COBOL/Java Interoperability

Businesses want to deploy Java technology for a variety of reasons. They include:

• The flexibility of JavaServer Pages™ for graphical front ends, Internet portals, mobile devices, etc.
• The availability of an enterprise standard, Java2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE™)
• The promise of application server technology from vendors such as BEA, IBM, Sun, and Oracle

Despite the opportunities that Java affords, many businesses recognize that their legacy applications have high value to them. They know that COBOL runs their business. Their COBOL programs have been time-tested, fine-tuned, and proven reliable and scalable. They have been custom-fitted to their business processes.

Rather than replacing COBOL with Java, many organizations integrate their legacy assets with the newer Java components.