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IBM faces US mainframe monopoly probeThe US Department of Justice (DoJ) is investigating IBMs dominance of the mainframe computer market.News Date: 10:26 09 Oct 2009
Axa replaces mainframe to cut time to marketpbAxa Insurance is to replace its 10-year-old mainframe as part of a multimillion-pound project to reduce the time taken to roll out new commercial insurance.../b/pNews Date: 09:12 05 Oct 2009
Video: TurboHercules legitimises IBM mainframe emulationpbThe developer of Hercules, the open source mainframe emulator, has formed a company called/b a href=http://www.turbohercules.com/bTurboHercules/b/ab.../b/pNews Date: 01:00 25 Sep 2009
Department of Justice revisits IBM mainframe dominanceThe US Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the mainframe market, apparently in response to a complaint by an IBM competitor, theNews Date: 10:41 08 Oct 2009

Neon sues IBM over mainframe softwareAlleges that IBM is preventing System z mainframe users from using its zPrimeNews Source: www.cbronline.com Date: 00:00 14 Dec 2009
Mainframe Consolidation Saves Cash for Pennsylvania Government - CIO.com - Business TechnologyMainframe consolidation and virtualization are keys to efficiency in Pennsylvania’s state government.News Source: www.cio.com
Logicalis backs mainframe apprenticeship schemeLogicalis has put its weight behind the Advanced IT Apprenticeship, as part of a move designed to plug the skills gap and develop mainframe expertise.News Source: www.microscope.co.uk
Update: IBM to buy Candle Corp. for mainframe managementIBM said today that it will buy Candle, a well-known mainframe management software vendor, in a bid to round out its management software offerings for infrastructure and applications.News Source: www.computerworld.com

IBM lowers mainframe costs with specialty processorsSince mainframe software is charged based on the usage of the core mainframe processor, IBM has developed specialty processors, which provide a way for...In Depth Date: 17:01 18 Sep 2009
Plugging the mainframe skills gapMainframe blogger Trevor Eddolls, managing director of iTech-Ed, started working on mainframes in 1979, and now runs the Virtual IMS Connection mainframe user g...In Depth Date: 17:24 18 Sep 2009
Is the time right for a mainframe renaissance?Every few years, industry pundits predict the death of the mainframe. But these big iron systems, represent the IT lifeblood of major enterprises. Far from being killed off, the mainframe is being re-incarnated...In Depth Date: 15:00 18 Sep 2009
Is there still life in the mainframe?With a new low-cost model and support for service oriented architectures, IBM is aiming to bolster the mainframe’s appeal for both existing and new users.In Depth Date: 10:17 20 Jun 2006

CA Simplifies Mainframe Ownership with Integration of CA Endevor SCM and IBM Rational Developer for ...CA Simplifies Mainframe Ownership with Integration of CA Endevor SCM and IBM Rational Developer for System z. Sharing of Views and Programming Elements Helps Customers Streamline Updates, Reduce Errors and Audi...Pressrelease Source: www.prnewswire.com Date: 16:13 19 Nov 2009
MainFrame Backup Services | Business Continuity | Protect Critical Information From Loss.Recovery Planner software and recovery services are business continuity planning (BCP), disaster recovery (DR), contingency planning, and risk management solutions with command center automation, hotsites, terr...Web Source: www.computeroutsourcing.com
Apatar blends IBM DB2 with third-party apps; cleanses mainframe databasesA new connector allows users to read/write data from/to DB2 tables, integrate from multiple data sources, and improve the quality of data extracted from or written to IBM DB2 products.Article Source: www.mbtmag.com Date: 01:00 10 Jun 2008
Software AG Introduces Optimize for Infrastructure: Mainframe Edition - Zibb.com--Many Software AG products can now be monitored from a single graphical viewpoint --Predictive analysis identifies problems early and enables better performance tuning Software AG, a global leader in business ...Pressrelease Source: www.zibb.com Date: 09:00 10 Dec 2009

IBM Mainframes - the Tardis has come to lifeI noticed this article the other day reporting on how IBM is promoting the mainframes as super-efficient Linux servers for the lean, green and energy conscious 21st century.Considering the heritage of 'big iron...Blog Date: 11:00 17 Jul 2008
Do green mainframes make sense today?The green mainframe argument simply states that it is possible to replace hundreds of physical Linux-based PC servers with a single mainframe.Blog Date: 09:52 10 Jul 2008

Mainframe Modernization at Italy's Ministry of Education with Oracle and HP (Application Grid)Listen to an expert panel from Italy's Ministry of Education, Universities, and Research (MIUR), HP services, and Oracle as it relates the process undertaken to go from legacy to modern systems. Businesses spen...Blog Source: blogs.oracle.com Date: 16:59 01 Dec 2009
ILOG Events Blog » Blog Archive » Managing Business Assets Within Your Mainframe ApplicationsMichael Connor, Manager of IBM’s Rational Product Line, recently joined ILOG’s Janet Wall to discuss the critical components of mainframe application maintenance and design, and proven techniques for externaliz...Blog Source: blogs.ilog.com
Virtualization on a MainframeRecently I visited a customer who was very excited about OpenSolaris, he was determined to use some built-in virtualization capabilities inherent to Solaris in his everyday production system. But there was a li...Blog Source: blogs.sun.com Date: 00:33 16 Sep 2009
Mainframe Cartoons! - EXEC I/O Mainframe Blog - CA"Life is too important to be taken seriously." That quotation from Oscar Wilde is one of my favorites. Among other things, it's a reminder that our senses of humor are important parts of our ability to process ...Blog Source: community.ca.com