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SAP Account Management for Banking: Measurements of IBM eServer zSeries DB Server With Application Server Using TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server and DB2 for z/OS V8

Core banking is crucial to all commercial banks. Historically, it was one of the first parts of a banking operation to be automated with computers. Not only is it crucial to the bank's business, but it generally has the highest processing volumes and resource requirements and has extremely high availability...

Tags: Application Server, Account Management, IBM eServer, SAP AG, IBM z/OS, IBM eServer zSeries, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Core Banking, SAP AM, Banking, Mainframes, Servers, Financial Services, Hardware

White papers 2005-02-11

Informatika Powers High-Security Access to Customer Data With a Linux Firewall on IBM eServer zSeries

Located in Maribor, Slovenia, Informatika is a specialist outsourcing company offering IT services to the five regional electricity generation and distribution companies in Slovenia. The company wanted to offer customers highly-secure access to their account data via the Internet; reduce cost of billing customers for electricity consumption; keep total cost...

Tags: Slovenia, Firewall, Billing, IBM eServer, IBM eServer zSeries, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Linux, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

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RheinLand Versicherung Keeps Costs Low and Flexibility High, With Linux on IBM eServer zSeries

Founded in 1880, RheinLand Versicherung is a well-known German insurer. The company wanted to migrate legacy UNIX-based applications to a new environment, reducing complexity and cost; retain cost leadership in German insurance market. As a solution the company implemented an IBM eServer zSeries Model 990 running z/VM and Linux for...

Tags: IBM eServer, IBM eServer zSeries, IBM Corp., RheinLand Versicherung, Mainframes, Linux, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

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DB2 9 and z/OS XML System Services Synergy Update

DB2 9 is a hybrid data server with integrated pureXML technology to natively manage XML data with unprecedented reliability, availability, scalability and performance. DB2 9 pureXML exploits z/OS XML System Services for high-performance parsing with improved price performance utilizing IBM eServer zSeries specialty engines. DB2 9 has XML data type...

Tags: XML, IBM z/OS, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., DB2 9, Databases, Enterprise Software, Servers, Software, Data Management, Hardware

White papers 2008-03-26

Mainframes and GIS: A New ESRI Solution on IBM zSeries Using Linux

IBM and ESRI are leading the development of Geographical Information Systems GIS solutions away from a specialized departmental technology into a more comprehensive enterprise-wide platform. Enterprise GIS now contains all the reliability, manageability, and performance requirements demanded by Enterprise Information Technology solutions. Customer demand encouraged IBM and ESRI to expand...

Tags: IBM zSeries, Linux, Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., IBM Corp., Mainframes, Servers, GIS, Utility Computing, Hardware, Software

White papers 2006-01-17

Linux Clusters White Paper

Clustered computing has been around for several years. Clusters have been devised, formally or informally, from many types of systems. On one extreme, the IBM eServer zSeries, when configured in a Sysplex, represents a cluster. At the other end of the power spectrum, many organizations have assembled Intel and other...

Tags: Linux Cluster, IBM Corp., Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2006-01-01

Two Solaris advantages

Two Solaris advantagesIBM and Sun.The competition between IBM and Sun is more natural than that between Sun and Microsoft. Both make hardware. And IBM has been encroaching on Sun's share of the market for years.So I wouldn't make too much of the grudging accommodation between the two companies....

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Linux, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, IBM AIX

Discussion threads 2005-11-21

Why the IBM Mainframe Is an Effective Choice for Banks

Retail banks around the world are faced with a growing set of challenges. To achieve organic growth, banks are expected to focus heavily on customer retention and increased wallet share. As a result of these challenges, banks may be considering Core Banking application transformation in order to support organic growth....

Tags: Bank, IBM Mainframe, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Financial Services, Servers, Hardware

White papers 2005-11-01

Ok, who got the Billion Dollars?

Ok, who got the Billion Dollars?the lawyersthey always do.It's slippery, but...the compensation of all of the people working on something Linux related on behalf of IBM are probably included. This includes software development, customer support, posting $799 Red Hat on a web site, etc...Here's where more of the money...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, IBM Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2005-06-06

Scaling for High Availability: WebSphere XD and WebSphere Application Server for z/OS

The objectives of this paper are to address several existing issues with respect to helping customers and IBM personnel decide when it is advantageous to deploy applications using z/OS-based solutions and when to deploy using distributed IBM eServer pSeries solutions. Thorough analysis of the scalability of WebSphere Application Server on...

Tags: IBM WebSphere, Application Server, High Availability, IBM z/OS, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM Corp., Application Servers, Servers, Middleware, Utility Computing, Mainframes, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware

White papers 2005-03-29

Server Consolidation With VMware ESX Server

This IBM paper discusses server consolidation options and considerations using VMware ESX Server on IBM eServer BladeCenter and IBM eServer xSeries 445 hardware. In addition, systems management options using VMware VirtualCenter, VMotion, VMware P2V Assistant, and IBM Director with VMM are also discussed. This IBM paper provides an overview of...

Tags: IBM eServer, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, IBM Corp., VMWare ESX, Server Consolidation, Servers, Ip storage, Utility Computing, Hardware

White papers 2005-01-11

German finance unit chooses Linux

German finance unit chooses LinuxMore interesting from the pouint of view of server consolidation30-odd Enterprise series and HP-UX boxes sounds like a bit of a hairball. Consolodation onto two Z-series mainframes makes a lot of sense. When Matahorn group did this a few years ago, they achieved a twentyfold imrovement...

Tags: Mainframes, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Utility computing, Servers, finance, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM zSeries, IBM Corp., finance unit

Discussion threads 2004-02-10

SuSE to announce Linux security certification

SuSE to announce Linux security certificationRight on!This is good stuff. The more Linux proves itself, the happier I get. We're about to set up an Opteron-Debian-Beowulf cluster, and couldn't be happier. Keep it up, Novell!!!EAL4 nextNow that SUSE has passed EAL3, EAL4 is next. Seeing as...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Quality, Testing, Linux, EAL4, SuSE, certification, security, LINUX IS, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2004-01-20

Crowley Maritime Plots Its Course and Lowers the Boom on Costs With Service Oriented Architecture

A diversified organization employing almost 5,000 people, Crowley Maritime operates globally in a variety of businesses with a mantra of "Small Company Mentality, Big Company Efficiency." The company wanted to support business flexibility and agility; improve increasing integration complexity and reduce operating costs. The company also wanted to increase profits...

Tags: IBM WebSphere, SOA, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Middleware, Application Servers, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Software

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VHV Gains Premium Performance With Server Consolidation

The challenge faced by VHV were construction of an integrated system base for the secure and efficient operation of complex insurance applications and future e-business services; reduction of administrative effort and increase in performance and availability; platform and database migration for server consolidation and system harmonization. So the IT team...

Tags: Performance, IBM Corp., Server Consolidation, Servers, Hardware

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On Demand e-Commerce Infrastructure Facilitates Growth for Boscov's Department Store

With more than US$1 billion in annual sales from 41 department stores in five Mid-Atlantic states, Boscov's Department Store is the largest family-owned retailer in the United States. The company wanted to create a responsive, cost-efficient infrastructure that can handle Boscovs' annual doubling of online transaction volume. The solution to...

Tags: Department Store, E-business, IBM Corp., Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Mainframes, Internet, Servers, Hardware

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Linux Virtualization Advances the State of Higher Education at Marist College

Marist College is home to approximately 4,000 undergraduate students, 800 continuing education students and another 900 graduate students. The college wanted to provide students and faculty with tools designed to enable flexible, secure, hands-on learning and research. The solution was to create secure, cost-effective Linux virtual servers on an IBM...

Tags: Education, Student, IBM Corp., Linux Virtualization, Marist College, Linux, Server Virtualization, Mainframes, Virtualization, UNIX, Ip storage, Operating Systems, Servers, Open Source, Software, Hardware

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Hennepin County Streamlines Inter-Departmental Communication Through Infrastructure Consolidation and Business Integration

The Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections' DOCC Adult Field Services AFS division provides probation, parole and pre-trial services to the Fourth Judicial District and the communities of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The challenge was to streamline data exchange, Web-enable systems, enhance disaster recovery capabilities and improve cost-efficiency for adult justice...

Tags: Minnesota, Business Integration, Infrastructure Consolidation, IBM Corp., Integration, Disaster Recovery, Server Virtualization, Servers, Data Management, Hardware

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HSBC Deploys Underwriting Weapon to Beat the Competition in the UK Insurance Market

HSBC is a global financial services giant, with $40 billion in sales, 230,000 employees and 7,000 offices in 81 countries. HSBC wanted to move ahead of stiff competition in the United Kingdom insurance market with a product and IT infrastructure that could be used by HSBC financial agents to approve...

Tags: IBM Corp., HSBC, Financial Planning, Insurance, Servers, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Hardware

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TeamQuest Runs on Linux, Relies on PartnerWorld Industry Networks Industry-Tailored Benefits

TeamQuest's primary focus is the delivery of performance management and capacity planning software to help their customers meet IT service optimization levels. The TeamQuest Performance Software suite supports a wide variety of platforms, allowing customers to analyze their entire data center with a single tool. In supporting multiple platforms, the...

Tags: TeamQuest Corp., IBM Corp., Linux, It Management, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, It service Management

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