IBM today is marking the 40th anniversary of its first mainframe by introducing the zSeries 890 mainframe server for midsize enterprise customers. “We’re introducing a brand-new IBM eServer zSeries ...

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IBM has expanded its server lineup with a new mainframe system designed just for Linux that may be aimed, in particular, at higher-end x86 systems. The new system uses IBM’s specialty Linux processor ...

IBM Wednesday will mark the 40th anniversary of the introduction of its first mainframe computer by introducing a scaled-down version of its zSeries 990 mainframe servers called the zSeries 890, which ...

IBM has taken several new steps to keep its mainframe server line a vital part of computing, including adding features and an expanding sales and training in China, while Unisys has upgraded its rival ...

IBM later this year plans to release management tools for its mainframe server, including a "federated" security application for logging onto several systems at once. Al Zollar, general manager of IBM ...

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When the next generation of IBM mainframe, the z17, makes its anticipated summer debut, it will be outfitted with multiple technologies aimed at making the Big Iron mainframe the ultimate AI server.

They say that age is only a number, so with that in mind, IBM set out to prove that the 50-year-old mainframe still has what it takes to dominate enterprise computing. The new offerings include the ...

HP on Monday is releasing the first blade server version of its NonStop computer, a highly fault-tolerant system designed to compete with IBM’s mainframe. HP is also trying to steal some thunder from ...