Microsoft TechEd
2004, May 24 –
Fujitsu Software announced its support of Microsoft Visual Studio
2005 Team System. The 2005 enhancements are fully in line with
the needs of Fujitsu Software’s customers who are migrating
their mainframe COBOL applications to the Microsoft .NET Framework.
Luis Martinez Atienza,
President of Adamed, S.L., a Spanish system integrator in the
process of migrating over 7 million lines of mainframe code to
the .NET Framework, said, “We are excited to hear of the
new features in Visual Studio 2005 Team System, particularly the
enterprise level source code control which will enhance our ability
to manage the large quantities of source code we typically work
with. We also expect to take a close look at the communication
of modeling features, as anything that shortens the cycle from
concept to code, while enhancing the reliability of the process,
will be good news in the world of enterprise applications.”
“Our message is
that organizations can achieve the Agile IT infrastructure they
desire by migrating their COBOL applications to Microsoft Visual
Studio,” commented Ron Langer, Director of Languages at Fujitsu
Software Corporation. “The migration significantly reduces
the cost of maintaining these applications while increasing developer
productivity. Microsoft’s lifecycle platform announcements
make the message stronger – if you want your developers producing
the highest quality code, matching today’s complex requirements,
on time and within budget, you need to equip them with this set
of tools.”
“NetCOBOL for.NET
has demonstrated tight integration with Visual Studio, based on
a long history of working collaboratively to deliver high-quality
customer solutions,” said Prashant Sridharan, senior product
manger of the .NET Developer Product Management Group at Microsoft
Corp. “We look forward to building on this relationship to
improve productivity and reduce costs through tighter integration,
better communication and sharing of information between Fujitsu
and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System.”
Basim Kadhim, Chief Architect
for Languages, Fujitsu Software Corporation, explains, “Fujitsu’s
strategy for delivering Agile IT starts by putting Web browser interfaces
on migrated CICS applications using the NetKicks product. These
applications consist of millions of lines of code, often supported
by large teams of developers, so our customers are always looking
for better ways to manage the development lifecycle. We are excited
to be working with Microsoft to deliver integrated solutions that
will enable these teams beyond anything they have experienced to
date.”
New Visual Studio 2005
Team System features such as code coverage, unit testing, load testing
and team collaboration demonstrate further tuning of the development
environment to the needs of the enterprise. Today’s announcements
confirm that forward-looking, competitive IT organizations need
to position themselves, and their applications, in the Microsoft
.NET Framework if they want to maximize their long-term value.
For more information
on NetCOBOL please visit www.netcobol.com.
About Fujitsu
Software Corporation
Fujitsu Software Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, is
part of the Fujitsu Limited family. Fujitsu Software Corporation
leverages Fujitsu's international scope and expertise in developing
and providing information technology solutions. Fujitsu Software
Corporation's products include NetCOBOL and Interstage™, e-business
infrastructure software. NetCOBOL is a COBOL development environment
and suite of tools to build fast, mission-critical business systems
on open platforms, including Microsoft's .NET Framework. For more
information, visit http://www.fsw.fujitsu.com
About Fujitsu
Ltd.
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications
solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies,
highly reliable computing and communications platforms, and a worldwide
corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu
to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities
for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited
(TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$45
billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004. For more information,
please see http://www.fujitsu.com.
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Andrew Mackenzie
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