FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Fujitsu Software: NetCOBOL Provides Solution to Deploy COBOL Applications to Web-based Systems

San Jose, Calif.--September 10, 1997--For companies developing Intra/Internet applications, Fujitsu Software Corporation today introduced NetCOBOL^(TM) -- a revolutionary COBOL compiler that generates 100% Pure Java Bytecode-based applications/applets from existing legacy COBOL programs. NetCOBOL programs execute on any machine which supports the Java^(TM) Virtual Machine, including Network Computers. NetCOBOL is the first and only true platform independent COBOL compiler.

Enterprise companies worldwide have standardized on COBOL as the cornerstone of their mission-critical computing solutions. As customers adopt corporate Intranets in ever-increasing numbers, they are looking for ways to deploy their existing legacy COBOL applications to Java-enabled browsers and network computers. NetCOBOL provides all the necessary tools to easily develop Java client applets and Java server applications using the COBOL language. NetCOBOL is the best-of-breed tool to allow deployment of existing COBOL applications to virtually all platforms; giving new life and portability to existing applications.

"NetCOBOL opens new deployment options for legacy COBOL applications. Programmers can now easily and cost effectively retarget legacy COBOL applications to network centric business systems and lower the cost of Internet application development and maintenance," said Todd Yancey, General Manager of Fujitsu Software Corporation Developer Tools Group.

"NetCOBOL leverages our existing investment in COBOL by enabling full support for the Internet and provides for deploying COBOL applications across a virtually unlimited number of platforms," said Jay Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Logics, Inc.

NetCOBOL Key Features

• Generates 100% Pure Java Bytecode
• COBOL programs can run as either a Java applet or Java application (COBOL applets subject to Java applet security)
• Standards Compliant (Full ANSI Standard COBOL X3.23B 1989)
• Platform independent Event Driven GUI programming extensions
• Embedded SQL Preprocessor with JDBC support, facilitating the creation of COBOL applications/applets that can access data on DB2, Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server and other database servers.
• Java based & network accessible COBOL file systems (Sequential, Relative, and Index)
• EXEC HTML - allows dynamic COBOL driven web pages
• EXEC JAVA - allows mixture of COBOL and Java source code in the same program
• TCP/IP socket programming extensions

Pricing and Availability

Currently shipping, NetCOBOL is an add-on component to Fujitsu COBOL Professional and is priced at $750 and runs on Windows 95 and/or Windows NT 4.0 and above. For more information on NetCOBOL, visit the Fujitsu COBOL Web site at www.adtools.com .

Founded in 1935, Fujitsu Limited is an international leader in information technology, telecommunications, semiconductors and other electronic devices. The Fujitsu Group of over 400 technology, software and service companies posted global revenues of more than $36 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997. http://www.fujitsu.com/

Fujitsu Software Corporation (FSC) and Fujitsu Limited are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited of Tokyo. NetCOBOL is a trademark of Fujitsu Software Corporation. Java and Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Note to Editors: If you are interested in viewing additional information on NetCOBOL, please visit the Fujitsu COBOL Web site at http://www.adtools.com or contact: Andrew Mackenzie, 408/456-7981.

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