IBM COBOL
IBM has offered COBOL on many platforms, starting with the IBM 1400 series and IBM 7000 series and continuing through Power Systems (AIX) and IBM Z ( z/OS, z/VSE, z/VSE).
 IBM COBOL language manual with OS/VS compiler extensions, 1975 | |
| Developer(s) | IBM |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Software development |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | https://www.ibm.com/products/cobol-compiler-family |
Although the IBM COBOL Compiler Family web site[1] only mentions AIX and z/OS, IBM still offers COBOL on z/VM and z/VSE.
Products
The current IBM COBOL compiler family consists of the following products:[1]
IBM COBOL compiler name, version, release, product numbers, GA and EOS dates
| Compiler | Release level | Product number | General availability (GA) date
(Year-Month-Day) |
End of support (EOS) date
(Year-Month-Day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OS COBOL E | 360S-C0-503 | ? | ? | |
| OS COBOL F | 360S-CB-524 | ? | ? | |
| OS American National Standard COBOL (COBOL U) | Versions 1-2 | 360S-CB-545 | ? | ? |
| OS Full American National Standard COBOL | Versions 1-3 | 5734-CB1 | ? | ? |
| OS Full American National Standard COBOL | Versions 4-5 | 5734-CB2 | ? | ? |
| OS/VS COBOL | Version 1 Release 2 Modification 3 | 5740-CB1 | 1974-09-23 | 1999-12-31 |
| OS/VS COBOL | Version 1 Release 2 Modification 4 | 5740-CB1 | 1976-09-23 | 1999-12-31 |
| VS COBOL II | Version 1 Release 3 | 5668-958 | 1988-12-16 | 1996-06-30 |
| VS COBOL II | Version 1 Release 4 | 5668-958 | 1993-03-12 | 2001-03-31 |
| COBOL/370 | Version 1 Release 1 | 5688-197 | 1991-12-20 | 1997-09-30 |
| COBOL for MVS & VM | Version 1 Release 2 | 5688-197 | 1995-10-27 | 2001-12-31 |
| COBOL for OS/390 & VM | Version 2 Release 1 | 5648-A25 | 1997-05-23 | 2004-12-31 |
| COBOL for OS/390 & VM | Version 2 Release 2 | 5648-A25 | 2000-09-29 | 2004-12-31 |
| Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | Version 3 Release 1 | 5655-G53 | 2001-11-30 | 2004-04-04 |
| Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | Version 3 Release 2 | 5655-G53 | 2002-09-27 | 2005-10-03 |
| Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | Version 3 Release 3 | 5655-G53 | 2004-02-27 | 2007-04-30 |
| Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | Version 3 Release 4 | 5655-G53 | 2005-07-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | Version 4 Release 1 | 5655-S71 | 2007-12-14 | 2014-04-30 |
| Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | Version 4 Release 2 | 5655-S71 | 2009-08-28 | 2022-04-30 |
| Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | Version 5 Release 1 | 5655-W32 | 2013-06-21 | 2020-04-30 |
| Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | Version 5 Release 2 | 5655-W32 | 2015-02-27 | 2020-04-30 |
| Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS1 | Version 5 Release 2 | 5697-ECV | 2015-10-06 | 2020-04-30 |
| Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | Version 6 Release 1 | 5655-EC6 | 2016-03-18 | Not announced yet |
| Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS1 | Version 6 Release 1 | 5697-V61 | 2016-03-18 | Not announced yet |
| Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | Version 6 Release 2 | 5655-EC6 | 2017-09-08 | Not announced yet |
| Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS1 | Version 6 Release 2 | 5697-V61 | 2017-09-08 | Not announced yet |
| Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | Version 6 Release 3 | 5655-EC6 | 2019-09-06 | Not announced yet |
| Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS1 | Version 6 Release 3 | 5697-V61 | 2019-09-06 | Not announced yet |
Note:
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Check the lifecycle details (lifecycle dates, announcement letters, and other information) for Enterprise COBOL for z/OS products.
References
External links
IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS related links:
IBM COBOL for AIX related links:
IBM COBOL Compilers Support: IBM Support Portal
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