Re: Mainframe Projects on the rise - shortage of COBOL skills

["Jim Essinger" <dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx>]

My COBOL skills are still in use on the i5/OS.  I did a little with CICS and
MVS in school 21 years ago.  Do I really have to move north to the cold
country?

Jim

On Jan 26, 2008 3:00 PM, Jon Paris <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Perhaps this will give some hope to those concerned about RPG jobs!
>
> http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=46839
>
> My favorite quote was: "Terry Powers, head of Sapphire Technologies
> recalled a recent conversation with a CIO of a Canadian financial
> company who was worried his COBOL programmers would be retiring in
> three to five years. The CIO wanted to find out where he could find
> suitable replacements.  "When I asked him what's stopping him from
> upgrading to more current technology, his answer was: '$400
> million'," said Powers.
>
>
> Jon Paris
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