New tape specification debuts

Opinion
Jan 11, 20071 min

Latest IBM news.

New tape specification debuts, 01/10/07

An industry organization today announced a new version of the ultra-compatible Linear Tape Open specification that adds encryption and offers greater performance and capacity than previous versions.

IBM: ISVs from emerging markets play bigger role, 01/02/07

The number of software developers in emerging markets, including China, India, Russia and Brazil, is rising faster than ever, and companies in these countries will play a more important role in the global software industry.

Servers Newsletter: IBM’s System z mainframe zooms ahead, 01/09/07

IBM’s System z mainframe is a ‘rising star’ for reliability, security and management, according to a report from analyst firm Ptak, Noel & Associates.

Liberty Alliance, Microsoft discuss identity protocols, 01/10/07

The Liberty Alliance, a consortium working on policy and technology issues for identity management, is discussing with Microsoft how to reconcile their competing sets of protocols for secure Web transactions.