One of Venezuela's largest banks, Banco Mercantil, buys into IBM's strategy of using Linux on a mainframe computer. Stephen Shankland Former Principal Writer Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

Out with the new, in with the old. In an inversion of the usually cutting-edge world of Linux, many of the announcements coming out of the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo this week will have a retro ...

IBM is expanding its “buy-as-you-need” utility approach to Linux on the mainframe. In an announcement today, IBM said it will offer customers capacity as needed by creating virtual Linux servers on ...

IBM and USTA launched AI features at the 2025 US Open, including Match Chat, live win projections and 3D replays to enhance fan engagement. The Jobs Platform is expected to be open in 2026. Separately ...

International Business Machines' mainframe computer, first introduced more than 50 years ago, remains an integral part of many companies' IT infrastructures. Visa, for example, uses IBM's mainframes ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Linux may be free, but users shouldn’t overlook the costs associated with bringing it to the mainframe. That’s according to analysis delivered by Cambridge, Mass.-based Giga Information Group Inc. at ...