Buying in the market Intel Corp took a 1.6% stake in Micro Focus Plc in June, the companies revealed on Friday. The investment was made to cement an agreement under which Intel is to disclose to the Newbury, Berkshire company the architectural details of future microprocessors so that Micro Focus can do implementations of its Cobol products for them in a more timely fashion. Intel says that it has identified major opportunities for Cobol applications on the 80860 and the 80486 and their follow-ons, and had been seeking a closer relationship with a specialist Cobol company. Cobol/2 for the 80860 is due by the middle of 1990.
