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Description

Learning a foundational language shouldn't require a high barrier to entry. Rocket® Visual COBOL® Personal Edition is a free, academic-use development environment designed for students and professionals eager to learn COBOL development. We give you the tools to build your skills at no cost, so you can focus entirely on your education and career growth. By integrating natively with the modern IDEs you already know—like Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, and Eclipse—we make learning intuitive and accessible. - Master COBOL using a free, one-year student license built specifically for education. - Write, compile, and debug code effortlessly within familiar modern IDEs. - Combine COBOL projects with C# and Java using our robust .NET and JVM support. Whether you are a new developer building core skills or an experienced programmer exploring modernization, we empower your growth. Download your free edition and start coding today.

Description

DB-Gate provides IBM i users with innovative data access functionalities leveraging Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) and utilizing standard IBM i tools for seamless database-transparent access to external systems. With native SQL capabilities on the IBM i platform, users can connect to targeted files on both DB2 and non-DB2 databases without needing additional hardware or specialized software on the remote database side. This advancement simplifies access through interactive STRSQL and any conventional programming languages like RPG, Cobol, and C, making it more intuitive than ever before. Furthermore, DB-Gate has emerged as a comprehensive and effective alternative to OAM, the Oracle Access Manager, which has not received support since the IBM i version 7.3. As enterprises grow and their database needs become more complex, the necessity for accessing various databases from a central application server increases significantly. Traditional approaches to retrieving specific files from external databases on the IBM i often consume substantial time and resources, highlighting the importance of solutions like DB-Gate. Enhanced efficiency and reduced overhead are paramount in today’s data-driven landscape.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

.NET Yes 
C# Yes 
COBOL Yes 
Eclipse IDE Yes 
IBM Db2 No 
Java Yes 
MySQL No 
PostgreSQL No 
SQL Server No 
Visual Studio Yes 
Visual Studio Code Yes 

Integrations

.NET No 
C# No 
COBOL No 
Eclipse IDE No 
IBM Db2 Yes 
Java No 
MySQL Yes 
PostgreSQL Yes 
SQL Server Yes 
Visual Studio No 
Visual Studio Code No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Rocket Software

Founded

1990

Country

United States

Website

www.rocketsoftware.com/en-us/products/cobol/visual-cobol-personal-edition

Vendor Details

Company Name

Raz-Lee Security

Founded

1983

Country

United States

Website

www.razlee.com/db-gate/

Product Features

Application Development

Access Controls/Permissions No 
Code Assistance No 
Code Refactoring No 
Collaboration Tools No 
Compatibility Testing No 
Data Modeling No 
Debugging No 
Deployment Management No 
Graphical User Interface No 
Mobile Development No 
No-Code No 
Reporting/Analytics No 
Software Development No 
Source Control No 
Testing Management No 
Version Control No 
Web App Development No 

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