Power Systems

COBOL Runtime Environment for AIX

A high-performance runtime offering for deployment of developed IBM COBOL applications