IBM will announce upgrades to its mainframe computer Friday, refreshing a high-end server line many had given up as extinct. The upgrades improve some of the features of the z900 mainframe, introduced ...

Mainframe computers are often perceived as relics of the past but in reality, they continue to be the backbone of the global economy. Critical data related to finance, government, and other sensitive ...

A small Minneapolis mainframe computer software startup is poised to change the way enterprises use and share data across the cloud. VirtualZ Computing Inc. claims to be the first and only ...

Sun Microsystems Inc.’s new midrange servers announced last week have several features found previously only on mainframe-class systems, users and analysts said. But users might want to wait until the ...

Sun last week unveiled midrange servers designed to give businesses more redundant and flexible — yet less-expensive — machines than those from rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Sun, which Dataquest ...

Big Blue is set to announce upgrades to its mainframe computer, refreshing a high-end server line many had given up as extinct. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...