IBM and Oracle Agreement Strengthens Mainframe Computing, IDC Says
January 27th, 2007 Leave a comment Visited 22 times, 1 so far today
IBM and Oracle Agreement Strengthens Mainframe Computing, IDC Says
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that independent analyst firm, IDC, believes the commitment by IBM and Oracle to co-market Linux solutions on the mainframe will effectively answer increasing customer demand to run enterprise Linux applications and databases with granular controllability and manageability — and that it will attract new IT experts to the mainframe. In recent years, IBM has driven new workloads to the mainframe through design features including the zIIP (System z9 Integrated Information Processor), zAAP (System z Application Assist Processor), and IFL (Integrated Facility for Linux).
“Our agreement to co-market Oracle Linux solutions on the mainframe is a significant step in unleashing the power and value of the mainframe in the enterprise,” said Jim Stallings, general manager, System z for IBM. “Ultimately, customers will be the big winners as they seize the opportunity to run their open system applications on the world’s most trusted, secure and reliable computing platform.”
The Initiative: IBM and Oracle announced this initiative to collaborate on the sales and marketing of a series of enterprise business solutions with Oracle applications and technology for Linux on System z on October 24, 2006. It targets the business requirements of large and medium size enterprise customers and meets growing market demand, complementing a series of investments IBM and Oracle have made in support of Linux as an enterprise application platform.
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