Mainframe
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Mainframes fall short on technical skills
News Availability of IT professionals with mainframe capabilities is shrinking in Asia, despite ongoing need for such expertise, say market observers.
Tags: Mainframes, Recruiting, Trends, Mainframe, Computer Associates International Inc., IBM Corp., GUI, Asia, India, IT Professional
HP intensifies the mainframe battle
News It claims success in convincing mainframe customers to migrate, but analysts say low pricing strategies and new functions will help ensure platform's survival.
Tags: Mainframes, Server consolidation, Server platforms, Mainframe, Hewlett-Packard Co., Asia-Pacific, Japan, Environment, Server, business intelligence
M'sian funds operator upgrades mainframe
News Malaysian Electronic Payment System says it stuck with IBM mainframes for performance, and to minimize additional investment required from banks.
Tags: Mainframes, Network security, Mainframe, Disaster Recovery, IBM Corp., Security, Malaysia, Malaysian Electronic Payment System IBG, Hardware, payment
US govt probes IBM's mainframe business
News The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into IBM's mainframe business for anticompetitive behavior, according to reports.
Tags: Mainframes, Legal, Mainframe, ATM, IBM Corp., Computer, Supplier, U.S. Department Of Justice, Associated Press, Computer & Communications Industry Association
Europe assisting US with IBM antitrust probe
News The European Commission said it has provided information to U.S. regulators looking into possible anticompetitive practices by IBM in the mainframe market.
Tags: Components, Antitrust, Commission, Mainframe, IBM Corp., European Commission, U.S. Department Of Justice, T3, Computer & Communications Industry Association, data-processing
IBM defends its Big Iron
News Mainframe computer sales are sliding, but Big Blue appoints a new manager to keep the powerful machines relevant with new software.
Tags: Personal Computers, Mainframe, IBM Corp., computer, programming language, revenue, analyst, Personal Computers
Reuze simplifies move from mainframe to Windows
News New Micro Focus tool promises to help companies move their Cobol-based business processes to Windows without having to rewrite applications.
Tags: Business applications, Mainframe, New Orleans, Tool, COBOL, Environment, Server, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows
IBM accused of mainframe monopoly
News A small U.S. company has filed a complaint with the European Commission, accusing IBM of abusing its position in the European mainframe market.
Tags: Processors, Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Mainframe, IBM Corp., T3, Hardware, software, Computer & Communications Industry Association, European Commission
S'pore students get taste of mainframes, Linux
News With IBM and Red Hat as partners, Republic Polytechnic aims to arm country's IT professionals with expertise to manage Linux in a mainframe environment.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Mainframes, IT training, Mainframe, IBM Corp., Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., IT Professional, Server
Hello mainframe? iPhone calling
News Unisys updates servers with ePortal engine that will allow mobile workers to access business data and benefit from scalability and security of mainframes.
Tags: Servers, Mainframe, Mobile, Chip, operating system, Worker, Apple iPod, scalability, Apple iPhone, Unisys Corp.
Are IBM's patent woes justified?
Insight perspective Big Blue is in legal hot water in the United Kingdom relating to its bevy of patents. One U.K.-based lawyer gets to the bottom of the controversy.
Tags: Patents, Competitive advantage, Mainframe, IBM Corp., Monopoly, Patent, operating system, Richard Taylor, intellectual property, software
Why SOA is the 'perestroika of IT'
Insight newsmaker Independent middleware can help businesses escape the grip of 'monopolistic' software makers, and that will help the SOA provider grow, says Software AG CEO Karl-Heinz Streibich.
Tags: Innovation, Business applications, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Mainframe, SAP AG, SOA, Business, Software AG, BPM
Ten examples of SOA at work, circa 2008
Techguide In the past year, many companies have finally moved on beyond the experimentation and pilot stages when it comes to SOA. Joe McKendrick presents stellar examples of where and how SOA made a difference for some companies in 2008.
Tags: Web services, Standards, Mainframe, ITIL, SOA, CERN, Enterprise Service Bus, Lufthansa, United Airlines, AbeBooks.com
Asia investing in 'modern' mainframe
News First introduced in the 1960s, mainframes remain hot among Asian companies, IBM exec says. But human resources are growing thin, notes analyst.
Tags: Mainframes, Open source, Mainframe, India, business intelligence, software, China, revenue, Linux, technique
The mainframe's virtual renaissance
Insight Increased interest in virtualization and the demand for "greener" computing could see revived interest in mainframe computing, say industry insiders.
Tags: Mainframes, Mainframe, Security, Virtualization, Butler Group, software, Microsoft .NET, job, Wintel, IBM WebSphere
