IBM bolsters its mainframe platform

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Oct 19, 20042 mins

Latest data center news.

IBM bolsters its mainframe platform, 10/18/04

IBM is working to make the mainframe – with its reputation for resilience and security – a key element not only in companies’ legacy environments but also in their future IT blueprints.

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StorageTek CEO: ‘We’re not just a tape company’, 10/18/04

StorageTek, a vendor of storage products, has steadily been improving its financial results and evolving its product line since former Xerox executive Pat Martin took over as chairman and CEO four-and-a-half years ago. He talked with Network World Senior Editor Deni Connor last week at the company’s annual Forum user conference in San Antonio.

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Vendor marriage could ease SOA mgmt., 10/18/04

Web services vendors Actional and Westbridge this week are set to merge and combine elements of their management and security software into a single platform designed to help companies manage and monitor service-oriented architectures.

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Inside the complexity crisis, 10/18/04

How IT managers are banking on intelligent infrastructure to ease their layered burden.

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Oracle warns of exploits for latest DB flaws, 10/15/04

Oracle is warning customers to apply software patches it released in August, citing the availability of malicious code that can exploit unpatched vulnerabilities in its software.

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IBM launches top-end Power5 servers, 10/15/04

IBM Friday said it has filled out the top end of its eServer range with three multiple-processor systems aimed at data centers and large enterprise clients.

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