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Link Windows servers to mainframes, the Microsoft way

Access mainframe applications from modern desktops, using Host Integration Server Read more

14 February, 2003 by Jim Boyce

IBM beats the Street but sales fall

...as IBM reduced dealer inventories and cut back on low margin specials. System/390 mainframe sales dropped. Sales rose for Netfinity servers, ThinkPad laptops and... Read more

19 April, 2000 by Sergio G.Non

IBM skips past Q4 forecasts

...percent from 34.2 percent. IBM blamed Y2K for lower demand for System/390, AS/400, RS/6000 and PC systems. The company saw higher... Read more

20 January, 2000 by Sergio G.Non

IBM says Amdahl migration plan is old hat

Amdahl and Sun are enticing mainframe users to move to Solaris, but IBM believes they will stay put Read more

21 November, 2001 by Peter Judge

Mainframes: Still going strong after all these years

Despite numerous predictions to the contrary over the past 10 years, mainframes are still a going concern. In fact, changes such as the Internet, e-business and Linux, which were meant to render mainframes extinct, have shaped their reinvention Read more

6 October, 2003 by Andrew Donoghue

Why not consolidate Intel servers onto the mainframe?

...IBM's argument for consolidating around the zSeries (formerly known as the System 390) is straightforward: Most enterprises already have at least one zSeries machine... Read more

13 January, 2003 by Martin Banks

IBM's branding confusion

...has worked hard to build appreciation of brands like AS/400 and System 390, will be forced by the changes in technology to first of... Read more

24 May, 2002 by Peter Judge

IBM unmuzzles low-end 'Raptor' mainframe

...offer mainframe "lite". Users can buy it with the z/OS (formerly System 390) operating system, or with z/OS.e an entry-level version... Read more

18 February, 2002 by Peter Judge

Management tool keeps Linux systems in tune

...of Linux that run on the IBM zSeries, formerly known as the System 390 mainframe. The rules that go into Aduva's knowledge base are... Read more

28 September, 2001 by Charles Babcock

IBM 3Q earnings: Good, but not that good

...outstripped its ability to manufacture components. He also said demand for its System/390 servers declined as customers awaited the release of its newer high... Read more

18 October, 2000 by Larry Barrett

IBM mainframes to get Linux treatment

...and cheaper (on mainframes)," said Peter McCaffrey, program director for IBM's System/390. And if tens of thousands of dollars is still too much... Read more

28 July, 2000 by Mary Jo Foley

Big Blue retreads its mainframes

...to capitalise on its mainframes' wealth and depth of features to position System/390 as the commerce platform of record. "Everyone is trying to be... Read more

24 August, 1999 by Mary Jo Foley

Big Blue delivers on strong sales growth

...22 percent compared to a year ago. Personal computer, RS/6000 and System/390 server revenue increased, but AS/400 revenues declined. Overall storage and... Read more

20 July, 1999 by Larry Dignan

Cisco sings the Blues for CeBit '97

...will also be launching, together with Interlink Computer Services, Cisco IOS for System/390. This will provide support for TCP/IP and Web applications on... Read more

7 March, 1997 by Marc Ambasna Jones

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