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Microsoft and Micro Focus Invest in Enterprise Application Modernization
REDMOND, Wash., andNEWBURY, 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.
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Micro Focus will further extend its Windows-based technology portfolio,
including its Net Express, SOA Express and Enterprise Server products, to
provide customers with managed-code, 64-bit solutions that will take advantage
of the full power of the Microsoft .NET Framework, SQL Server, Team Foundation
Server, BizTalk Server and System Center Operations Manager. By working
together, Microsoft and Micro Focus can deliver a world-class development,
testing and deployment solution, enabling rapid, low-risk, high-return options
for their customers' business-critical COBOL applications.
"For over two decades Micro Focus has been providing customers with
choices for their business-critical applications, enabling them to recognize
and extend the high value of their core IT assets," said Stephen Kelly, CEO at
Micro Focus. "At present, business leaders increasingly understand the logic
in preserving and developing effective existing IT systems within their
organizations. Our strategic collaboration responds to this corporate demand
and demonstrates that Micro Focus and Microsoft are committed to help them
modernize applications and to extend their business to where they want it to
be."
The ability to leverage new technologies and services in a changing
business environment is a fundamental building block of a successful
organization. By employing modern tooling and practices, cross-functional and
cross-platform teams can work together with maximum effectiveness and
efficiency. Together, Micro Focus and Microsoft will rapidly help businesses
improve agility, reduce time to market, lower costs, and leverage the
reliability, availability and scalability of high-performance platforms.
"By working with Micro Focus we are improving the value attained by
mainframe customers choosing to go with the Windows platform for their
modernization strategy, and improving the ROI helping them reduce the costs of
their deployment efforts," said Bill Hilf, general manager for Windows Server
marketing at Microsoft. "Our relationship with Micro Focus demonstrates that
both companies are committed to developing world-class application
modernization solutions for enterprise customers."
Those wanting to learn more about this collaboration should visit Micro
Focus at booth No. 1001 at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008,
July 7-10, 2008, at the George R. Brown Convention Center inHouston.
About Micro Focus
Micro Focus, (LSE: MCRO.L), a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovative
software that allows companies to dramatically improve the business value of
their enterprise applications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application
Modernization and Management software enables customers' business applications
to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectures with
reduced cost and risk. For additional information, visit
http://www.MicroFocus.com.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their
full potential.
SOURCE Microsoft Corp.
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