John Markoff Steve Lohr of the New York Times has a good piece on an interesting product that you and I won’t be buying: IBM’s new mainframe computer, which Big Blue announced today. The story ...

IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) plunged 16 percent Thursday on its Year 2000 warning and dragged down mainframe software companies with it. Computer Associates, Compuware and BMC Software all took hits.

Mainframe customers are taking a fresh look at the Big Iron that celebrated its 40th birthday last month. IBM is spurring things along with new pricing schemes; more powerful processors; support for ...

IBM is expected later this month to announce its next-generation System z mainframe, its first update since the release of the z9 three years ago. It is promising improved energy efficiency, security ...

IBM’s mainframe division finished a disappointing 2009 with a 27 percent fourth quarter revenue decline, but Big Blue is hoping the next generation of its mainframe computer will boost sales in 2010.