IBM OS/2 was an alternative to Microsoft Windows throughout the 1990s, but Microsoft won out in the end, and the operating system was relegated to niche use cases. Over 24 years since the final OS/2 ...

IBM continues to fine-tune its mainframe to keep it attractive to enterprise users interested in keeping the Big Iron in their cloud and AI-application development plans. The company released a new ...

IBM says the z/OS 3.1 operating system will further integrate AI, embrace cloud stores, and improve performance of Linux workloads. IBM said this week it will soon roll out an AI-infused, hybrid-cloud ...

Mainframe users still stuck on IBM’s previous-generation OS/390 operating system now have a compelling reason to switch to the current z/OS: IBM will stop new sales of the OS/390 Dec 17. After that ...

IBM is aiming to make Watson Data Platform a de facto operating system for data science in the months ahead as it compiles various functions and parts and combines them into a cloud-based effort to ...

"Hypervisor" software lets computers juggle more tasks at once--and could boost a potential open-source rival, News.com has learned. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

IBM has announced its new 400V5R1 operating system for iSeries servers. With the exception of Brazil, it is Latin America’s most popular. Company spokesmen claim it is also the most flexible system ...