Applications


System p, System i to Get Boost from Power 6

Late last month, Big Blue gave pundits a glimpse at Power 6, the next-generation RISC CMOS it expects to unveil next year

Searching for Solutions – Simplifying E-mail Searching in a World of Frequent Requests

Driven by regulations and internal compliance issues, searching and retrieving old e-mail stores is a challenge. Stronger search tools can help lessen the pain.

IBM Briefs Analysts on the Year Ahead

IBM mainframe chief Jim Stallings presents more evidence of a resurgence of Big Iron.

Case Study: Software Quality Controls Keep Game Site Purring

Online gaming company brings software development lifecycle under control

Behind IBM’s Mainframe Market Push

The best thing IBM can do to help secure the mainframe’s future is to roll up its sleeves and get to work, says one prominent Big Bluer

Oracle Plays Both Sides of the Mainframe/Distributed Divide

Regardless of whether customers opt for Linux-on-zSeries or choose to abandon the mainframe altogether, Oracle stands to benefit

Sun’s Virtualization Push

Project Blackbox might be a gimmick, but Sun’s virtualization moves are for real



Case Study: z9 Rescues University from Processing Flood While Reducing Costs

The University of Toronto implements IBM’s new z9 Business Class system to increase and improve service levels while reducing costs

Mainframe Pros Question IBM’s Spending Initiative

Some mainframers think IBM’s $100 million could be better spent addressing training, licensing, and other long-standing Big-Iron pain points

Seagull’s BlueZone: Terminal Emulation with an SOA-Friendly Tip

Customers can service-enable terminal-based applications and effectively transform them into full-fledged SOA assets

Compuware Delivers Mainframe DB2 Performance Tool

How to get even more oomph out of IBM’s zIIPy new DB2 processor engine

Fundamentals of Application Performance Management

All APM solutions are not created equal.

In Offshore Markets, Security Lags, AJaX Leads

Nearly four-fifths of Chinese developers have experienced a security breach of some kind in the last 12 months, while non-U.S. developers are taking the lead with AJaX.

Voice-Enabling IT Apps Gets Easier with Multi-Vendor Package, VoiceXML

Two companies have teamed up to simplify creating voice-enabled applications

Trends: SAS, SPSS Push into BI Stronger than Ever

Two mainframe number-crunching mainstays make their bids for broad BI dominance

Big Iron Front and Center in Big Blue’s SOA Push

IBM is touting a more abstract kind of workload—the mainframe-as-service-enabled hub

Analysis: Behind Big Blue’s $1.6 Billion Acquisition of ISS

What does ISS give IBM—and is it worth the $1.6 billion Big Blue paid for it? That depends, analysts say.

Review: QuickBase Helps IT Build Powerful Web Apps Quickly

No time to build an application for IT's own use? QuickBase may be the answer.

Microsoft Kicks Off Its Countdown to Vista

Vista includes a few amenities to which IT pros should warm, but is it enough to justify deploying it in corporate environments?

Customers Get Hip to System z Value Proposition

Are a pair of recent Intel-to-System z defections a harbinger of what’s to come?