Big Blue is to release z/OS, its z900 mainframe operating system upgraded to take advantage of the new model's 64-bit design. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

SHARE’s new President’s Corner blog post describes this improvement pattern by observing what IBM does in each successive release of its z/OS operating environment. In only a few months the mainframe ...

As it previewed in March, IBM is set to deliver an AI-infused, hybrid-cloud oriented version of its z/OS mainframe operating system. Set for delivery on Sept. 29, z/OS 3.1, the operating system grows ...

IBM updated its z/OS operating system, adding AI optimization and quantum-focused features to its z17 mainframe. Update z/OS 3.2 brings features originally previewed by IBM in April, including ...

Announcement of the investigations comes just four days after IBM unveiled the zEnterprise, the latest generation of its System z line of mainframes, which the company said will help customers save ...

As IBM tries to consolidate its grip on the mainframe market, competitors see an upcoming product transition as a chance to steal some bones from the top dog. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

A mainframe version of the OpenSolaris operating system is now available for download. A mainframe version of the OpenSolaris operating system is now available for download, IBM and Sun announced ...

Some people believe the mainframe is obsolete – an ancient relic of 1960s computing. For others, it serves an important role as long as it sticks to its knitting, handling core transaction processing ...

IBM Corp. today announced plans to release a promised 64-bit version of its mainframe operating system later this week — a move that users and analysts said should provide a crucial foundation for ...

Unisys Corp. is planning to phase out its CMOS mainframe processor and enable all of its operating systems to run on Intel-based Xeon processors, the Blue Bell, Pa.-based company said today. This ...

IBM has expanded its server lineup with a new mainframe system designed just for Linux that may be aimed, in particular, at higher-end x86 systems. The new system uses IBM’s specialty Linux processor ...