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Mainframes: the ultimate commerce server
News Six months ago, IBM officially announced what customers had known for a while: Mainframes make darned good commerce servers. Last autumn it announced that Siebel was moving its CRM offerings to IBM mainframes; the actual mainframe-based...
[March 3, 2000, 6:35]
Mainframes Are Still Mainstream
White Papers Organizations with significant processing requirements continue to maintain many of their most important applications on mainframes. Automation capability, service governance (self-healing and self-optimizing) and workload management are key...
[February 29, 2008, 0:02]
IBM: Mainframes enjoying global resurgence
News There are several drivers for customers wanting or continuing to invest in mainframes, said Pape. Increasing support for open standards is also driving demand for mainframes, he said. In an email note, Madan Sheina, senior analyst at Ovum, said...
[August 18, 2008, 11:14]
Mainframes get open-source database
News The MySQL database made its way to IBM's zSeries mainframes via Linux, an operating system that now can be run on the high-end machines. IBM's Linux push also provided a route to mainframes for companies such as Veritas that previously weren't...
[January 15, 2003, 9:27]
Virtualisation drives Linux onto IBM mainframes
News Linux penetration on IBM mainframes is much greater than the company ever expected, according to a senior executive at IBM. In an interview with ZDNet UK, Rich Lechner, IBM's vice-president of virtualisation, said that "40 percent of [IBM's...
[February 15, 2006, 15:45]
CA's Unicenter NetMaster Software Helps Garanti Technology Manage Mainframes and Uphold SLAs for Financial Clients
White Papers GT has two IBM z9-109 S18/710 mainframes that support TCP/IP, as well as legacy SNA. Garanti Technology (GT) is Turkey's leading technology service provider, and is a subsidiary of Garanti Bank and a Dogus Group company.
[December 3, 2007, 0:01]
Meta Group roasts Linux on mainframes
News Market research company Meta Group has something to say about the current growth of Linux on mainframes: Don't believe the hype. In a report published this week, Meta Group said that while mainframes running Linux have some advantages in the short...
[May 10, 2002, 16:11]
Updated Unisys mainframes connect with iPhones
News Unisys has updated its ClearPath line of mainframe servers and has added a new ePortal engine that allows iPhone users to access applications running on mainframes. The company also released new versions of its MCP and OS 2200 operating systems...
[May 27, 2009, 13:05]
City of Newcastle save millions in move from mainframes
News Newcastle City Council has saved millions of pounds as a result of a massive IT overhaul which saw it move from mainframes into the modern era of technology. Ray Ward, CIO of Newcastle City Council, said: "Most of our IT was centred on old mainframes.
[June 15, 2006, 16:35]
BMC Performance Assurance Suite for Mainframes: Capacity Management and the CDB
White Papers This white paper illustrates how solutions in the BMC Performance Assurance Suite for Mainframes fulfill the ITIL capacity management best practices. A successful capacity management strategy puts the resources in place to deliver just-in-time...
[November 8, 2006, 0:00]
IBM brings relational XML tools to mainframes
News IBM has made its Viper engine available on mainframes, and the company predicts a bright future for Viper in driving through service-oriented architecture environments. IBM is already seeing considerable demand from clients for Viper running on...
[March 8, 2007, 10:08]
IBM mainframes to get Linux treatment
News If it's true that old mainframes never die, Linux may end up being part of the reason for their salvation. We need to make Linux easier, simpler and cheaper (on mainframes)," said Peter McCaffrey, program director for IBM's System/390.
[July 28, 2000, 8:38]
Model Your Business Functions Using Application Structures From BMC Performance Assurance for Mainframes
White Papers The new Discover facility of BMC Performance Assurance for Mainframes helps to understand what is running in the z/OS subsystems. The attendee will gain an understanding as the webcast will cover the use of several new application filters and...
[August 1, 2009, 1:21]
Link Windows servers to mainframes, the Microsoft way
News In many ways, the smaller the company, the harder it is to move away from those mainframes and minis to other solutions. It comprises a wide range of tools and services that gives clients transparent access to data on mainframes, AS/400, Unix...
[February 14, 2003, 16:05]
City of Newcastle save millions in move from mainframes
Talkback As a long time employee of various Local Authorities and as a former resident of Newcastle I was surprised to read this article. I was even more surprised by the CE's comments. I have been using a mouse for at least 20 years and server based...
[June 16, 2006, 11:42]
Big Blue retreads its mainframes
News As other PC server makers race to position their new systems as the best commerce platforms, IBM is attempting to capitalise on its mainframes' wealth and depth of features to position System/390 as the commerce platform of record.
[August 24, 1999, 9:22]
Linux on mainframes: Phase two
News Gartner Group estimates that 70 companies employ Linux on mainframes for real-world use, with several hundred more evaluating the operating system. Financial services giant and Citigroup subsidiary Salomon Smith Barney is among those using Linux on...
[January 28, 2002, 12:55]
Mainframes and GIS: A New ESRI Solution on IBM zSeries Using Linux
White Papers IBM and ESRI are leading the development of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) solutions away from a specialized departmental technology into a more comprehensive enterprise-wide platform. Enterprise GIS now contains all the reliability...
[March 24, 2006, 0:01]
TechNet Webcast: Security Integration Between Windows and IBM Mainframes (Level 200)
White Papers This webcast introduces the mainframe professional to security on the Windows Server System. 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.
[August 1, 2007, 1:00]
SAS/CONNECT to Mainframes and Servers Within Enterprise Guide Version 4 Using SAS Code
White Papers Enterprise Guide, the point & click interface to SAS is a powerful tool for beginners and power SAS users. SAS/CONNECT allows all available computer platforms to "Talk" to each other, even the mainframe.
[November 7, 2007, 0:00]
