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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0422
Low: IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Compilers Withdrawal and
Support Discontinuance Announcement.
11 February 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Compilers
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: z/OS
Impact/Access: Reduced Security -- Unknown/Unspecified
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
Original Bulletin:
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10870998
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IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Compilers Withdrawal and Support Discontinuance
Announcement.
More support for: Enterprise COBOL for z/OS
Software version: All Versions
Operating system(s): z/OS
Software edition: V4.2, V5.x
Reference #: 0870998
Modified date: 08 February 2019
Abstract
This document contains information regarding IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS
Compilers Withdrawal and Support Discontinuance Announcements.
Content
+----------------------+--------+---------+-----------------------+-----------+
| | |End of | |Replacement|
|Product name and |Product |Service |Replacement product |product |
|version |number |(EOS) |name and version |number |
| | |date | | |
+----------------------+--------+---------+-----------------------+-----------+
|IBM Enterprise COBOL | |September|IBM Enterprise COBOL | |
|for z/OS, V4.2.0 |5655-S71|30, 2021 |for z/OS, V6.2.0 ^2 |5655-EC6 |
| | |^1 | | |
+----------------------+--------+---------+-----------------------+-----------+
|IBM Enterprise COBOL | |April 30,|IBM Enterprise COBOL | |
|Developer Trial for z/|5655-TRY|2020 ^1 |Developer Trial for z/ |5655-TY6 |
|OS, V5.1.0 | | |OS, V6.2.0 ^3 | |
+----------------------+--------+---------+-----------------------+-----------+
|IBM Enterprise COBOL | |April 30,|IBM Enterprise COBOL | |
|Developer Trial for z/|5655-TRY|2020 ^1 |Developer Trial for z/ |5655-TY6 |
|OS, V5.2.0 | | |OS, V6.2.0 ^3 | |
+----------------------+--------+---------+-----------------------+-----------+
|IBM Enterprise COBOL | |April 30,|IBM Enterprise COBOL | |
|Value Unit Edition for|5697-ECV|2020 ^1 |Value Unit Edition for |5697-V61 |
|z/OS, V5.2.0 | | |z/OS, V6.2.0 ^4 | |
+----------------------+--------+---------+-----------------------+-----------+
|IBM Enterprise COBOL |5655-W32|April 30,|IBM Enterprise COBOL |5655-EC6 |
|for z/OS, V5.1.0 | |2020 ^1 |for z/OS, V6.2.0 ^2 | |
+----------------------+--------+---------+-----------------------+-----------+
|IBM Enterprise COBOL |5655-W32|April 30,|IBM Enterprise COBOL |5655-EC6 |
|for z/OS, V5.2.0 | |2020 ^1 |for z/OS, V6.2.0 ^2 | |
+----------------------+--------+---------+-----------------------+-----------+
For more information on products EOS and other related questions please refer
to "COBOL 4.2, 5.1 & 5.2, ABO 1.2 End of Service Dates" blog posted on COBOL
Cafe - Community & Forum. ^5
Related information
1 - Software withdrawal and support discontinuance: IBM Z platform selected
products - Some replacements available
2 - IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.2 delivers support for the new IBM z14
hardware and IBM z/OS V2.3 operating system
3 - IBM Enterprise COBOL Developer Trial for z/OS, V6.2 delivers support for
the new IBM z14 hardware and IBM z/OS V2.3 operating system
4 - IBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS, V6.2 supports the new IBM
z14 hardware and IBM z/OS V2.3 operating system
5 - COBOL Cafe - Community & Forum: COBOL 4.2, 5.1 & 5.2, ABO 1.2 End of
Service Dates
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