Known as drab-looking machines that sit in huge air-conditioned rooms, the IBM mainframe computer has been called the dinosaur of the technology world. About a decade ago, pundits predicted it would ...

As IBM tries to consolidate its grip on the mainframe market, competitors see an upcoming product transition as a chance to steal some bones from the top dog. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

Mainframe customers are taking a fresh look at the Big Iron that celebrated its 40th birthday last month. IBM is spurring things along with new pricing schemes; more powerful processors; support for ...

— -- They are the dinosaurs of the computer industry. But anyone who thinks mainframe computers are going the way of typewriters and videocassette recorders is in for a surprise. "Big Iron," as ...

Mainframe computers are often seen as ancient machines—practically dinosaurs. But mainframes, which are purpose-built to process enormous amounts of data, are still extremely relevant today. If ...

A small Minneapolis mainframe computer software startup is poised to change the way enterprises use and share data across the cloud. VirtualZ Computing Inc. claims to be the first and only ...

Even as IBM celebrates the 40th anniversary of its mainframe line, the company is finding that competitors in that market haven't stopped trying to siphon money from that multibillion-dollar business.