IBM Archive

IBM Wakes Up to Hidden AS/400 Treasure Trove

Thom Holwerda 2005-07-31 IBM 29 Comments

Big Blue has realised that a product that long disappeared from its catalogue is a rave from the grave that still has life in it yet. You would probably be surprised to learn just how many AS/400s are still about, and how many COBOL programmers for that matter.

IBM Announces New System z9 and zOS

Submitted by Manny 2005-07-27 IBM 14 Comments

IBM just announced a new line of z9 mainframes and new version of their operating systems. This time the focus is on security. There is an interesting news article from Reuters: Analyst Bob Djurdjevic of Phoenix-based Annex Research said key selling points of the z9 mainframe are not that it is faster and cheaper -- something it has been becoming for decades -- but rather the mix of hardware and software that give customers control over machines.

More Than One Way to Boot it

Submitted by anonymous 2005-07-12 IBM No Comments

DeveloperWorks has released updates to two downloads: Version 1.05 of the 970FX Evaluation Kit, also known as PIBS (PowerPC Initialization Boot Software); register to download here. As well, part 2 of the SLOF download has been released: JS20 low-level firmware provides the base functionality to run Slimline Open Firmware (SLOF) on a JS20 server.

Power Architecture Headlines

Thom Holwerda 2005-07-11 IBM 2 Comments

New, super-concentrated format for all the PowerPC news that's fit to print. This issue: Supercomputing, Power.org, Apple, Cell, and more. In events: no-fee Web-based education: WebSeries webcasts and developerWorks tutorials, introducing "Solaris to Linux Migration," and more.

IBM Reveals Dualcore And Low Power G5s

Thom Holwerda 2005-07-07 IBM 96 Comments

IBM has today presented various new versions of their G5 processor at the Power Everywhere Forum in Japan. Firstly, it introduced the much-anticipated PowerPC 970MP, the dual-core version of the G5. In addition, they also announced 3 low-power G5s, ranging from 1.2Ghz at 13W to 1.6Ghz at 16W. These processors will most likely find their way into Apple's Macs.

Chartered And IBM: Building A Common Platform For Manufacturing

Submitted by anonymous 2005-07-07 IBM 2 Comments

Maybe you've read the announcements of the 90- and 65-nanometer platform, but what does it all mean? Is IBM opening its process technology to outside companies? Chartered's Walter Ng puts it into perspective -- including where Samsung and Infineon fit in.

IBM Sells LCD Patents

Andrew Youll 2005-07-04 IBM 7 Comments

LCD supplier AU Optronics has signed an agreement with IBM to acquire 170 global patents for TFT LCD technology.

IBM: Apple’s Worries About Watts Unfounded

Thom Holwerda 2005-06-30 IBM 92 Comments

Apple Computer Inc.'s worries about watts are unfounded, according to IBM. The company could build PowerPC chips that satisfy the needs of the entire range of Apple's product lines, including portables such as the PowerBook, said Rod Adkins, vice president of development for IBM's Systems and Technology Group.

Interview: IBM Turns to Open Source Development

Submitted by Nate 2005-06-13 IBM 18 Comments

Is open source changing the way that software is made? It is at IBM. BetaNews sat down with Doug Heintzman, IBM Software Group's VP of Strategy and Technology, to discuss the adoption of a hybrid development model called Community Source that combines the best elements of the open source model with decades of IBM programming practice - avoiding a top down approach that IBM says could make Microsoft's Longhorn obsolete upon arrival.

Microsoft Snubs IBM’s Power Offer

David Adams 2005-05-31 IBM 22 Comments

According to this Computerworld report, industry hype surrounding Microsoft's decision to go with IBM's Power processors over Intel for its next generation Xbox, won't translate into Windows for Power servers in the near future, despite a pledge by IBM to support the operating system.

IBM Discloses Cell Based Blade Server Board Prototype

Submitted by Peter Stöckli 2005-05-27 IBM 35 Comments

IBM Corp. has revealed a prototype blade server board featuring the Cell microprocessor jointly developed with the Sony Group and Toshiba Corp. The company demonstrated the prototype in front of only a few clients at a hotel room outside Los Angeles, US, at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), game tradeshow.

Application optimization with compilers for Linux on POWER

Eugenia Loli 2005-05-23 IBM 15 Comments

Interested in tuning your C/C++ applications for Linux on POWER? This article compares the optimization options for both Linux on POWER C/C++ compilers: GCC and IBM XL C/C++. This paper also reviews tactics, such as Interprocedural Analysis, Profile Directed Feedback, and High Order Transformations, which are used by one or both of the compilers to extract higher performance from the Power architecture.

IBM’s 320,000 Bloggers Coming Soon

David Adams 2005-05-16 IBM 19 Comments

IBM is planning to introduce what could be the largest corporate blogging initiative so far, in a bid to encourage its 320,000 staff to become more active in online tech communities. While other companies are frantically trying to prevent their employees from maintaining blogs, IBM seems to have realized the potential benefit that thousands of in-house bloggers could bring to promoting its products and services.

Linux on POWER: An Overview for Developers

Eugenia Loli 2005-04-18 IBM 8 Comments

Linux brings open standards, along with maximum availability and flexibility. Add the performance and reliability of the POWER processor and applications will reap the combined advantages of Linux on POWER. This paper introduces Linux on POWER hardware and software environments and will provide you with information to get started.

Distribution migration and binary compatibility considerations

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-29 IBM 3 Comments

Learn about binary compatibility as it relates to the different operating environments that run on Linux on POWER. Learn about new technologies that can provide performance enhancements for a Linux on POWER apps, and follow steps to ensure binary compatibility across multiple distributions in the future.

IBM Performance Simulator for Linux on POWER

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-28 IBM 5 Comments

The IBM Performance Simulator for Linux on POWER is a suite of performance models based on IBM's POWER series of processors. Users of Linux on POWER will be able to examine how their code executes on various IBM POWER processors so that they can identify and avoid common performance hazards on these processors.

IBM releases 2005 Software Evaluation Kit for Linux and Windows

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-09 IBM 14 Comments

This is the easiest way to get all of the fresh releases of IBM middleware for Linux. Take a look at what you get:

Sources: IBM ditching Itanium altogether

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-26 IBM 46 Comments

IBM is not only discontinuing support for Intel's Itanium processor in a new generation of server technology, it's going a step further, dropping Itanium servers from the product line altogether, sources familiar with the situation said.

IBM throws weight behind multi-OS push

Submitted by jeanmarc 2005-02-24 IBM 12 Comments

IBM has quietly added a new option to the suddenly vogue market for "hypervisor" software that lets a computer run multiple operating systems simultaneously, CNET News.com has learned.

WebSphere Performance Tuning–z/OS

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-22 IBM 2 Comments

This chapter will assist you in tuning the performance of WebSphere V5 on your z/OS system with a general focus on z/OS-specific items.