Most references to the mainframe in modern enterprise infrastructure point out the fact that such an aging technology is still chugging along in today’s frenetic data environment. But the truth of the ...

Identity vendors Trustgenix and IdentityForge said Monday they would integrate their software to allow users to incorporate mainframe identities into single sign-on projects. The two have developed an ...

Somewhere in a world full of advanced technology that we write about regularly here on TechCrunch, there exists an ancient realm where mainframe computers are still running programs written in COBOL.

IBM is releasing the latest version of its mainframe hardware that includes new updates meant to accelerate AI adoption. The hardware and consulting company on Monday announced IBM z17, the latest ...

Remember when you got your driver’s license? That was a pretty big day. Now imagine that as the person at the DMV handed you your card, he or she also slipped you permits to operate a boat, drive a ...

The IFL, or integrated facility for Linux, is a mainframe CPU license that's limited to running Linux. Novel has yet to post SuSe licensing costs for the new z9 series mainframes, but charged $13,999 ...

IBM recently introduced the z17, its latest generation enterprise mainframe system, powered by the new Telum II processor. The z17 offers significant performance gains over previous generations and ...

Here's the opening bit from a widely quoted network world report by "layer8" on IBM's recently announced plan to save $250 million by replacing 4,000 small servers with 30 mainframes: Talk about ...