The Back and Forth of the PSI-IBM Lawsuit
by Hesh Wiener

IBM is trying to prevent Platform Solutions (PSI) from selling computers that can mimic its mainframe, and its principal method is a lawsuit filed on November 29, 2006, alleging that PSI's product illegally uses IBM technology. IBM amended its complaint recently, adding assertions that PSI had misappropriated IBM trade secrets. PSI has struck back, asking a New York Federal Court to toss out these claims. The issue raises the stakes, because PSI's request for a ruling impugns IBM's reputation as a tough litigant but a fair player nonetheless. READ MORE >

Top Mainframe Stories from Around the Web

(IT Jungle) With the unemployment rate spiking in the United States last week, sending Wall Street into a tizzy just as oil prices went through the roof, it is natural to think about jobs. A few weeks ago, IT Jungle took a look at server platforms by Internet share, and this week, we examine the various platforms and programming languages from the vantage point of the number of job openings. READ MORE >

(IT Jungle) A database management system is only as good as the information that you put into it and as the means through which the data is handled and preserved. While no one likes to talk about it, databases have a lot of bad, misleading, or corrupted information in them. That's why AMB Dataminers has just ported its Predictive Data Management tools to the z/OS and i5/OS platforms from IBM to help these companies clean things up. READ MORE >

(CA) ESCON and FICON channels are now supported within CA's new release of OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation software r11.6, which includes a new Switch Operations Facility for managing complex server setups, including mainframes with ESCON and FICON peripherals. As part of the rollout, CA updated seven other programs and divulged its Enterprise IT Management strategy. READ MORE >

(ZDNet) Thinking about virtualizing and consolidating workloads onto a mainframe? Here's some sound advice about how to map out the project that goes beyond the normal fluffy talk about how great everything will be once the workloads are running on a mainframe. READ MORE >

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

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August 10-15 -- San Jose, California - Service oriented architectures and the "SOA journey" as well as server virtualization and the benefits that big iron provides in terms of efficiency and reducing energy consumption are the key topics that will be discussed at the next SHARE user group meeting and expo, held in the heart of Silicon Valley. LEARN MORE >

August 25-28 -- Chicago, Illinois - The IBM Energy Efficiency Initiative takes center stage at the "See Blue, Think Green Technical Conference that brings together technical experts and business leaders. Sessions will concentrate on best practices in energy efficiency, innovative power and cooling technologies, and eco-friendly asset disposal services. There will also be technical sessions and hands on labs featuring IBM's most recent System announcements (including Power Systems, Mainframe Systems, Storage System, and Modular Systems) to present platform-specific topics. LEARN MORE >

October 13-17 -- Las Vegas, Nevada - The IBM System z Expo will include more than 300 sessions featuring z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, and Linux on System z. There will be an emphasis on the z10 Enterprise Class server, WebSphere application server, DB2, CICS and IMS support, GDPS and Parallel Sysplex support, service oriented architecture, virtualization, and data center energy efficiency. LEARN MORE >