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Emirates News Agency on MSN·May 23, 2026

UAE advances from mainframe computing to AI-powered digital infrastructure

ABU DHABI, 23rd May, 2026 (WAM) -- The UAE has rapidly evolved from relying on traditional mainframe computer systems to adopting advanced artificial intelligence, cloud computing and smart digital ...

The Motley Fool on MSN·May 23, 2026

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Wired·Mar 16, 2026

COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages

Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the governor of New Jersey made an unusual admission: He’d run out of COBOL developers. The state’s unemployment insurance systems were written in the 60-year-old ...

Nasdaq·Mar 12, 2026

CLPS Incorporation Announces AI-Driven COBOL-to-Java Migration Solution to Accelerate Core Banking Modernization

Since its inception in the 1960s, COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language) has served as the backbone of global financial transaction systems. Valued for its stability and efficient processing ...

Yahoo Finance·Mar 11, 2026

CLPS Incorporation Announces AI-Driven COBOL-to-Java Migration Solution to Accelerate Core Banking Modernization

HONG KONG, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CLPS Incorporation (the "Company" or "CLPS") (Nasdaq: CLPS) today announced the successful launch of its proprietary AI-driven intelligent migration solution.

Palm Beach Daily News·Feb 26, 2026

Hexaview Launches Legacy Insights, Tops New Benchmark for AI Understanding of Enterprise COBOL

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, February 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Hexaview Technologies today announced Legacy Insights, a documentation system for legacy ...

The Indianapolis Star·Feb 26, 2026

Hexaview Launches Legacy Insights, Tops New Benchmark for AI Understanding of Enterprise COBOL

Independent evaluation shows 94% accuracy on legacy code comprehension – 20 points ahead of GPT-4o NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, February 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com ...

Finextra·Jan 1, 2026

AI Depends on Data and COBOL Systems Are Still the Beating Heart of Banking

Artificial intelligence has moved from experimentation to enterprise strategy. Banks are deploying AI to strengthen fraud defenses, accelerate credit decisions, personalize customer engagement, and ...

Network World·Sep 8, 2025

New life for the mainframe: AI cost savings materialize, modernization efforts pay off

AI adoption is accelerating among mainframe users, and it’s spurring increased usage of the big iron platform, according to Kyndryl’s annual State of Mainframe Modernization Survey. Most mainframe ...

CMS Wire·Sep 7, 2025

Mainframe Modernization Without the Mayhem: How One Global Bank Cut Costs by 90% with Ververica

Legacy systems weren’t built for today’s demands, but banks don’t have the luxury of rip and replace. Learn how one bank solved this challenge with Ververica. Financial institutions face continuously ...

IT-Online·Jul 15, 2025

COBOL to Java Conversion Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

An exciting opportunity is available for a COBOL to Java Conversion Developer with deep experience in Oracle Customer Care and Billing (CC&B). The successful candidate will be responsible for ...

InfoWorld·Jun 27, 2025

Dumping mainframes for cloud can be a costly mistake

Mainframes were the punchline of jokes in the early days of cloud computing, but their steady dependability is still critical to IT architectures. A certain Fortune 500 financial institution decided ...

Yahoo Finance·Jun 17, 2025

Mainframe Modernization Services Market to Reach USD 76.16 Billion by 2032, Growing at a CAGR of 15.1%: Credence Research

Credence Research notes that enterprises across sectors—particularly banking, insurance, healthcare, and government—are accelerating mainframe modernization to align with cloud-first strategies and ...