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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I look back at my mainframe days very fondly. Hired to be a GIS code monkey on VM/SP, I would up also managing our machine, applying PUTs and even performing the upgade from VM/SP 5 to VM/SP 6--heady ...

IBM says the z/OS 3.1 operating system will further integrate AI, embrace cloud stores, and improve performance of Linux workloads. IBM said this week it will soon roll out an AI-infused, hybrid-cloud ...

A maker of software that allows a single application to draw resources from multiple linked, or “clustered,” servers said Monday that it has made available a version of its software for IBM’s ...

They say that age is only a number, so with that in mind, IBM set out to prove that the 50-year-old mainframe still has what it takes to dominate enterprise computing. The new offerings include the ...

Postal Service IT officials have upgraded the service's 15-year-old mainframe system to handle more transactions and lower the cost of operating the system. If you’ve gone to USPS.com to track and ...

The Vermont Department of Labor in Montpelier used to be home to the mainframe computer that runs the state’s unemployment benefits system. Now, the system runs on a much more modern mainframe in New ...

IBM 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 building ...