Terminology clarification

In this information, we use the term Enterprise COBOL as a general reference to:
  • IBM® Enterprise COBOL for z/OS® and OS/390®, Version 3 Release 1
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS and OS/390, Version 3 Release 2
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 3 Release 3
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 3 Release 4
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 4 Release 1
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 4 Release 2
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 5 Release 1
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 5 Release 2
  • Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS, Version 5 Release 2
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 6 Release 1
  • Start of changeIBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS, Version 6 Release 1End of change
  • Start of changeIBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 6 Release 2End of change
  • Start of changeIBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS, Version 6 Release 2End of change
Note: Start of changeEnterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS is the same as Enterprise COBOL for z/OS made available under a different product number and pricing metric.End of change
In this information, we use the term IBM COBOL as a general reference to:
  • COBOL/370, Version 1 Release 1
  • COBOL for MVS™ & VM, Version 1 Release 2
  • COBOL for OS/390 & VM, Version 2 Release 1
  • COBOL for OS/390 & VM, Version 2 Release 2

See Summary of changes to the COBOL compilers for further details.