Acucorp provides support for Linux on IBM Enterprise Servers

San Diego, CA - July 12, 2001 - Acucorp, Inc., an international provider of application development solutions that solve mission critical business issues, today announced the delivery of extend™5 with ACUCOBOL™- GT on Linux for IBM eServer z900™ and S/390®. The extend5 family of solutions, which are currently available on more than 600 platforms, including Windows 9x/NT/2000, AIX, Solaris, HP/UX, DG/UX and many others, allow software developers to leverage their investments in COBOL applications by transforming these applications into modern systems. Included in extend5 are products and services for enabling Internet deployment, graphical COBOL development, data access, distributed computing and increased programmer productivity.

"Acucorp has been supporting Linux for years, so there was no question that we would support Linux for z900 and S/390," said Dr. Pamela Coker, President and CEO of Acucorp, Inc. "We know that our worldwide customers, including more than 1,000 ISVs, as well as z900 and S/390 customers requiring a robust COBOL solution for Linux, will find substantial value in combining the strength of Acucorp's proven technology with the Linux for S/390 operating system. This unique combination will provide customers with powerful Linux-based COBOL applications and data access solutions that are unparalleled in the industry today."

With Acucorp's industry-leading IBM solution, software developers can move existing ACUCOBOL-GT applications to Linux for eServer z900 and S/390 without recompilation, thereby eliminating much of the expense and worry typically associated with moving applications to a new platform. Moreover, by supporting Linux for the eServer z900 and S/390, Acucorp brings extend5's value proposition to any enterprise requiring a high performance COBOL solution for this environment.

"Linux for the IBM Enterprise Server platform is a powerful choice for any organization seeking a high-performance, Linux-based infrastructure for e-business applications. This combination of technologies - ACUCOBOL-GT and the Enterprise Server - provides customers with superior reliability, outstanding systems management, and a breadth of applications available for Linux," said Joann Duguid, director, Linux marketing zSeries at IBM.

For more information on Acucorp's support for Linux on IBM Enterprise Servers, please complete the information request form or call 1-800-262-6585.

About Acucorp

Founded in 1988, Acucorp, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in San Diego, California, with additional offices in England, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Acucorp's products are distributed in more than 75 countries throughout the world, and its technology users include DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Lockheed Martin, McDonald's Corporation, Siemens, Thomas Cook, Tower Records and Warner Music Group. The company continues to design, develop, and market robust solutions for extending the life of inherited COBOL applications.

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