IBM unveils mainframe, talks virtualization

All the week's IBM news and analysis, 07/27/05
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Network World's IBM News Alert

IBM unveils mainframe, talks virtualization, 07/26/05

IBM unveiled its System z9 mainframe, the first in a new
generation of machines focused on easing security and systems
management, company executives said Tuesday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072605-ibm-z9.html?nl>

Radio: IBM Global Services' SOA strategy, 07/25/05

Network World Senior Editor Denise Dubie talks with Michael
Liebow, vice president of Web Services and service-oriented
architecture at IBM Global Services about SOA in general and how
his company is promoting it for enterprise use.
<http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/0725radio.html?nl>

IBM readies update for key mainframe, 07/25/05

IBM is set to unveil an update to its high-end z990 mainframe
that analysts say will enhance the system's reliability and
security and bring as much as a 40% performance boost to a
product that is aimed at corporate users running very large
database ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072505-mainframe.html?nl>

IBM project financing attracts SMBs, 07/25/05

IBM's project financing service is proving popular not only
among large companies, but also with the small-and-midsize
business sector. The service provides a customer with complete
financial backing from IBM for an entire IT project, from the
design ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert3945>

IBM exec extols future of SOA, 07/25/05

Michael Liebow, vice president of Web services and SOA at IBM,
talks about why the company deems SOA so critical to the
company's and its customers' computing future
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072505-ibm-soa.html?nl>

Weblog: Sorting out SOA, 07/25/05

Services-oriented architecture (SOA) will change how the
majority of companies handle computing.
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/management/009580.html?nl>

Weblog: Big Blue news, 07/25/05

IBM is holding a "significant" event in New York City Tuesday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/datacenter/009573.html?nl>

IBM readies high-end mainframe, 07/21/05

IBM is set to unveil an update to its high-end z990 mainframe
that analysts say will enhance the system's reliability and
security and bring as much as a 40% performance boost to the box
that is aimed at corporate users running very large database and
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert3946>

IBM's big chill, 07/21/05

IBM has unveiled technology that is totally cool.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert3947>

IBM to unveil network-attached storage arrays, 07/20/05

IBM is expected to announce next week the first of its
re-branded network-attached storage appliances.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert3948>

Perna steps down as info manager at IBM, 07/20/05

The head of IBM's Information Management software unit, which
makes and sells the high profile DB2 database line of products,
is bowing out next month.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072005-ibm-perna.html?nl>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. 2005 Salary Survey
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2. Cisco to acquire Sheer Networks for $97 million
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert3950>

3. Verizon joins managed security game
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert3951>

4. Schools battle personal data hacks
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert3953>

5. Help Desk: NAT firewall
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert3954>

Today's most forwarded story:

Verizon joins managed security game
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert3955>
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