Latest IBM System z Stories

New compiler improves application performance and helps modernize COBOL business applications running on System z ARMONK, N.Y., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new software to help organizations extend crucial business applications running on System z mainframes to web, cloud and mobile environments. The software's performance improvements will enable companies to significantly reduce operating costs while helping businesses seamlessly and efficiently...

Over 4,600 students compete from US and Canada POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Throughout the last 49 years, the IBM (NYSE: IBM) mainframe has advanced, anticipating both the present and future needs of businesses. Organizations are moving more cloud, mobile, big data and analytics computing projects on to mainframes and joining them with traditional projects like transaction processing, operational analytics and database management to develop solutions that can...

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Maintec Technologies is inviting IBM mainframe professionals to attend the SHARE technology EXPO at no cost by downloading a free pass here. The pass also includes discounted educational sessions at the week-long SHARE mainframe user group conference through Feb. 8. Maintec experts will be on hand in Booth 708 from Monday through Wednesday, Feb. 4-6, to discuss mainframe colocation, mainframe services and staffing, said Maintec CEO Sonny...

HOPKINTON, Mass., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- News Summary: EMC and IBM are extending their existing technology licensing agreement by one year through 2017, to provide IBM zEnterprise customers with storage interoperability interfaces and technical support. The multi-year history of commitment and collaboration between EMC and IBM continues to enable customers to deploy combinations of EMC® VMAX® storage and IBM System z technologies--including the new IBM zEnterprise...

ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Power Systems family infused with new POWER 7+ processor for greater security and fast business analytics, capacity on demand, and significantly improved performance.((1)) New high-end DS8870 storage systems are three times faster((2)) than the previous model. IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator V3 makes it fast to run analytics on the zEnterprise EC12 mainframe; zSecure spots unusual activity before a system is compromised. IBM (NYSE: IBM)...

HOPKINTON, Mass., Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- News Summary: EMC offers immediate support for the now-generally available IBM zEnterprise EC12 mainframe system. EMC Disk Library for mainframe--including the recently announced EMC DLm8000--supports EC12, offering EC12 mainframe customers one of the only mainframe virtual tape libraries that ensures consistency between tape data at both production and recovery sites. EMC(®) VMAX((TM)) Family supports IBM's new...

ARMONK, N.Y., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New, cutting-edge System z® capabilities for security and analytics dramatically boost cloud performance with help from IBM Research innovations. zEC12 offers 25% more performance per core, over 100 configurable cores and 50% more total capacity than its predecessor. The result of over $1 billion in IBM R&D investment and collaborative client input on today's enterprise system challenges. IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the...

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard Integrity Professionals, the experts on information security for System z®, today announced it provides day one support for IBM z/OS Version 1 Release 13, which is scheduled for release today. As an IBM business partner, Vanguard actively participates in early support and test programs for all new IBM releases. Vanguard is dedicated to providing enterprise security software and services for the modern mainframe that help organizations...

NUREMBERG, Germany, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SUSE today announced a new offer that could save mainframe customers as much as $39,000 in subscription costs. SUSE is now providing customers running SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for System z on IBM zEnterprise with complimentary subscriptions for IBM's new zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension (zBX). Data center sprawl is a widespread concern for any business working in virtualized environments. Managing distributed systems, server...

ARMONK, N.Y., July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- New z114 designed to consolidate workloads from hundreds of x86 serversCosts 25% less and offers up to 25% performance improvements over IBM z10 BC ServersHigh-end mainframe features now available at entry level price of $75,000Ability to manage workloads on select System x blades now availableDesigned to deliver Smarter Computing capabilitiesIBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new server -- a powerful version of the IBM zEnterprise System that's...