Mainframes to address new 'workload,' says IBM
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| MAINFRAMES will stay but will continue to evolve to address new types
| of applications or "workloads" that customers demand today, an IBM
| executive said.
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| "Mainframes were traditionally a general-purpose platform. They now have
| evolved to include specialized engines that can run Linux, Java, and other
| applications," the executive added.
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| Bliss said that IBM's internal figures indicate that around 60 percent of
| mainframe revenues are now derived from running new workloads such as
| Linux, Java, database applications, and recently, service-oriented
| architecture-type of systems.
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http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=78709
Also see:
Students think mainframes are cool
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/09/students_love_mainframes/
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