Windows Loses to Power 720-IBM i Combo, But Whips Power 750s
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

It's probably a good thing that most of you out there in AS/400 Land are looking to acquire a Power 720 server, and one with not too many processor cores activated running the IBM i operating system. For you, whether you are comparing the Power 720-IBM i tag team to Power-based servers running AIX and Oracle databases, the Power 720 is an absolutely competitive platform, user for user, dollar for dollar. READ MORE >

Infor Taps Ex-Oracle Prez Phillips as its New CEO
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

There's a new sheriff at midrange application software giant Infor, and his name is Charles Phillips. Yes, that Charles Phillips, the ex-marine and former Morgan Stanley software analyst who had been taking orders from Oracle co-founder and chief executive officer, Larry Ellison, until early September. Now, Phillips will be the one giving the orders, and at a company that will be increasingly competing with Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and others in the enterprise software racket. READ MORE >

Young Power Systems Professional Organizations Go Global
by Dan Burger

The IBM i community needs new blood. We joke about the gray hairs and the no hairs, the beards and the pot bellies. It's surprising you don't find Geritol tonic and Revitol wrinkle cream as the official sponsors of the annual COMMON conference. You can almost see the retirement barn from where much of this herd is pastured. But in case you haven't noticed, there are whippersnappers among us--young professionals with enthusiasm for the platform and a desire to network with others and eager to mix the best of the old and the new. READ MORE >

Mad Dog 21/21: No Bounce in Big Blue's Belly
by Hesh Wiener

IBM's most economical servers, the System x machines, have been booming for a year, bringing Big Blue a revenue boost of more than 30 percent. At the other end of IBM's product range, multi-million dollar mainframes have enjoyed a 15 percent jump in sales. But in the center IBM is in trouble. Big Blue's best efforts have failed to produce a turnaround. For the past six quarters, Power Systems server revenue has been down at least 10 percent and sometimes much more. You can't tell by the company's confident posture, but IBM is in crisis. READ MORE >