Here's the opening bit from a widely quoted network world report by "layer8" on IBM's recently announced plan to save $250 million by replacing 4,000 small servers with 30 mainframes: Talk about ...

Still saving up for your own mainframe computer? IBM says it will offer Linux supporters the next best thing starting this week: free access to one of the computing giant's powerful mainframe sytems.

The mainframe, the hardware stalwart that has existed for decades, is continuing to be a force in the modern era. Among the vendors that still build mainframes is IBM, which today announced the latest ...

Mainframe Linux can boost application uptime and reduce support costs. But users and analysts recommend acting carefully when choosing which applications to move to the open-source operating system ...

The Linux Foundation's Open Mainframe Project is targeting the development of mainframe applications and skill sets, and now has its own Big Iron to work with. Open-source software development will be ...

SuSE and Turbolinux both already have a version of Linux for IBM mainframes for sale. Is the Linux leader finally catching on and catching up? Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Red Hat will release its version of Linux for IBM mainframes in the next 30 days, catching the company up to rivals who already have staked their claim in the niche market segment. The Durham, N.C., ...

IBM said the two new machines, the iSeries for small businesses and the more powerful and costly zSeries, can replace racks of smaller server computers made by rivals like Dell Computer Corp. DELL.O ...

IBM is offering discounted Linux-focused mainframe bundles to shore up falling revenue. IBM is introducing new Linux-focused mainframe bundles that it says will provide discounts of up to 80% over ...

Over the next 18 months, says Quandt, mainframe Linux will enter a third phase, where corporate IT will use it to run not only business applications but also databases that currently run on z/OS. This ...

Haligan notifed me that, further adding to Linux's viability as an operating system in corporate environments, IBM has introduced a line of mainframe computers that exclusively run ...

IBM is introducing new Linux-focused mainframe bundles that it says will provide discounts of up to 80 percent over previous offerings. IBM’s mainframe business has struggled in 2009, with ...