The company was founded in 1976, and in its early years, concentrated on COBOL products. In 1981, it became the first company to win the Queen's Award for Industry purely for developing a software product. The product was CIS COBOL, a standard-compliant COBOL implementation for microcomputers.Micro Focus International is a multinational software and information technology business based in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The firm provides software and consultancy to provide software solutions across Hybrid IT. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index