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


We’ve tried to cram as much useful information as we can into our final edition of 2008, to help you get your New Year off to a great start! There are two new White Papers on COBOL – driving value in the 21st Century, and the phenomenon that is Cloud computing. An extend® road map webinar recording, a podcast on the benefits of Modernization in a Recession, all the latest news and webcast updates… plus an update on what promises to be the technology event of 2009’ – Micro Focus World! Don’t miss out – visit the new website today!
 
Modernization during the Recession
Micro Focus World 11-13 May ‘09 - Dallas, Tx A world without COBOL?
Micro Focus World
Micro Focus World 2009 – It’s Time to Spread the Word!
Shout it from the roof tops – MFW’09 is an event like no other, a meeting of minds, a forum for defining the future of enterprise applications!
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MFW'09 on YouTube
Hear from CEO Stephen Kelly, Derek Britton, Peter Anderton and John Billman on what you can expect at Micro Focus World and what Business 2.0 really means.
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News
COBOL - driving value in the 21st Century
Soon to celebrate 50 years at the top, COBOL remains the language of choice for developing and deploying core commercial applications in businesses around the world. New trends come and go but COBOL just keeps on running!
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Analysts agree - modernize now!
As 2008 draws to a close, Micro Focus’ Head of Analyst Relations, Julian Dobbins, considers some of the industry commentators’ thoughts on a very difficult year for IT.
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Application Modernization
80% of world’s business transactions elevate to the Cloud with Micro Focus launch
Micro Focus unveils industry first in harnessing the power of Cloud architectures for core enterprise systems and applications.
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Micro Focus Enterprise Cloud Services – new white paper available!
The term ‘Cloud computing’ has come into common business and IT usage recently, and like many terms that rise to popular awareness quite dramatically, it has arrived on the scene with some confusion. A new white paper, available for download from www.microfocus.com, aims to dispel this confusion, and place the ‘Cloud computing’ phenomenon firmly in the context of today’s business challenges and priorities.
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Application Portfolio Management
Enterprise View - review and preview
As 2008 draws to a close, it is helpful and often illuminating to take stock of the year that has passed, as we look forward to the diary for 2009. For Micro Focus’ Application Portfolio Management (APM) solution, we share highlights of the year and look forward to what's in store for 2009.
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Application Provider Focus
The extend® Road Map: delivering on our commitment
Listen to the recording of the Drake Coker/ Robert Cavanagh webcast.
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Other News
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:
Micro Focus World
MFW'09 Blog
Mark Warren talks about the latest COBOL Standards, and his trip to the Microsoft PDC conference. Arunn Ramadoss highlights the latest video from our CEO – Stephen Kelly speaking on Micro Focus World.
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LinkedIn Group
The MFW'09 LinkedIn group now houses over 75 members. Read the latest discussions, see what other members have to say about Micro Focus World and post your questions.
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In the Press
Micro Focus achieves record half-year revenue and profitability
Driven by by double digit organic growth and acquisitions, interim results announced for the half-year to 31 October 2008.
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Micro Focus acquires Relativity Technologies, Inc.
The Board of Micro Focus is pleased to announce it has reached agreement to acquire Relativity Technologies, Inc., a leader in Enterprise Application Modernization solutions, for approximately US$9.7 million in cash.
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Webcasts
Web Enablement
Join us on January 8th '09 at 11am ET and learn how to leverage your host systems and enterprise information systems into Web applications and much more.
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Net Express 5.1 and Server Express 5.1
Join us on January 21st '09 at 11am ET. Make sure your company is ready for the next generation of powerful development tools that deliver increased developer productivity, cut costs and reuse existing business processes.
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Events
Talk to the experts
Learn more about our products and services at UK, North American and other Global events.
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Application Provider Focus
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