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• WA Insurance Commission slashes IT costs with modernisation project

  The inevitability of having to modernise legacy systems is front of mind for many government organisations and the Insurance Commission of Western Australia (ICWA) is no exception.
  

• Java apps face more performance issues, study finds

  In a wide-ranging study of software quality released Thursday, enterprise Java applications were found to have a greater incidence of performance issues, although this can likely be explained away by variations in developer experience and <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/java">Java</a> nuances, the producer of the study said.

• Cobol: Not dead yet

  Programming language stalwart Cobol will continue to have a place in the enterprise for decades to come, at least according to one software developer.

• Cobol comes to the cloud

  Micro Focus has updated its developer platform for the Cobol programming language, adding the ability to run Cobol applications on Microsoft's Azure cloud service.

• Cobol skills drought persists amid mainframe migrations

  Enterprises struggling to fill demands for Cobol skills should consider an application modernisation program which could also pave the way for migration off the mainframe to an open system.

• 7 programming languages on the rise

  In the world of enterprise programming, the mainstream is broad and deep. Code is written predominantly in one of a few major languages. For some shops, this means Java; for others, it's C# or PHP. Sometimes, enterprise coders will dabble in C++ or another common language used for high-performance tasks such as game programming, all of which turn around and speak SQL to the database.

• One firm's story: The mainframe goes, but Cobol stays behind

  A lot of Cobol-based applications have a plot line similar to the first Star Trek movie.

• Queensland Legislative Assembly Library considers software overhaul

  The Queensland Government will review the Queensland Parliamentary Library’s integrated library information and database software to assess its ongoing ability to service the needs of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

• COBOL turns 50

  When you find yourself standing in front of an ATM waiting for cash, spare a thought for the programming language that powers it all. Common Business-Oriented Language — widely known as COBOL — has turned 50, but, far from being a dinosaur, it still plays a pivotal role in running most of the world’s businesses and public services.