Microsoft and Micro Focus Invest in Enterprise Application Modernization

REDMOND, Wash., and NEWBURY, England, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Microsoft Corp. and Micro Focus(R) International plc today announced a strategic relationship to provide customers with advanced levels of integration and utilization of the Windows platform and the Microsoft toolset. Customers recognize the value of their existing COBOL-based applications and are looking to make them relevant to today's architectures as part of their IT modernization initiatives. This strategic relationship will broaden the options available to these customers and allow them to accelerate their modernization strategies.