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Enterprise Systems: IBM Touts Linux-on-zSeries Grids

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“Last month, IBM Corp. touted new Linux-on-zSeries offerings
from SuSE Linux AG, Platform Computing Inc. and DataSynapse
Inc.

“Big Blue has had some success selling mainframe hardware in
support of grid computing applications–most notably, to the
University of Florida–and, analysts say, is apparently positioning
z800 and z900 mainframe hardware for use in specialized grid
computing environments.

“In this respect, IBM can point to a range of grid computing
solutions that are now available for Linux-on-zSeries. SuSE, for
example, has for some time offered a Linux distribution designed to
run on top of Big Iron, first for IBM’s S/390
mainframes and now for its zSeries systems as well…”

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