1. When applications mean business

2. Micro Focus bridges the old and the new, enabling customers to unlock the value in their core business applications 3. Public Cloud Privat e Cloud 40+ years of innovation has delivered incredible returns but at the cost of huge levels of complexity 4. Your business logic & data remain your competitive advantage, the key is unlocking this value to exploit the latest technology innovation 5. Micro Focus helps bridge the old to the new Exploit advances in technology such as virtualization, cloud and mobile without the cost and risk of starting again with the application suite by enabling you to: Protect prior investments in their data and business logic whilst unlocking new opportunities & use cases Execute with a balance of speed, flexibility and risk, that is right for their business Optimize how they build, test and deploy business critical applications 6. Micro Focus portability delivers future investment savings Protect prior investments CloudDistributed VirtualizedMainframe ? COBOL applications written yesterday run on todays modern platforms COBOL applications written today will run on tomorrows leading platforms COBOL is already part of the next generation of platforms Micro Focus is investing today so that business applications can support your business for the coming generations 7. Optimize how business applications are built, tested and deployed Execute with the right balance of cost, flexibility and risk Access applications through any device Micro Focus provides optimal efficiency & genuine flexibility Cloud Distributed Virtualized Mainframe Your application 8. Micro Focus bridges the old and the new, enabling customers to unlock the value in their core business applications 9. Bridging the old and the new in the enterprise Accelerate application delivery Reduce IT costs, maximize budget and protect assets Meet variable application demand Access core applications from any device Low cost delivery to new platforms Drivers for change 10. Majority of IT spend 'keeping the lights on'... Bridging the old and the new in the enterprise The barriers to change leaving insufficient room for innovation 11. IT and End User perceptions differ... Bridging the old and the new in the enterprise The barriers to change leading to dissatisfaction and frustration of business people outside IT agree 29% of IT leaders agreed that their organization was 'distributed, agile, and flexible' 57% 12. The Application is key Skills & Organization Development efficiency Mobile Cloud New architecture 13. Development Efficiency Core applications delivered 30% faster Capability Advanced app dev tooling for COBOL Unified environment offers efficient collaboration Development integration across all languages Benefits Accelerate application delivery Reduce IT costs, maximize budget and protect assets Meet variable application demand Access core applications from any device Low cost delivery to new platforms 14. Capability Industry standard COBOL development under Visual Studio and Eclipse Consistent experience for .NET, Java and COBOL developers Smart editing tools easier to learn than ever Benefits Maximise the developer skills pool Attract new developers Protect the value & importance of your core apps Skills & Organization Maximize developer resource pool 15. Capability On-premise COBOL app deployment Supports Windows Azure SQL Database Supports IaaS providers including Amazon and Azure Benefits Increased application reliability, availability and serviceability Achieve your Cloud strategy ROI Rapid service delivery 25% faster Cloud Deployment Scalable, cost-effective application deployment to the Cloud 16. Mobile Access Enhancing the End User Experience with Visual COBOL Capability iPhone, Android, Windows 8 device access to COBOL apps Supports Web 2.0 & HTML 5 applications Build SOA-enabled systems Benefits Build vibrant user interfaces. Deliver a better user experience Respond to consumer service demands Get ahead of the competition 17. Architecture Portable, agile, core application deployment Capability Enterprise portability of COBOL business apps Supports 50+ platforms - Windows, Unix, Linux, z/Linux, .NET, and JVM. Integration with XML, SOA, Web Services, and Relational Databases Benefits Reduce Time to Delivery by up to 50% Flexible application deployment choice Build once: Deploy anywhere! 18. Your strategic advantage - COBOL Future Proofed: $60M annual investment Fit for Purpose: 4 times cheaper to maintain than Java Heritage: 240 billion lines of code Portable: 500 platforms and rising Easy to Read: Cross-train in 1 hour 19. Applications mean business Addressing 'drivers for change' require an innovative approach For core COBOL applications, the solution is Visual COBOL 20. Visual COBOL Our next step Value Profile meeting Outline survey of key application stakeholders Micro Focus / Client meeting Discussion of current situation, strategy, criteria, priority Review and outline proposal within days General Information Overall Summary App Totals, Developer Totals, Outline Application Summary, Indicative Costs Application Overview Application by Application key data - value, cost, composition, function, deployment characteristics Technical Review Detailed Application Information - Languages, Data Volumes, Interfaces, Subsystems Strategy Fit Outline of IT strategy and key considerations 21. Visual COBOL Getting Started 22. The Products Windows .NET Windows, Unix, Linux JVM Distributed Unix Development Development COBOL Server Visual COBOL for Visual Studio Visual COBOL for Eclipse Deployment 23. Distributed Development using Developer Hub Build Debug Test Source code Test Data 3rd Party Apps Build Debug Single Unix EnvironmentMultiple developers Visual COBOL Developer Hub 24. CICS, PL/I, JCL, etc Integrated with Eclipse and Visual Studio Supports mainframe offload, development and testing Enterprise Developer Development Tools for Mainframe Applications Knowledge Develop Quality DeployUX 25. Supported Platforms Windows Windows XP 64 bit SP2 Windows XP 32-bit SP3 Windows Vista SP1 32/64-bit, Windows 7, 8, 8.1 32/64-bit Windows Server 2003 SP2 32/64-bit Windows Server 2003 R2 32/64-bit Windows Server 2008 SP2 32/64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 32/64-bit Windows Server 2012 32/64bit Windows Azure Linux x86 Red Hat 5.x 6.x SUSE 11 SP1 Oracle Linux Unix AIX 6.1/7.1 Power PC HPUX 11.31 Itanium Solaris 10 , 11 SPARC and INTEL JVM Deployment Windows Linux AIX z/Linux 26. Deployment Agility Native Code Generator Native code MSIL code Byte code COBOL source INT code Micro Focus compiler Visual COBOL delivers unique application portability the fastest path for .NET or Java 27. Upgrading to Visual COBOL Choose your development platform Build your application as you do today Embrace the IDEs Modernize your apps Cloud and Mobile Delivering More Value