Aldon Acquired by Marlin Equity Partners
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Another private equity firm has swooped into the i5/OS and OS/400 market and snapped up a big player in the business. Last week, application lifecycle management software maker Aldon, announced that Marlin Equity Partners, a private equity firm based outside of Los Angeles in El Segundo, California, had acquired it. Since Aldon is privately held, the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE >

Some Thoughts on i5 Spending Patterns
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Two weeks ago at the COMMON midrange user group meeting in Anaheim, California, Mark Shearer, the general manager of IBM's System i product line, divulged some internal data that the company has developed concerning spending patterns at i5 shops. I have been mulling this data, and I wanted to share some thoughts about it. READ MORE >

IBM Sees Green in Going Green in Data Centers
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

In New York City last Thursday, when the weather was just starting to get a little muggy but the air conditioning was cranking so high in the Helen Mills Theater that you could just about hang sides of beef on the stage, IBM announced a new initiative, dubbed Project Big Green, under which it will sell technology and services to help the world's data centers consume less power as they support expanding IT workloads. READ MORE >

Children's Foundation Blossoms from Sirius Computer
by Dan Burger

It's a great thing when someone gives back to the community. Often these types of stories are under the radar screen. What we more often hear about are the layoffs, the outsourcing, and the closed factories. We should be outraged by those things, but we can also take time to celebrate those who make a difference and are a positive influence in their communities. What follows here is a story that is something to feel good about, and it is intimately linked to the midrange community. READ MORE >