A new zSeries module serves as a dedicated processor for Java applications and debuts in time for the 40th anniversary of the mainframe. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he ...

Big Blue will port more WebSphere apps to the mainframe--part of investments to keep 42-year-old server up-to-date. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies ...

IBM today is marking the 40th anniversary of its first mainframe by introducing the zSeries 890 mainframe server for midsize enterprise customers. “We’re introducing a brand-new IBM eServer zSeries ...

IBM Corp. said today it’s using its recently announced generative artificial intelligence service watsonx to help enterprises modernize their most business-critical mainframe applications. Watsonx ...

In context: Despite being designed in 1959, the COBOL programming language is still widely used in applications deployed on mainframe computers. COBOL offers secure, reliable and transactional ...

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

The Open Mainframe Project has announced the Long Term Support (LTS) V3 release of Zowe, an open-source framework for mainframes, designed to enhance durability, stability, and security for ...

IBM Corp. said today it’s building on the recent launch of generative artificial intelligence coding capabilities for mainframe developers by launching a suite of new offerings that will make it ...

Midsize businesses that want mainframe reliability, but in a smaller, less costly package than what has traditionally been available, have a new option from IBM. IBM this week introduced the z890 ...

IBM hopes that the z890, which can be purchased with a processing capacity as low as 26 MIPS (million instructions per second), will appeal to companies looking to consolidate a large number of ...

IBM’s mainframe business is growing at a record pace, said Barry Baker, vice president, IBM zSystems & LinuxONE product development at IBM. He disagreed with an Accenture survey of banks, which said ...