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NetCOBOL’s functionality, pricing structure and reliability make it the COBOL of choice for more and more professional COBOL application developers.

Customer Comments

“Using NetCOBOL with no runtime license fees can make a huge difference in TCO for our customers – in some cases reducing their annual costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars." Mike Stith, Cincom

"With NetCOBOL it’s a completely different world. NetCOBOL actually works! And support has been just as about as good as it gets, and I should know because I’ve been a programmer for 30 years." Ethan Schulz, President, Rosebud Management Systems LLC

Highlights: 
  • No COBOL runtime fees
    Like other popular languages you purchase your compiler and development environment, then distribute your applications without further hassles.
  • High reliability
    NetCOBOL users enjoy the compiler’s solid reputation for producing highly stable code.
  • Back version compatibility
    When you upgrade to a new release of NetCOBOL you typically don’t have to recompile all your programs, greatly easing the process.
  • Tight integration with Microsoft’s .NET and Visual Studio environments
    Fujitsu has a close relationship with Microsoft and continues to ensure that NetCOBOL for .NET is a first class language for .NET applications. It can do this because it generates true MSIL code. One of the benefits is that you can debug mixed-language applications using a single (Visual Studio) debugger.
  • Straightforward build and delivery mechanisms
    NetCOBOL code integrates well with the target operating environment so the build and distribution processes are as simple as you’d expect.
  • Versions also available for native Windows, Linux, and SPARC Architecture (Solaris), plus support for Eclipse on Windows and Linux.
Benefits: 
  • Predictable application distribution costs
    When your COBOL runtime licenses are free, you do not add an additional cost to your applications when you distribute them and your margins are not at the mercy of license fee increases.
  • No penalty for developing in COBOL
    Few other programming languages charge fees for distributing runtimes so why should you have to pay extra for the privilege of developing in COBOL? NetCOBOL provides you with that no-runtime-fee option.
  • Reliable production execution
    We can’t claim that NetCOBOL is perfect but production issues with NetCOBOL compiled code are extremely rare. Our customers therefore know that if they have a problem in production it’s likely something within their control to resolve. That’s a certainty that helps you sleep well at nights.
  • Responsive support.
    Because NetCOBOL is a highly reliable product our support staff has the time to respond to questions submitted and help resolve our customers’ challenges.