Welcome to the extend® homepage. Whether you are a new or experienced extend user, this is where to learn, connect with other users and keep current on extend COBOL products. Known as our “X” release, extend8 includes eXtreme performance, eXtended feature sets, and cross-platform portability. And now we are pleased to announce the release of extend8.1

This new release provides:

• Native look and feel for Windows controls
• AcuBench support for Bitmap Scaling and Reports stored entirely in the PSF file
• AcuXUI support for the Grid Control, Tab Control, and Character Screens
• Performance improvements in Acu4GL
• Windows Server 2008 support  

The extend8 platform makes it possible for you to: 

• Improve application performance
• Enhance the end-user experience
• Expand system interoperability
• Simplify application maintenance

With the release of extend8, you can take advantage of:

• AcuXUI™, our new, Java-based cross-platform user interface
• AcuXDBC™, AcuXDBC Server, and AcuXDBC Enterprise Edition, which include several new features
• Faster application performance and processing via a new binary math package
• Extended portability on Windows x64 platforms
• A new, pre-processing utility, called Boomerang, that makes accessing remote pre-processors fast and efficient
• A modernized user interface for AcuBench®
• Re-engineered Acu4GL® and AcuSQL® interfaces for Microsoft SQL Server