CIO.com - Mainframes

Computerized Language Translation Started 58 Years Ago with IBM and Georgetown University

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Hard to imagine but it has been 58 years since IBM and Georgetown University teamed up to run what they said was at the time the first English-to-Russian language computer translation program.

IT's Most Wanted: Mainframe Programmers

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

As students study other technologies, vendors try to develop new talent and offer tools to fill the gap for these critical systems

Data Centers Better Windows Support Due on IBM Mainframes

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

IBM said its mainframes will soon be able to manage Windows applications, bridging one of the last major divides in data centers.

Windows Set to Arrive on IBM Mainframes

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

IBM mainframes are on the verge of managing Windows applications, crossing one of the last big system divides in data centers.

China Taps IBM Mainframe for Online Services

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Fujian province is using a mainframe as an integration point for several cloud services, IBM said

IBM: the PC is the New Mainframe

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

A second opinion from IBM on the question of whether the PC is dead.

IBM Quarter Driven By Software, Systems

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Software and services fueled IBM growth in the second quarter of 2011, the company said Monday.

New Job for Mainframes: Hosting Private Clouds

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Mention cloud computing to a mainframe professional, and he's likely to roll his eyes. Cloud is just a much-hyped new name for what mainframes have done for years, he'll say.

Meet IBM's New $75,000 Mainframe

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT

IBM is today announcing the latest successor to what it has called its "business-class" system, the zEnterprise 114, with a starting price of $75,000 -- 25% lower than the previous system in this category.

CA Modernizes the Mainframe with Updated Stack

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT

CA Technologies has added fresh user interfaces to its stack of mainframe management tools

BMC Buys Software From Vendor That Lost IBM Legal Battle

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT

BMC Software said Friday it has acquired a range of IMS (information management system) database software and related customers from Neon Enterprise Software, which recently lost a legal battle with IBM over a mainframe-related product called zPrime. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

IBM to Support Windows Servers on Mainframes

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

IBM will support servers running Microsoft Windows on one of its mainframe platforms by the end of this year.

BMC Supercharges IBM DB2 for Mainframes

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

BMC's new tools for IBM's DB2 version 10 take advantage of the System z zIIP co-processor

New Job for Mainframes: Cloud Platform

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Mention cloud computing to a mainframe professional, and he's likely to roll his eyes. Cloud is just a new name -- and a lot of hype -- for what mainframes have done for years, he'll say.

Disruptors have Lasting Impact on IT

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Major market shifts in the database world don't happen often. When they do, they're massive, creating an impact that can last 10 to 20 years. When I entered the job market, it was right at the tail end of the last major shift from the mainframe to client/server.