OpenVMS Users Can Now Run Critical COBOL Applications on HP Integrity Servers

OpenVMS Users Can Now Run Critical COBOL Applications on HP Integrity Servers SAN DIEGO, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Acucorp, Inc., an international developer of software solutions that revitalize COBOL applications, today announces its support for HP's OpenVMS 8.2 operating system for HP Integrity servers. This support will enable organizations to run their critical COBOL business systems while taking advantage of the scalability and security of OpenVMS as well as the reliability and performance of the HP Integrity server platform, built on the Intel Itanium 2 architecture. Acucorp was one of the first HP business partners to successfully port its extend(R) product suite to OpenVMS on the Integrity line. In addition, extend also runs on earlier versions of OpenVMS for HP AlphaServer systems and VAX servers as well as on HP-UX, Linux and Windows Itanium 2-based systems via its COBOL Virtual Machine(TM). "For more than 16 years, Acucorp has provided COBOL solutions for the VMS environment," explained Cameron Jenkins, Acucorp's vice president, strategic partnerships. "By making our extend technologies available first on VAX/VMS, then on AlphaServer systems running OpenVMS and now on HP Integrity servers running OpenVMS, enterprise customers have a low-cost, low-risk way to quickly and painlessly modernize their trusted business-critical systems." Included in Acucorp's extend are solutions that enable COBOL applications to: interoperate with .NET, Java and XML; be deployed as Web services in a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA); be accessible on the Internet or through a PDA; display a graphical user interface (GUI); access a relational database management system (RDBMS); benefit from streamlined processing via thin client architecture; or be migrated to more than 600 Linux, UNIX or Windows platforms. Acucorp's robust COBOL development system, ACUCOBOL-GT(R) runs, by default, in HP COBOL for OpenVMS compatibility mode. This support makes it less costly and risky to modernize COBOL applications and maintain them running on trusted OpenVMS servers. The Acucorp development system also takes advantage of the Record Management Services (RMS), and offers easy access to Digital Command Language (DCL) and many other facilities available with OpenVMS. "Acucorp continues to demonstrate unwavering commitment and support for OpenVMS," said Mark Gorham, vice president, OpenVMS Systems at HP. "As a result, enterprises, government end users and independent software vendors can maintain their existing legacy applications on the OpenVMS platform while taking advantage of the innovative technologies offered by Acucorp." About Acucorp Acucorp, Inc., an HP business partner, was founded in 1988. The privately held company is headquartered in San Diego, California, USA with additional offices in France, Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands. Acucorp's products are distributed in more than 100 countries throughout the world. Its over 4,000 customers and 1,000,000 end users include Ford Argentina, L'Oreal Mexico, Red Cross Belgium, Siemens, Sport Chalet, The Travelex Group (formerly Thomas Cook), Tower Records and Warner Music Group. The Company designs, develops, and markets innovative solutions for extending the life of vital COBOL business systems. Additional information about Acucorp is available at www.acucorp.com/hp. Acucorp, extend and ACUCOBOL-GT are registered trademarks of Acucorp, Inc. The COBOL Virtual Machine is a trademark of Acucorp, Inc. All other trademarks used are the property of their respective owners. Source: Acucorp, Inc. CONTACT: Kendra DeWitt, Marketing Communications Manager of Acucorp, Inc., +1-858-689-4435, kdewitt@acucorp.com Web site: http://www.acucorp.com/hp ------- Profile: International Entertainment