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Lawson M3 7.1 on IBM Power Hardware and IBM i 6.1 Operating System

whitepaper The new IBM Power 520 Express (9407-M15, 1-core edition) replaces the previous IBM System i 515 model. The 9407-M15 edition of the IBM Power 520 includes up to 6 disk units, a maximum of 16GB of memory, and 1 POWER6 processor core.

Tags: application servers

[16 May 2008]

Analyze Use Cases by Architectural Relevance: Using Architectural Mechanisms to Improve the Software Development Life Cycle

whitepaper One of the core best practices for software development is to focus on the highest areas of system risk early in the development project. The term architectural relevance refers to a system aspect, either functional or nonfunctional, that is...

Tags: software engineering

[16 May 2008]

SAP Transaction Banking: Measurements of IBM System z DB Server Using DB2 V9.1 for z/OS

whitepaper Bank posting and balancing, often called core banking, are crucial to all commercial banks. According to some sources, core banking today is mainly done on mainframes - mostly as custom developed CICS or IMS applications.

Tags: mainframes

[16 May 2008]

MDA for the Enterprise: An Architect's Approach to More Productive Development

whitepaper MDA systems are modeled based on functions, rather than language, platform, or technology, meaning that a well-built MDA-based system can be changed or extended over time without disrupting the core infrastructure.

Tags: xml

[14 May 2008]

SAP With Veritas Storage Foundation HA on IBM System x and IBM Bladecenter

whitepaper More and more enterprises are running mission-critical applications like SAP that are fundamental to their core business. A failure of this kind of applications could be potentially disastrous to the business.

Tags: application servers

[14 May 2008]

Implementing a Transaction Hub MDM Pattern Using IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server

whitepaper Implementing a MDM solution successfully requires a well-designed MDM system as a core component of the solution. Master data such as customers, products, accounts or locations is the foundation of critical business decisions and is used in...

Tags: knowledge and data management, revenue, mdm, foundation

[09 Apr 2008]

Running Linux on the PlayStation 3: More Than a Toy

whitepaper The supported installer ran a custom script that hand-mangled a Fedora Core 5 or 6 install DVD into a runnable system with a special PS3 kernel. The Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) runs Linux, but getting it to run well requires some tweaking.

Tags: linux - open source, natively, playstation, tweaking

[09 Apr 2008]

The McCue Interview: Steven Bandrowczak, CIO, Nortel

Comment Those core services are not core competencies in CIO," he says. With an educational background in computer science he went on to become global CIO for logistics company DHL and then CIO for Lenovo Group where he helped lead the initial stages of...

Tags: bandrowczak, cio, nortel

[01 Apr 2008]

What's New in DB2 Viper: XML to the Core

whitepaper Explore Viper's new XML technology and learn why IBM now considers DB2 a "Hybrid" or multi-structured Database Management System (DBMS). The new DB2 "Viper" release, now in beta, features a significant architectural departure from prior versions.

Tags: xml

[28 Mar 2008]

Nottingham Building Society to rip and replace systems

News Nottingham Building Society is about to begin final testing of a replacement core system for its loans business ahead of rollout over the next few months. Nottingham Building Society IT head Jack Cutts said the decision to upgrade core technology...

Tags: building society, storage, servers, branch

[11 Mar 2008]

Self-Virtualized I/O: High Performance, Scalable I/O Virtualization in Multi-Core Systems

whitepaper Specifically, it proposes a hypervisor-level abstraction that permits guest virtual machines to efficiently exploit the multi-core nature of future machines when interacting with virtualized I/O. Virtualizing I/O subsystems and peripheral devices...

Tags: scalability

[29 Feb 2008]

Software Strategies Analysts Report: Enterprise Integration Challenge

whitepaper Enterprises are seeking to improve/streamline their core business processes by integrating application silos within their enterprise and across their extended ecosystems. According to this Software Strategies report, business and system integration...

Tags: infrastructure management

[18 Feb 2008]

Accenture and BAE Systems abandon ID cards

News The first contracts to be awarded will be for the replacement of the core application and enrolment processes for passports, together with the provision of desktop infrastructure for the Identity and Passport Service.

Tags: id cards, government, bae systems, biometric

[25 Jan 2008]

Bergendahls Tackles Rapid Growth With SAP Retail Software and IBM

whitepaper Bergendahls needed to cope with almost a doubling of turnover, requiring an immediate upgrade to its core business management systems. Bergendahls worked with IBM Global Business Services to implement an IBM System i5 570 solution, running both AIX...

Tags: application servers

[02 Dec 2007]

Named: ID cards scheme supplier hopefuls

News Bill Crothers, commercial director of the IPS, said the service now has a solid core of eight 'prime bidders' and is pleased with the level of interest shown. The companies named as potential suppliers for the scheme - which includes the national...

Tags: passports, suppliers, procurement, ips

[22 Oct 2007]

Supercomputer helps cut drug research time

Case Study The supercomputer has been in place for around four months and uses 24 IBM System x3655 servers with AMD dual core processors. Scientists at the facility are using an IBM supercomputer - developed and maintained by high performance computing...

Tags: research, supercomputer

[18 Sep 2007]

Minority Report: Macs gaining enterprise cred

Comment It has hard core tech credentials with a Unix-run OS. It's a highly aggressive arena where price is the key consideration - quite an alien environment for Apple which has typically sold its high margin computers to smaller firms and to core markets...

Tags: cios, windows vista, mac os x, apple

[19 Jul 2007]

Why the IBM Mainframe Is an Effective Choice for Banks

whitepaper The mainframe can be a key component of Core Banking System transformation. As a result of these challenges, banks may be considering Core Banking application transformation in order to support organic growth.

Tags: banking, service oriented architecture, core, banks

[09 Jul 2007]

High Availability Automation for iSCSI Integrated Server and AIX 5L With Virtual Storage on System i

whitepaper By creating virtual disk in an Independent Auxiliary Storage Pool (IASP), System i clients can incorporate a hosted environment into their core business HA strategy.i5/OS has the capability to automatically take action when an IASP becomes...

Tags: high availability, disk, virtual, os

[18 May 2007]

Cashing in on the ATM revolution

News The opportunity to build on core 'cash and dash' services at the hole-in-the-wall will allow banks to offer differentiated services. The migration to Windows will require an upgrade to the PC core in each ATM and in some cases we will have to...

[02 May 2007]

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