IBM has offered

COBOL COBOL (; an acronym for "common business-oriented language") is a compiled English-like computer programming language designed for business use. It is an imperative, procedural and, since 2002, object-oriented language. COBOL is primarily ...

on many platforms, starting with the IBM 1400 series and IBM 7000 series and continuing through Power Systems ( AIX) and

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z/OS z/OS is a 64-bit operating system for IBM z/Architecture mainframes, introduced by IBM in October 2000. It derives from and is the successor to OS/390, which in turn was preceded by a string of MVS versions.Starting with the earliest: ...

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). Although the IBM COBOL Compiler Family web site only mentions AIX and z/OS, IBM still offers COBOL on z/VM and z/VSE.

Products

The current IBM COBOL compiler family consists of the following products: * Enterprise COBOL for z/OS IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Product Page
* COBOL for AIX IBM COBOL for AIX Product Page
* COBOL for Linux on x86 IBM COBOL for Linux on x86 Product Page
* Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS (ABO) IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS Product Page
* COBOL for OS/390 & VM * COBOL for VSE/ESA * Development Studio for i

IBM COBOL compiler name, version, release, product numbers, GA and EOS dates

Check th
lifecycle details
(lifecycle dates, announcement letters, and other information) for Enterprise COBOL for z/OS products.

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Products

IBM COBOL compiler name, version, release, product numbers, GA and EOS dates

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