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IBM hopes its dinosaurs will rule the earth again
News With the changes, Big Blue's zSeries mainframes can now run Java programs faster and divvy up jobs among groups of IBM computers, the company announced on Thursday. The Java boost comes from a specialised module called the zSeries Application...
[October 11, 2004, 9:25]
IBM expands Linux marketing push
News IBM has been backing a Linux push on all four of its server lines, though the company has been making the most noise on its xSeries Intel server line, where Linux first took root within Big Blue, and its powerful zSeries mainframe line.
[July 25, 2001, 9:58]
IBM lets Linux fans use mainframe for free
News There are many folks.who would like to get access to a mainframe and can't," said Joann Duguid, director of marketing for Linux for IBM's zSeries server. IBM will announce late in the week that it has made one of its 10-processor zSeries mainframe...
[May 23, 2001, 9:14]
SuSE goes 64-bit with IBM zSeries
News IBM is spending about $1bn (£700m) a year on various Linux projects, and at the end of this month plans to launch its first zSeries mainframe running only Linux. SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 will be available for IBM's eServer zSeries by the...
[March 15, 2002, 14:31]
Winnebago maker taps Linux for long haul
News Bynari recently ported its application to our zSeries mainframe running Linux. This has enabled Winnebago to leverage their existing technology investment while increasing scalability and availability," Joann Duguid, IBM's director of Linux for...
[June 12, 2001, 10:02]
IBM's mainframe makeover
News A quick guide to the IBM server world zSeries: Formerly the S/390. IBM is also looking at interweaving zSeries trends more tightly with hypervisor advances, Helene Armitage, IBM's vice president of Unix software development, said in an interview.
[May 22, 2002, 9:38]
Why not consolidate Intel servers onto the mainframe?
News This opens up an opportunity for IBM, the dominant mainframe supplier, to exploit the capability of its zSeries machines to run Linux as a native operating system, as well as to run partitions in which multiple virtual Linux servers can be mixed...
[January 13, 2003, 16:45]
IBM names new Unix server chief
News The Unix server line, while powerful, ranks below the stalwart zSeries mainframe products and above the xSeries Intel servers. Rahmani said she meets with the general managers of the iSeries, xSeries and zSeries product lines three times a week.
[October 24, 2001, 15:45]
Linux racks up corporate credentials
News Air New Zealand will use an IBM zSeries mainframe and its WebSphere e-commerce software to replace 4,000 systems running Microsoft Exchange email systems, instead using Bynari open-source email software, IBM said.
[August 8, 2002, 7:46]
IBM unmuzzles low-end 'Raptor' mainframe
News It protects our software revenues," said Doug Neilson, IBM eServer zSeries consultant. Because of the new software, 2001 was "the first time in 13 years that mainframe revenues grew at all," Bill Zeitler, head of IBM's four server groups, said in...
[February 18, 2002, 9:19]
MSDN Webcast: IBM Systems: Using Host Integration Server to Expose Mainframe and Midrange Applications as XML Web Services (Level 300)
White Papers Enterprises run their daily operations on a combination of computing platforms, including traditional mainframe IBM zSeries and midrange IBM iSeries computers. Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) 2004 provides the key technologies that enable...
[December 6, 2008, 0:23]
RheinLand Versicherung Keeps Costs Low and Flexibility High, With Linux on IBM eServer zSeries
White Papers As a solution the company implemented an IBM eServer zSeries Model 990 running z/VM and Linux for zSeries, linked to existing z800 running legacy mainframe applications, and to an IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server with 8TB capacity.
[April 24, 2007, 1:00]
Server Consolidation With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server at First National Bank of Omaha
White Papers This was solved by replacing its UNIX environment as FNBO chose to partner with Novell and IBM for a solution consisting of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server running on an IBM zSeries mainframe. First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) is the heart of First...
[April 4, 2007, 1:00]
TechNet Webcast: Security Integration Between Windows and IBM Mainframes (Level 200)
White Papers Join this webcast to learn how to integrate security including end-user single sign-on between Windows and IBM OS/390 and zSeries Operating Systems. This webcast introduces the mainframe professional to security on the Windows Server System.
[August 1, 2007, 1:00]
Server Consolidation Security - Firewall and VPN Solutions for IBM eServers
White Papers Whether an organization uses IBM eServer iSeries model 800s or the IBM eServer zSeries z990, consolidation of servers is now possible, yielding substantial return on investment. Whether it's mainframes or midrange, organizations can reduce...
[March 1, 2008, 0:02]
Linux goes solo on IBM mainframe
News The refrigerator-sized machine running only Linux will be formally announced at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo show in New York next week and will begin shipping by the end of March, said Pete McCaffrey, director of IBM's zSeries mainframe group.
[January 25, 2002, 8:58]
IBM prepares for another Linux invasion
News That will change in the next month with the arrival of 64-bit versions for IBM's zSeries mainframe line, Dan Powers, vice president of Linux solutions for IBM, said in an interview at IBM's PartnerWorld conference.
[February 24, 2002, 6:31]
Finance giant shows interest in Linux
News Financial services company ING Group has joined the list of large companies using the Linux operating system as a low-cost way to upgrade IT infrastructure, having bought a Linux-powered IBM zSeries mainframe to replace several older machines.
[July 8, 2003, 13:17]
Advertising watchdog reprimands Microsoft over 'facts'
News The ASA, however, thought the choice of hardware could have been more appropriate, saying in its adjudication: "The Authority understood.that the measurements for Linux were performed on an IBM zSeries, which was more expensive and did not perform...
[August 25, 2004, 16:25]
LinuxWorld: Big Blue evangelises Linux
News Solazzo said Big Blue sold hundreds of millions of dollars of Linux-ready products during the year both in its xSeries Intel server line and in its zSeries mainframe line. But mainframe usage is increasing, and IBM server chief Bill Zeitler said...
[January 31, 2002, 16:58]
