Mainframes will continue to be favored by new and existing users as vendors such as IBM listen to their feedback and integrate solutions into the platform. That said, a Gartner analyst reckons that ...

IBM announced the zEnterprise mainframe server and a new systems design that allows workloads on mainframe, POWER7 and System x servers to share resources and be managed as a single, virtualized ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. IBM is announcing a new mainframe system — known as the ...

IBM on Tuesday will roll out a new System z mainframe server that's designed for midmarket customers and emerging markets. The aim: Use these mainframes for the masses to consolidate traditional ...

IBM announced a new server -- a powerful, version of the IBM zEnterprise System that's the most scalable mainframe ever - to extend the mainframe's innovation and unique qualities to more ...

Most of the server virtualization options are x86-based, and consolidating workloads onto mainframes [Herein, the word “mainframe” is synonymous with IBM S/390, IBM zSeries (z990, z890, z900, z800) ...

As IBM tries to consolidate its grip on the mainframe market, competitors see an upcoming product transition as a chance to steal some bones from the top dog. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

IBM’s new Z mainframe server system has the ability to encrypt all data it handles, whether it’s actively being accessed or modified, or merely sitting idle. Better yet, its encryption keys are ...

Good security and centralised data server capabilities have been cited as reasons why Australian businesses are continuing to use mainframes according to a new survey. BMC’s 10th mainframe research ...

The new IBM zEnterprise 114 mainframe server follows the introduction of the zEnterprise System for the world's largest banks, insurance companies and governments in July 2010. The new server, which ...