clave: 55-03408-30008 CONTENTS 1. README Files and Manuals for NetCOBOL Constituent Products 2. Registration 3. Support Information 4. Uninstalling the Software 5. Web Site 6. Fujitsu CD Contents 7. License Options 8. Product Descriptions 9. High Risk Activity 10. Internet Use 11. Trademarks This README provides general information about Fujitsu NetCOBOL products which you may find useful before or during your installation of NetCOBOL. 1. README Files and Manuals for NetCOBOL Constituent Products Both the README files and the manuals for all of the component products that make up NetCOBOL can be viewed using the Documentation Viewer. The Documentation Viewer is installed in the Start > Programs > Fujitsu NetCOBOL for Windows V9 group when you install the NetCOBOL software. NOTE: You need Internet Explorer 4.0 or later to use the Documentation Viewer. Earlier releases will issue the message: "Failed to create empty document" and the Documentation Viewer will not start. ______________________________________________________________________ 2. Registration You MUST be a registered user of Fujitsu NetCOBOL to obtain technical support. ______________________________________________________________________ 3. Support Information Technical support can be obtained by using the Fujitsu Computer Systems Web Support Tool. This is accessed from the Support page at the www.netcobol.com Website (www.netcobol.com/support). If you experience problems logging on or using the Web Support Tool, please send an e-mail to support@netcobol.com. This e-mail address is intended only for Web Support Tool issues. You should have received a login to the Web Support Tool when you received your license. If you did not receive this login, please contact your salesperson. ______________________________________________________________________ 4. Uninstalling the Software To remove the software, use the "Add/Remove Programs" function on the Windows Control Panel. ______________________________________________________________________ 5. Web Site Please visit our web site for the latest information regarding our products. Our web address is: http://www.netcobol.com ______________________________________________________________________ 6. Fujitsu CD Contents: NetCOBOL Fujitsu NetCOBOL Standard Edition Fujitsu NetCOBOL Professional Edition Fujitsu NetCOBOL Enterprise Edition Fujitsu PowerBSORT Fujitsu DataTools _____________________________________________________________________ 7. License Options: For assistance in packaging applications, runtime installers for NetCOBOL (including PowerCOBOL and PowerFORM) are available for download for customers with a current maintenance agreement. Beginning with NetCOBOL Version 9.0, msm merge modules are also provided that can be used to incorporate NetCOBOL runtime functionality into installers that are built using tools such as WiX (see wix.sourceforge.net) or other commercially available installer products. For those customers who have used the installation "wrapper" technology in previous versions of NetCOBOL to build installers, this wrapper will continue to be made available, but its use will decrease, since installers built with this technology work only on Windows 2000 and Windows XP, but not on Windows Vista. For usage and licensing information, please refer to information found on the Web at www.netcobol.com/license. To download runtime installers, msm merge modules, and installation wrappers, please visit our web site at www.netcobol.com/download. Fujitsu NetCOBOL Standard Edition Fujitsu NetCOBOL Compiler and Runtime System Fujitsu COBOL Professional Edition Fujitsu NetCOBOL Compiler and Runtime System Fujitsu PowerCOBOL Fujitsu COBOL Enterprise Edition Fujitsu NetCOBOL Compiler and Runtime System Fujitsu PowerCOBOL Fujitsu PowerBSORT Fujitsu PowerBSORT OCX Fujitsu PowerFORM Fujitsu PowerGEM Plus (Code Control & Development System) Fujitsu Data Editor Fujitsu Data Converter Fujitsu COBOL Foundation Class Library Fujitsu PowerBSORT Fujitsu PowerBSORT Fujitsu PowerBSORT OCX Fujitsu DataTools Fujitsu Data Editor Fujitsu Data Converter - All of the above run on: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 (32 bit) Fujitsu NetCOBOL Server for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 (32 bit) Fujitsu NetCOBOL Runtime for Server applications (includes multi-thread applications) 8. Product Descriptions FUJITSU NetCOBOL - Standards Compliant (Full ANSI Standard COBOL X3.23 1985, ISO-1989-1985) "COBOL 85" plus the 89 Addendum" - Object Oriented Extensions from the Draft COBOL 2000 Standard - Compatibility support with OS/VS COBOL, VS COBOL II and Micro Focus - Embedded SQL Preprocessor with ODBC support - Embedded COBOL Report Writer - Full function COBOL execution time debugger - Multi-thread programming function is supported. - Web functions (CGI, IIS, and NES) are supported. - Project Manager (Edit and Compile Environment) - NetCOBOL Studio (Eclipse based development environment) - File Utility - Easy integration with Microsoft Visual Basic - Micro Focus call by name routines (CBL_Routines) FUJITSU PowerCOBOL - Event-driven tool to create Windows based GUI and/or client applications. - Scripting logic is written using COBOL. - PowerCOBOL is an easy way for COBOL programmers to create GUI applications. - PowerCOBOL supports many popular controls like: sound, images, tables, list boxes, toolbars, Active X controls, ODBC Database access, and DDE. FUJITSU PowerBSORT OCX - Easy integration of high performance sort, merge, and copy functions with tools like Visual Basic, Visual C++, and Microsoft Access. - Support for Sequential, relative and indexed files. FUJITSU PowerBSORT - Easy to use user interface to perform ad hoc Sort, Merge, and Copy functions on sequential, relative, and indexed files. - Provides high performance sort, merge and copy functions. Provides a high speed alternative to COBOL sort verb. - Call-able interface enables C language routines to perform sort utility functions. FUJITSU PowerGEM Plus - Comprised of two very powerful features: an Integrated Development Environment (PowerFRAMEVIEW) and a Code Control System (PowerGEM Plus). - Provides a tool integration platform enabling the tools such as editors, compilers, tools, and utilities to be launched seamlessly. - Delivers integrated tools support for multiple programming languages (C, C++, COBOL, Fortran, Java, etc.). - Microsoft Make Facility is included along with a build and make file management tool. - Version control providing the capability to maintain multiple program versions, and the ability to restore a program to a previous version. - Access control allowing project management features to enable check out and check in while a maintaining a revision history. PowerFORM - A flexible tool which enables the creation and maintenance of complex print forms. - Enables replacement of traditional COBOL text reports with graphical COBOL reports, making it possible to replace preprinted forms. - Easy to use GUI form designer allows for the layout and creation of forms with color, graphics, shading, and more. - COBOL programs use Write statements to output blocks of data, called Partitions, to the print forms. - Forms created with PowerFORM can be used on Windows 2000/XP/Vista, 2003, HP-UX and Solaris. (HP-UX and Solaris versions require Fujitsu NetCOBOLand FORM RTS in order to use FORM on these platforms). Data Editor - Provides the facility to create, update and browse data files, viewing them as they appear in a COBOL program. - Data Editor displays data using the data structures as they appear in the COBOL program. - Supports sequential, indexed, and relative files. Data Converter - Tool for converting data files from one format to another. Input and output files are defined, and data is converted as it is copied to the defined output file. - Converts different file organizations: sequential, indexed, relative, text file (line sequential), binary, and comma-separated values (CSV). - Converts different character code systems: ASCII and EBCDIC. Foundation Class Library - Includes Collection Class libraries, DB Access Class Libraries, and J Adapter Class Generator. Adobe Acrobat Documentation - Includes all NetCOBOL for Windows documentation _____________________________________________________________________ 9. High Risk Activity The Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Product is designed, developed and manufactured as contemplated for general use, including without limitation, general office use, personal use, household use, and ordinary industrial use, but is not designed, developed and manufactured as contemplated for use accompanying fatal risks or dangers that, unless extremely high safety is secured, could lead directly to death, personal injury, severe physical damage or other loss (hereinafter "High Safety Required Use"), including without limitation, nuclear reaction control in nuclear facility, aircraft flight control, air traffic control, mass transport control, medical life support system, missile launch control in weapon system. The Customer, shall not use the Product without securing the sufficient safety required for the High Safety Required Use. In addition, Fujitsu (or other affiliate's name) shall not be liable against the Customer and/or any third party for any claims or damages arising in connection with the High Safety Required Use of the Product. 10. Internet Use Due to Internet-enabled functions within the development environment, it is recommended that you use the NetCOBOL development environment only in an Intranet and not in the more open Internet environment. ______________________________________________________________________ 11. Trademarks NetCOBOL is a trademark or registered trademark of Fujitsu Limited or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries or in both. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Vista, Internet Explorer, ActiveX, Visual Basic, Visual C++ and Access are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Micro Focus(R) and Net Express(R) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Micro Focus International Limited. Btrieve is a trademark of Pervasive Software Inc. in the USA. Cobol-CGI is a trademark of England Technical Services, Inc. in the USA and other countries. Adobe, Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, and Acrobat logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All rights reserved. Copyright (C) FUJITSU LIMITED 1992 to 2007.