Overview Systems & Software is a top-rated software provider to the North America utilities industry. Its Web-based enQuesta software helps utili- ties fulfil their customer commitment and drive operational excellence. Challenge Micro Focus COBOL has been in use for de- cades at Systems & Software and is the basis of enQuesta. This core COBOL system inte- grates very effectively with a Java Web services front-end. COBOL data files are the traditional data stor - age mechanism integrated into the COBOL language. While fast and efficient, COBOL data files do have drawbacks, as David Atwood, Software Developer at Systems & Software, explains: “Recovering from a system failure can be very time consuming, as the data needs to be checked and repaired. Our solutions are absolutely m

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