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 customers are taking a fresh look at the Big Iron that celebrated its 40th birthday last month. IBM is spurring things along with new pricing schemes; more powerful processors; support for ...

In a bid to help mainframe-dependent companies protect their big-iron investments, BMC Software Inc. is rolling out software that will simplify and automate management processes for a wider audience ...

Early users of IBM’s z800 low-end mainframe say the system is letting them boost processing capacity and performance while reducing their costs. IBM said it has installed about 200 of the eSeries z800 ...