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IBM pushes 'affordable' Linux servers for virtualisation and Big Data analysis

IBM has announced new "affordable" Linux servers as the company tries to push its new category of preconfigured servers for virtualisation and Big Data to midmarket and enterprise customers.
New tool helps port COBOL apps to Amazon, Rackspace and other clouds

Startup Heirloom Computing announced a new development platform yesterday which will allow companies to move legacy applications written in the venerable, but still-viable, COBOL language, which often run on mainframes, to a variety of cloud computing services.
Hard-drive shortage hits servers in Q4, Gartner says

The growth in worldwide server shipments was slower than expected during the fourth quarter due to a shortage in the supply of hard drives, and the trend will continue into the first quarter this year, Gartner said in a study released on Thursday.
IBM strikes deal with EU over antitrust complaint

Computer giant IBM has made legally binding concessions to European Union regulators in order to avoid a fine for anticompetitive practices.
IBM brings Windows to its mainframes

IBM mainframes are on the verge of managing Windows applications, crossing one of the last big system divides in datacentres.
IBM secures deal to supply mainframe in China

An IT services company in China has picked an IBM mainframe to provide online services for up to 300 million citizens, including many in rural areas who will access the services through kiosks in community centres and other public places, IBM have announced.
HP updates DDMA dependency mapping tool

HP has updated its dependency mapping software to help customers figure out which departments are using which systems and applications, to enable chargeback programmes and other management tasks.
Attachmate readies SUSE Studio appliances for mainframes

In its first SUSE-related product offering since it acquired Novell earlier last year, Attachmate has expanded the reach of SUSE Studio-based virtual appliances to include mainframes.
IBM launches new zEnterprise 114 mainframe at £47,000

IBM never talks about the cost of its high end mainframes, but when it comes to its low end mainframe, price is a major focal point.
CA updates mainframe tools with new interface

CA Technologies has added fresh user interfaces to its stack of mainframe management tools

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Cobol on the mainframe: Does it have a future?

David Brown is worried. As managing director of the IT transformation group at Bank of New York Mellon, he is responsible for the health and welfare of 112,500 Cobol programs -- 343 million lines of code -- that run core banking and other operations. But many of the people who built that code base, some of which goes back to the early days of Cobol in the 1960s, will be retiring over the next several years.
Storage virtualisation

Server virtualisation places significant new demands on traditional storage, says Terri McClure, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. ?The standard storage architecture was originally designed for monolithic mainframes?not the abstraction and pooling of resources.?
HP Software CTO: brokers will spur cloud adoption

Cloud computing growth will be driven by the proliferation of cloud brokerages, offering packages of cloud services from a selection of different providers and adding value through managed access or enhanced security.
Ain't broke, don't fix: Ancient computer systems still in use today

It's easy to wax nostalgic about old technology ? to remember fondly our first Apple IIe or marvel at the old mainframes that ran on punched cards. But no one in their right mind would use those outdated, underpowered dinosaurs to run a contemporary business, let alone a modern weapons system, right?
Are we actively encouraging destructive hacking?

People seem to think that organising teams of people to hack into systems is a way to bring together the best computer talent to square off against each other. I look at it as a waste of that talent.
Four strange places to find open source

Open source is about more than code: it's about unlocking all possibilities. Here are four unusual projects made possible by open source.
The solution to legacy application woes

Legacy applications are one of the most difficult issues to face within IT. A rip-and-replace approach is expensive and thus difficult to justify; plus, it tends to interrupt operations. Meanwhile, the ageing software lingers in accounting's ledgers, overstays its welcome in sales and causes poor network performance throughout the organisation.
Oracle jumping on the great NoSQL bandwagon

Oracle's introduction of its Big Data Appliance at the OpenWorld conference this week is an indication of the attention it is being forced to pay to NoSQL database technology.
In praise of the Silver Surfer

Been around a while? You may well be a "Silver surfer" and that makes you an IT hero!
Microsoft's 5 biggest weaknesses

For all its success as the world's biggest maker of PC operating systems and office programs, Microsoft's position as the dominant provider of software to consumers is at risk. Here are five reasons why.

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