“IBM today unveiled hardware and software enhancements for Linux
running on S/390 enterprise servers as well as new introductory
pricing. The initiatives are aimed at helping S/390 customers run
the Linux operating system on the mainframe quickly, easily and at
lower prices.”
“The IBM S/390 Integrated Facility for Linux, a new hardware
feature available for S/390 G5 and G6 servers, allows users to add
processor capacity exclusively for Linux use. This new feature has
a low, introductory price, in line with prices for similar
workloads running on other platforms.”
“The IBM S/390 Integrated Facility for Linux brings
customers the ability to add system capacity to dedicate to Linux
workloads, without increasing charges for IBM S/390 software on the
rest of the server. In a major departure from usual practice
BMC Software, Candle, Computer Associates, Compuware and SAGA
Software have agreed to this pricing policy. Additionally, software
running on a dedicated Linux engine will be priced separately.”