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April 2008

Welcome to 'In Focus', the regular online round-up of news, views and events from Micro Focus.

In this edition, we look at Application Outsourcing and how to maximize the value of your outsource projects, how Scandinavian Airlines modernized their Business Intelligence capabilties while lowering costs; and there's news on the ACTION program which provides colleges with the tools needed to teach COBOL to the next generation...
A kind of magic: Enterprise View 5.6 Skandinavian Airlines modernize Business Intelligence capabilities while lowering costs
News
Micro Focus wins Omega Service Award for 7th consecutive year
We are delighted to report that for the 7th consecutive year Micro Focus has won the Omega award for achieving excellence in customer satisfaction. This award is based on the results of independent surveys of our customers.
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The resurgence of COBOL
Arunn Ramadoss, Head, Academic Connections ACTION Program talks about the Micro Focus ACTION program which provides colleges with the tools needed to teach COBOL.
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Micro Focus' new office in San Diego, USA
It is with great pleasure that we announce the relocation of our colleagues in San Diego with effect from Monday 24th March 2008.
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Application Development
"Best of Both Worlds"
Two exciting products that Acucorp users were keeping to themselves are soon to be available to Micro Focus Server Express and Net Express users as part of our “Best of Both” promise. We are making the most popular Acu add-on modules available on the Micro Focus technology stack.
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Application Modernization
Title Guaranty of Hawaii surfs through SOA transition with Micro Focus
Micro Focus enables Title Guaranty to reuse COBOL business logic embedded across 5,000 programs and over three million lines of code to dramatically cut costs and achieve record development time.
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EnterpriseLink gains 'Works With' certification for Windows Server 2008 & SQL Server 2008
Micro Focus and Microsoft join together to announce the coveted 'Works With' Windows Server 2008 logo for Micro Focus EnterpriseLink 5.0.
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Application Portfolio Management
Application Outsourcing: how we can help you maximize the value of your outsource projects
For industry leaders and commentators, it seems the question isn't whether to outsource, but how best to do it.
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Other News
New German website launched
We are delighted to announce the launch of our German website - www.microfocus.de
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More support, training and fun with Micro Focus User Groups
The Micro Focus User Groups are here. Don’t miss the opportunity to lead or join a group in your area.
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News from Customer Care
Every month thousands of our customers get all the latest news on Micro Focus products delivered directly to their desktops – as part of their Customer Care support program.
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Key highlights:
Webcasts
Migration Case Study Webcast: Ford Motors’ HP3000 Conundrum
Join us on May 2nd.
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Extend COBOL and CICS artifacts to the Java SE and/or Java EE environment
Join us on April 17th.
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Unleash the Value of IT
A Modernization Roadmap. Join us on April 22nd.
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Events
Acucorp Customer Update Day - 28th May Amsterdam, NL & 29th May, Oslo, Norway
Find out about the future direction of Micro Focus and Acucorp technology and understand how we can add value to your business. Discuss the challenges and solutions with your peers and Micro Focus Executives.
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Talk to the experts
Learn more about our products and services at the Nordic, French, North American and other Global events.
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In the Press
50 and climbing
50th University joins Micro Focus ACTION Programme as colleges respond to global IT skills crisis.
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‘One to Watch’
Micro Focus named as ‘One to Watch’ in UK survey of best companies to work for.
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Mainframe benefits
Want to get the best out of Mainframes? Micro Focus' Julian Dobbins discusses.
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Micro Focus launches e-learning capability
New learning resources designed to pass on key IT skills to next generation of programmers.
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