Welcome the biggest product update of the year
Hi everyone,
Welcome to Rocket® COBOL Fuel, your monthly source for all things COBOL. In this issue, you’ll learn about the new Rocket Visual COBOL 12.0 and upcoming events.
Agentic COBOL development with Rocket Visual COBOL 12.0
With the new version of Rocket Visual COBOL, you access agentic COBOL development with AI-driven analysis, coding, and testing grounded in the unique context of your application and business. This accelerates modernization, simplifies hiring, and helps developers of all experience levels work more productively with COBOL applications of any size or complexity, using AI they can trust.


See Rocket Visual COBOL 12.0 in action [Webinar recording]
Watch the recording of our release webinar to learn more about agentic COBOL development and see new capabilities in action.
The recording of the webinar is available now. Watch it anytime and share it with your team.
Join us for COBOL Days in Copenhagen and Amsterdam
You will hear roadmap and product lifecycle updates, see technical demonstrations featuring AI and Visual COBOL code, gain professional services insights, take part in Q&A, and connect with Rocket Software experts and peers. Both events will be held in English.
Copenhagen
- Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
- 9:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m.
- Radisson Collection Royal Hotel Copenhagen
Amsterdam
- Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026
- 9:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m.
- DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station
Sign up here and share the link with your COBOL teams.
What do you think about Rocket COBOL products?
Earlier this year, we asked you, our customers, a few questions about our Rocket COBOL products to learn how we can make them even more valuable for you. Look at some of the feedback and insights you shared.

The survey is still open, it takes a few minutes to complete: link to the survey
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