Butler Group Predicts IBM Mainframe Growth in Vertical and Emerging Markets
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| Butler Group's "The King is Dead -- Long Live the Mainframe"
| article specifically points to WebSphere Application Servers on
| System z as enhancing the ability to utilize SOA and Linux on the
| mainframe in providing virtualization tools for a single
| computing platform.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070126/0207898.html
Yesterday:
IBM and Oracle Agreement Strengthens Mainframe Computing, IDC Says
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| IBM and Oracle announced this initiative to collaborate on the sales
| and marketing of a series of enterprise business solutions with
| Oracle applications and technology for Linux on System z on
| October 24, 2006. It targets the business requirements of large
| and medium size enterprise customers and meets growing marketd
| emand, complementing a series of investments IBM and Oracle have
| made in support of Linux as an enterprise application platform.
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http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=207879
Related:
Virtualization Gets A Grip In 2006
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| When it comes to Linux servers, a few months can make a whole
| lot of difference. Earlier this year, Red Hat, Novell, and
| most major Linux vendors were doing their best to fend off
| Windows Virtualized Server by getting their own virtualization
| offerings out the door first.
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http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6344/1/
Mainframe in comeback mode
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| We have over 1,300 independent software vendors who work with the
| Mainframe. We have 300 to 400 in the Linux arena. We have many
| business partners and some integrators too, that we work with.
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2007/01/01/stories/2007010100110300.htm
IBM Mainframe Offers Unmatched Security and Power Efficiency, Analyst Says
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| On the open source front, the report specifically cited IBM's
| continued efforts to support Linux workloads on the mainframe
| with the Integrated Linux Facility. The report also touted IBM's
| successful developer ecosystem and the rapid growth of Linux on
| the mainframe in large enterprises.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/061229/0198717.html
Linux drives a mainframe revival
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| Linux may not be everyone?s idea of a mainframe operating system,
| but for a growing number of large and medium-sized businesses
| the synergy between Linux and big iron is the solution to as
| ignificant problem.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/Feeds/RSS/Articles/2006/11/16/219927/Linux+drives+a+mainframe+revival.htm
http://tinyurl.com/tdjgr
Linux-on-Mainframe Apps Up 100%: IBM
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| IBM recently reported a 390% jump in mainframe sites running Linux.
| It says more than 60% of its mainframe revenue is now coming from
| new workloads, with approximately 20% of the revenue and 30% of the
| MIPS coming from Linux customers, which is what has the ISVs
| interested.
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http://issj.sys-con.com/read/317754.htm
IBM Mainframe Supports University of Toronto's Expanding Student Body
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| IBM today announced that the University of Toronto has installed a new
| System z9 Business Class (z9 BC) mainframe to achieve the scale, security
| and reliability required to keep pace with the growing demands of the
| academic community.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/061011/0171496.html
,----[ Quote ]
| Linux on System z combines the advantages of the IBM mainframes with
| the flexibility and open standards of the Linux operating systems. Linux
| can play a major role in the simplification of the IT infrastructure--not
| only because it helps simplify business integration through the use of
| open and industry standards, but also because it supports deployment of
| new solutions more quickly and accelerates time to market.
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http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/
--
List of candidate Microsoft astroturfers (directly or indirectly paid by
Microsoft to post in this newsgroup):
Larry Qualig (former Microsoft employee)
Scott Nudds (AKA Vistaking)
Erik Funkenbusch (formerly an anti-OS/2 astroturfer)
flatfish+++
Damian O'Leary (AKA Hadron Quark)
Nedd Ludd
Tim Smith
OK
DFS
Lintard
Terry
Ana Thema
Take everything posted by the individuals above with grain of salt. Microsoft
has already been caught paying forum members to spread lies about rivals,
e.g. http://worldcadaccess.typepad.com/gizmos/2005/11/2_grassroots_an.html
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