KOBOL brings COBOL to Linux

Anonymous Reader writes: “TheKompany.com says it hopes to ease adoption of Linux by enterprises who have legacy COBOL applications through its new KOBOL compiler and IDE. Shawn Gordon says in this story on Linux and Main that in most cases all that’s required for a Linux port is a simple recompile of the existing code. He says that this is of particular importance in many countries around the world that don’t have big IT budgets.”