“Continuing its bid to promote Linux servers, IBM Corp.
announced Wednesday that it has new hardware and software
enhancements for its S/390 enterprise servers and a revised price
plan.”
“In a related announcement, Computer Associates International
Inc. (CA), joining IBM in its effort to expand the use of Linux on
host systems, announced that it has ported a suite of
Internet-based business management software to Linux on the
S/390.”
“On its part, CA announced it has ported several network and
business management applications to run on Linux on the S/390.
The software, to be rolled out beginning in the third quarter,
includes: Unicenter TNG Agents and Framework software,
designed to provide network management and monitoring capabilities;
the MasterIT Web server monitoring package; the Ingres II
relational database; the ARCserve storage management application;
and eTrust security software. Pricing information was not
immediately available.”