Tackling the enormous challenge of updating outmoded government computer systems is a bit like opening a time capsule. Several federal agencies are still using mainframes installed during the Nixon ...

Indeed, the company on Feb. 9 disclosed a consolidation project with First National Bank of Omaha that it said was closed in conjunction with a channel partner. The deal includes an eServer zSeries ...

It’s a phrase that we hear all too frequently: “We’re moving off our mainframe.” Yet virtually anyone who has ever had a mainframe continues to utilize it in some fashion. These robust and highly ...

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BMC Software last week introduced a software suite the company says will kill two management birds with one stone: The company’s new Java-based System Advisor portfolio will help customers that are ...

IBM has created a module to handle Java for its mainframe computers and has come out with a budget system for midsize companies to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the mainframe. The zSeries ...

An in-memory digital integration hub enables flexible, real-time information flow between mainframes and external systems, unlocking mainframe data for digital transformation. Companies undergoing ...

On Tuesday, Microsoft and ISV partner MicroFocus announced new members of the Mainframe Migration Alliance (MMA). These include Covansys, Fujitsu Software, Getronics, Information Analysis, Modis, MSS ...

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Roger Allan is an electronics journalism veteran, and served as Electronic Design's Executive Editor for 15 of those years. He has covered just about every technology beat from semiconductors, ...

The mainframe is finding its way into emerging markets and is still holding strong globally, according to an IBM executive. Richard Pape, mainframe systems executive at IBM Asia-Pacific, told ZDNet ...