IBM Reaffirms Its Faith in Mainframes

IBM employees in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., prepare a z10 mainframe computer
for shipment. (By Bob Goldberg -- Feature Photo Service)

(WP) -- IBM introduced a mainframe computer yesterday that it said would boost performance by 50 percent and significantly lower energy costs compared with its predecessor. The System z10, with a starting price of about $1 million, comes as IBM focuses on lowering the cost of running its data-crunching workhorses. full story