Mainframe Linux can boost application uptime and reduce support costs. But users and analysts recommend acting carefully when choosing which applications to move to the open-source operating system ...

Linux may be free, but users shouldn’t overlook the costs associated with bringing it to the mainframe. That’s according to analysis delivered by Cambridge, Mass.-based Giga Information Group Inc. at ...

The mainframe, the hardware stalwart that has existed for decades, is continuing to be a force in the modern era. Among the vendors that still build mainframes is IBM, which today announced the latest ...

IBM and USTA launched AI features at the 2025 US Open, including Match Chat, live win projections and 3D replays to enhance fan engagement. The Jobs Platform is expected to be open in 2026. Separately ...

IBM is offering discounted Linux-focused mainframe bundles to shore up falling revenue. IBM is introducing new Linux-focused mainframe bundles that it says will provide discounts of up to 80% over ...

SuSE and Turbolinux both already have a version of Linux for IBM mainframes for sale. Is the Linux leader finally catching on and catching up? Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

The Linux Foundation's Open Mainframe Project is targeting the development of mainframe applications and skill sets, and now has its own Big Iron to work with. Open-source software development will be ...

IBM said the two new machines, the iSeries for small businesses and the more powerful and costly zSeries, can replace racks of smaller server computers made by rivals like Dell Computer Corp. DELL.O ...

Haligan notifed me that, further adding to Linux's viability as an operating system in corporate environments, IBM has introduced a line of mainframe computers that exclusively run ...