The Return of the Mainframe Mar 1, 2008, 09 :00 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (5759 reads) (Other stories by Andy Patrizio)
"IBM this week introduced the first major overhaul to its System z mainframe line in three years. This latest Big Iron from IBM could be a welcome development for the company, which has seen its mainframe business struggle for several months.
"For the past two quarters, both Gartner and IDC noted that IBM's System z and System i families of mainframe and midrange computers, have been down compared to 2006 sales, while System p (RISC) and System x (x86) are up..."