a powerful computer capable of supporting hundreds of thousands of users simultaneously
Wiktionary Definition for: Mainframe
#A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital
Mainframe Entertainment, Inc. ("Mainframe") (TSX: MFE), Canada's leading computer generated CG animation production company, today announced that due to the completion of the sale by IDT Entertainment ("IDT") of its 62% interest in Mainframe to RNK Capital Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of Rainmaker Income Fund ("Rainmaker") (TSX: RNK.UN) on July...
At the SHARE User Event -- an annual gathering of mainframe users -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced enhancements to software that are designed to enable professionals to more easily program, manage and administer a mainframe system -- as well as to increasingly automate the development and deployment of applications...
For IBM, it seems like a return to the 1980s. After recording its first mainframe revenue increase in a decade in 2001, the company says that demand for mainframe power has continued to rise during 2002 - by 4%, at a time when server sales are falling.
BEDFORD, Mass. -- Enhanced Features Accelerate Deployment of Mainframe SOA - With Support for SOAP Over WebSphere MQ and Simplified Web Services Development for Mainframe Data and Screen Applications
Industry Leader Adds Performance Boost to Mainframe Storage Virtual Technology; Delivers Mainframe Storage Solutions to Enterprise Customers Like KnowledgeBase Marketing, TIVIT Terceirizacao de Tecnologia e Servicos SA
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Fujitsu Software Corporation today announced that, having worked closely with Microsoft Corp. over the last few years in the area of mainframe migrations, it is enthusiastically supporting the recently formed Mainframe Migration Alliance MMA, an organization created by Microsoft and other industry partners designed to help customers...
TAMPA, Fla. -- Luminex Software, Inc., a leading developer of mainframe connectivity, channel gateway, storage and data distribution products, announced new additions to the Channel Gateway FICON and ESCON family of mainframe connectivity solutions. The Channel Gateway product family delivers on Luminex's Universal Storage Networking[TM] vision to provide mainframe enterprises...
e-Security, the leading supplier of security information management and continuous compliance monitoring solutions, today announced the availability of Sentinel Mainframe ConnectTM an add-on module to the company's flagship product, Sentinel 5. Sentinel Mainframe Connect captures security and compliance events directly from mainframe computers and correlates the information with other IT...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- IBM last week disclosed selective price reductions on mainframe system and application software, in a move that is likely to cost the company revenues in the short term but should alleviate what has become a chronic complaint among some mainframe customers who are consolidating applications on...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- SERENA Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:SRNA), the largest company solely focused on managing change throughout the application lifecycle, today announced it has joined the Mainframe Migration Alliance MMA, an organization created by Microsoft and industry partners to help customers more easily and efficiently migrate workloads off the mainframe and...
SUGAR LAND, Texas -- NEON Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:NEON) today announced it has acquired ClientSoft Inc., a privately-held mainframe integration software vendor based in Miami, known for its leadership in secure, high-performance legacy integration solutions for Microsoft .NET, Java and Web services environments. ClientSoft introduced the industry's first mainframe Web services...
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled a new release of its mainframe operating system -- the z/OS -- adding features that increase the software's already fortress-like security for online commerce as well as the next generation of highly secure business transactions. IBM also announced new mainframe software that automates security administration...
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Micro Focus International Ltd. (Micro FocusR) today announced that the Nebraska Department of Roads has chosen Micro Focus Mainframe ExpressR Enterprise Edition as their mainframe development platform. Using this latest technology, the Department of Roads can now leverage and extend its mainframe platform, built over many years,...
Staff IBM has developed a low-price mainframe computer that it intends to market to small and midsize businesses and emerging markets. The ... Staff IBM has developed a low-price mainframe computer that it intends...
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has made several advances in the powerful System zTM mainframe security architecture that are designed to extend the features of IBM's security-rich server -- historically enjoyed by large enterprises -- to a growing base of medium-sized mainframe customers that operate under IT resource...
IBM (NYSE: IBM) has opened a mainframe software competency center in São Paulo, Brazil, enabling local companies to build, test and run applications on the IBM mainframe without impacting their current technical environment or requiring crucial resources to be assigned toward pilot programs.
PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 9, 1996--Micro FocusR today announced the Mainframe Access Product Family, a family of products that simplifies workstation-based application development by providing direct access to mainframe data files and source code.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the z/VSE mainframe operating system is being updated to help address customer needs for scalability, security and integration. z/VSE V4.2 is designed to support growing mainframe applications and drive stronger investment protection.
SUGAR LAND, Texas -- NEONR Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:NEON), a leader in enterprise-class mainframe integration, today announced that First Health Services Corp., a subsidiary of First Health Group Corp. (Nasdaq:FHCC), has chosen NEON's Shadow J2CA Connect mainframe integration adapters for J2EETM compliant access to mainframe-based CICSTM applications.
HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 13, 1995--BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMCS) Monday announced it is bridging the management gap between mainframe and distributed computing environments by extending the reach of PATROL, its application management product suite, to manage mainframe MVS databases.