LinuxPR: MERANT Brings the Power of Legacy Extension to Red Hat Linux | Linux Today

LinuxPR: MERANT Brings the Power of Legacy Extension to Red Hat Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 26, 2000

“MERANT (NNM:MRNT; LSE:MRN) today extended its Egility
Enterprise Extension solution to Red Hat Linux with the
introduction of the MERANT Micro Focus Object COBOL Developer Suite
(OCDS) for Linux. By providing OCDS on Linux, MERANT enables
companies with a significant investment in legacy-based systems to
rapidly deploy on Linux, leveraging its power and low cost of
ownership as a platform for e-business and distributed
solutions.”

“The extension of the MERANT Micro Focus Object COBOL
Developer Suite broadens the range of solutions that MERANT offers
its customers to power enterprise e-business development.”

“The MERANT Egility Enterprise Extension solution leverages the
industry-leading Micro Focus®, EnterpriseLink®,
DataDirect® and PVCS® products and services to provide a
comprehensive solution for enterprise applications. MERANT Egility
is the framework for rapidly enabling existing businesses to
compete in e-business.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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