IBM debuts new z13 mainframe

IBM has launched the z13 mainframe – one of the most sophisticated computer systems ever built. It delivers scale and economics, together with realtime encryption and analytics, to help meet the expectations of consumers for speed and safety for trillions of...

IBM extends mainframe capacity in SA

IBM has opened a new Mainframe Cloud Innovation Hub at its Johannesburg head office, extending its capabilities to deliver high capacity technology solutions to South African companies and government organisations. Located in the IBM Client Centre in Johannesburg,...

IBM announces new mainframe offerings

IBM yesterday announced new offerings for System z that will provide clients with a platform for the rapid development and deployment of mobile applications, and the complete integration of these with their core business processes, applications and data. The...

IBM takes the mainframe into the cloud

As it celebrates 50 years since its first mainframe launch, IBM has announced a series of new enterprise cloud offerings for the platform which will help clients and service providers to reduce the cost of operations and rapidly deploy trusted cloud services with...

The mainframe: 50 and still going strong

Today (8 April 2014) marks the 50th anniversary of IBM’s mainframe computer – an event that heralded the beginning of the era of commercial computing. 50 years ago, IBM introduced the System/360, considered by many to be the most sophisticated computer of its time and...