The software company provides to the market the COBOL-IT® Precompiler for Microsoft SQL Server, the last generation of COBOL precompiler for the very popular Windows database: Microsoft SQL Server

Paris 8 February, 2010 – COBOL-IT, the first company to provide an enterprise-class Open Source COBOL Compiler, is announcing a new addition to its CitSQL® family of products; the COBOL-IT® Precompiler for Microsoft SQL Server. The COBOL-IT® Precompiler for Microsoft SQL Server uses the ODBC API to provide a precompiler for Microsoft’s industry-leading SQL Server database on all 32- and 64-bit Microsoft Windows platforms.

The COBOL-IT® Precompiler for Microsoft SQL Server takes COBOL-IT programs containing ESQL/COBOL statements as input, and produces as output COBOL-IT programs in which the ESQL statements have been translated into calls to ODBC functions. These COBOL programs can then be compiled and executed in the COBOL-IT runtime environment, accessing data stored in a Microsoft SQL Server database.

“Large corporations rely on their database solution to provide security, performance, manageability, and scalability, and they need to achieve results at a reasonable cost”, says Stephane Croce, CEO of COBOL-IT. “The COBOL-IT® Precompiler for Microsoft SQL Server allows users to combine the industry-leading Open Source solutions provided by COBOL-IT with the industry-leading database solutions provided by Microsoft, and benefit from our shared commitment to quality support, high performance, reliability, and cost savings”.

“Many of our enterprise-class customers run their business logic with COBOL-based applications using a Microsoft SQL Server database solution”, says Bob Ellsworth, Director Enterprise Platform Modernization at Microsoft. “By providing a COBOL pre-compiler that supports embedded SQL for Microsoft SQL Server, COBOL-IT provides customers the choice of a COBOL solution that utilizes the performance, security, reliability, or scalability which they depend upon Microsoft SQL Server to deliver.”

With the release of the COBOL-IT® Precompiler for Microsoft SQL Server, COBOL-IT expands its solution set within the Microsoft Windows operating environment. The solution will appeal to new and existing users of COBOL-IT and Microsoft SQL Server, providing them with a high-performance, low-cost alternative to existing ESQL/COBOL solutions.

COBOL-IT® Precompiler for Microsoft SQL Server is available on 32- and 64-bit Windows platforms. It is sold as a separate product.

For more information please contact COBOL-IT at: contact@cobol-it.com.

About COBOL-IT
COBOL-IT is the first company offering an enterprise-class Open Source COBOL Compiler with a wide range of Premium Professional Services. The COBOL-IT Compiler Suite software is an advanced and specific distribution of the COBOL compiler. COBOL-IT is positioned as a partner for companies with many critical COBOL applications that must be maintained or modernized. The COBOL-IT software range covers all the life cycle aspects of COBOL application: development, modernization, maintenance and production. In addition to its software offering, COBOL-IT proposes a wide range of commercial subscriptions, professional services and advice regarding COBOL usage and related tools. COBOL-IT is based in Paris, France since September 2008 and also has offices in Brussels, Belgium for its Research & Development Department and its technical staff.

More information about COBOL-IT is available at www.cobol-it.com.