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ALSO CALLED: Basic COBOL and Common Business Oriented Language
DEFINITION: Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) was a pioneer of computer science. Hopper is generally credited with developments that led to COBOL, the programming language for business applications on which the world's largest corporations ran for more than a generation. By the time of her death, Rear Admiral Grace Hopper had made many contributions to the field of software engineering and was arguably the world's
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Scandinavian Airlines Modernize Business Intelligence Capabilities While Lowering Costs by Re-using Existing Applications
sponsored by Micro Focus UK
CASE STUDY:
Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is the largest airline in Scandinavia. SAS need to provide better business intelligence reporting and improved adhoc analysis capabilities by providing real time data access while reducing costs.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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Marin County Upgrades Tax System While Reducing the Costs of the Mainframe
sponsored by Micro Focus UK
CASE STUDY:
The property tax system for Marin County, California, was increasingly expensive to maintain; furthermore, it was not possible to integrate it with newer modern technologies. Read this case study to learn how they updated and modernized this critical application without losing valuable IT assets embedded in the current system.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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HCL Insurance BPO Services Transforms Its Mainframe Environment to Reduce Costs by 75% and Improve Service Performance
sponsored by Micro Focus UK
CASE STUDY:
Following a Business Process Outsourcing agreement for the administration of Life and Pension products, HCL Insurance BPO Services, undertook a full analysis of the inherited infrastructure. A risk was identified with the third party mainframe used to host its CAPSIL insurance application.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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Case Study: DaimlerChrysler South Africa - Migrating Mission Critical Application Achieving Over 50% Cost Savings and Improving Service Levels
sponsored by Micro Focus UK
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In October 2003, DaimlerChrysler South Africa decided that significant cost savings could be achieved by migrating its mission critical systems onto a contemporary low cost platform and in the process remove the mainframe. This case study presents the challenges the company faced as well as the solution and benefits achieved.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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Valero Revamps Applications to Reduce Risk and Increase Business Agility
sponsored by Micro Focus UK
CASE STUDY:
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) is one of the top U.S. refining companies. Read this case study to learn how Valero worked with Micro Focus to reduce risk and costs while increasing competitive advantage in the complex delivery of energy services at both the retail and wholesale level.
Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009
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Blaze Advisor 6.6 Trial Download
sponsored by FICO
TRIAL SOFTWARE:
FICO™ Blaze Advisor® is the world's leading business rules management system, maximizing control over high volume operational decisions.
Posted: 16 Jun 2009 | Published: 16 Jun 2009
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10 Dying IT Skills
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER:
When an IT skill falls out of favor, it rarely ever comes back. Here's our list of 10 dying IT skills. If any of these skills are your main expertise, perhaps it's time to think about updating your skill set.
Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 13 May 2009
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COBOL DEFINITION (continued): … most famous programmer. After receiving her Ph.D. in mathematics at Yale, Hopper worked as an associate professor at Vassar College before joining the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1943. She went on to work as a researcher and mathematician at the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corp. and the Sperry Corporation. Having retired from the Navy after World War II, she returned in 1967 to work at the Naval Data Automation Command. Later, the U.S. Navy was to name a new destroyer after her: the U.S.S Grace Hopper, DDG-70. At Eckerd-Mauchly, Hopper developed programs for the first large-scale digital computer, … COBOL definition sponsored by SearchCIO-Midmarket.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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