Big Blue is set to announce upgrades to its mainframe computer, refreshing a high-end server line many had given up as extinct. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Sun Microsystems Inc.’s new midrange servers announced last week have several features found previously only on mainframe-class systems, users and analysts said. But users might want to wait until the ...

Sun last week unveiled midrange servers designed to give businesses more redundant and flexible — yet less-expensive — machines than those from rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Sun, which Dataquest ...

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 ...

Mainframe computers are often perceived as relics of the past but in reality, they continue to be the backbone of the global economy. Critical data related to finance, government, and other sensitive ...

IBM Corp. is bringing the mainframe into the modern age with the latest version of its venerable hardware powered by a new processor that supports generative artificial intelligence and AI agent ...