In brief: An upcoming auction of the IBM 7090 at Christie's presents an opportunity to acquire a pivotal artifact from the early days of the digital era. This event is expected to draw considerable ...

When you think of mainframes, you probably have a mental picture from an old movie, with punch cards and a computer that takes up an entire large room. But the mainframe still lives, and is a viable ...

A new zSeries module serves as a dedicated processor for Java applications and debuts in time for the 40th anniversary of the mainframe. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he ...

The Justice Department has started a preliminary investigation into whether IBM has abused its monopoly position in the market for mainframe computers, which remain vital to many of the world’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about finance and technology. IBM’s mainframe business is growing at a record pace, said Barry Baker, vice president, IBM ...

IBM on Wednesday is expected to announce a set of Rational software products for modernizing applications running on its flagship System Z mainframes. Rational, which IBM bought in 2003, has been best ...

When the next generation of IBM mainframe, the z17, makes its anticipated summer debut, it will be outfitted with multiple technologies aimed at making the Big Iron mainframe the ultimate AI server.

The launch of the AI-focused z17 mainframe earlier this year has been a major success. Infrastructure is expected to drive 1.5 percentage points of revenue growth in 2025 for IBM. IBM boosted its ...