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October - November 2008 Issue 32

In recent issues of The Mainstream, we’ve published many articles on how the System z platform can be used for new workloads, through server consolidation, virtualization of Linux workloads and more. In this issue, we’ll discuss how one company transformed operations by developing a payment hub on System z. We’ll also share easy ways to improve productivity, and taking System z beyond running new workloads, now that new tools make it smarter to develop apps on System z. Find out if it makes sense for your business.

Denise A. Hamilton
Editor

Feature articles

		Tapping the mainframe as electronic payment hub to improve cost-to-income ratios Consolidating complex and scattered electronic payment systems to Big Iron can provide significant efficiencies and cost savings – while letting you take advantage of all the performance and security benefits. Read more

		Add self service to your Web sites to reduce people and development costs Tapping portal software can significantly accelerate the building of self-service portals and applications on System z. The strategy can lessen the burden on your employees – and developers. Read more

		Enterprise modernization: Exploiting the value of your IT investments, unleashing the value of your business Many businesses today are leveraging SOA technologies to revamp and modernize existing IT assets. By doing so, they can develop new applications and deploy them on IBM System z, exploiting the rich value the mainframe has to offer. Read more

		In the news The Mainframe vs. Distributed Platforms: 10 Key Security Questions to Help Determine the Most Secure Platform Mainframe Executive magazine insight into why the security of the System z platform is the yardstick against which all other platforms should be measured. Read more

		Seeing Green: Providing a holistic view into datacenter power usage Learn how IBM’s “Big Green” initiative helps to consolidate power utilization data from a number of sources in order to provide a holistic view of power consumption across an IT infrastructure. Download free EMA analyst report. Read more

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