COBOL Software Modernization

Nowadays, billions of lines of code are in the COBOL programming language. This book is an analysis, a diagnosis, a strategy, a MDD method and a tool to transform legacy COBOL into modernized applications that comply with Internet computing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and the Cloud.  It serves as a blueprint for those in charge of finding solutions to this considerable challenge.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Software Modernization: a Business Vision
Chapter 2: Software Modernization: Technical Environment
Chapter 3: Status of COBOL Legacy Applications
Chapter 4: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Chapter 5: SOA in Action
Chapter 6: Model-Driven Development (MDD)
Chapter 7: Model-Driven Software Modernization
Chapter 8: Software Modernization Method and Tool
Chapter 9: Case Study