Although not a comprehensive list, just looking at the external IBM press
releases you can see both new mainframe customers as well as modernized and
new workloads being deployed on System z. There are also other new System
z mainframe customers not published. While these customers may not be
located in Milwaukee, there is new mainframe technology being deployed
around the world.
For existing customers, consolidation continues to reign supreme. While I
was at Microsoft, they talked about the number of mainframe footprints or
servers that were declining without any regard for consolidation to larger
servers using the PR/SM LPAR technology. Both the performance and capacity
of these new servers support continued consolidation.
Dongbu Insurance Selects IBM to Build a Smarter System to Fuel
Growth -- 21April 2010
((http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/29954.wss))--21
April 2010
Dongbu Insurance, Korea's second largest non-life insurer, to
support the company's enterprise-wide business transformation and
lay the foundations for future growth.
Four IBM System z10 Enterprise Class and Business Class mainframe
servers will serve as the backbone of the system, running on z/OS
and Linux operating systems as well as IBM DB2 and WebSphere
Application Server.
Travelport Selects IBM to Provide Software Framework for Future
Business Growth
((http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/29829.wss))--06
April 2010
The new investment in IBM software is designed to allow Travelport
to more than double the information it processes to customers in
160 countries, including thousands of travel agencies, hotels and
the leading car rental companies, cruise and tour operators and
major rail networks.
Travelport will utilize IBM technologies and work with IBM to
upgrade its core system operating software to the IBM
z/Transaction Processing Facility (zTPF). The agreement also
includes elements of IBM’s software portfolio including WebSphere,
Rational, Tivoli and Information Management products while also
leveraging the full range of IBM server and storage products.
Largest Korean Credit Card Company - BC Card - Selects IBM's
System z Mainframe over HP and Oracle
((http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/29040.wss))--16
Dec 2009
Korea's largest credit card company, BC Card, has selected IBM to
support its payment system for 2.62 million merchants and 40
million cardholders. BC Card chose IBM after an exhaustive review
of competitive products from HP and Oracle. BC Card decided on the
IBM System z mainframe for its low cost of computing, including
energy savings and the system's strong disaster recovery
capabilities.
BC Card is a new IBM mainframe customer and will transform and
consolidate its distributed servers to System z10 servers.
Structured as a System z Solution Edition, the computing
environment of BC Card also includes IBM middleware solutions,
including DB2, CICS, WebSphere, Information Management, and Tivoli
Software
IBM Mainframe Deployed in Namibia for the First Time
((http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/28896.wss))--24
Nov 2009
First National Bank of Namibia Ltd has selected IBM to help the
bank localize its banking systems and operations. Under the $5
million agreement, IBM will provide FNB with two of the latest IBM
System z10 Business Class mainframes and supporting software to
meet regulatory requirements and support the bank's growth.
Businesses and governments in these emerging markets are
modernizing their IT systems in banking, retail and other key
sectors to compete in an interconnected world. IBM System z
mainframes provide one of the world's highest levels of security
and are unmatched in reliably managing high levels of
transactions.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Runs Commercial Flight and Reservation
Systems on IBM System z Mainframe
((http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/27863.wss))--29
June 2009
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has become the first airline to fully
deploy IBM's newest System z mainframe-based software for
processing ultra-high volumes of real-time business transactions
such as flight reservations.
KLM has leveraged many of z/TPF's benefits, including
modernization of their development platform through an
open-standards-based Linux development environment. KLM is using
the platform-independent open tooling, common across its
enterprise, to utilize the same set of skills required to develop
agile, high-performance transaction processing applications on
distributed platforms.
CNNIC Selects IBM System z To Support China's Explosive Internet
Growth
((http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/27768.wss))--18
June 2009
China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), as a new IBM
mainframe customer, has selected IBM System z9 Business Class (z9
BC) to create an advanced information technology (IT) platform to
support the explosive Internet growth of China.
After running stringent tests and simulations of its applications
and database management system on various industry solutions in
late 2008, CNNIC decided to use IBM System z9 BC as the IT
foundation of its "Prospective Business Research Platform". CNNIC
chose IBM's mainframe technology for its superior integration
capability, as well as unmatched stability and security required
for its IT infrastructure. Another plus is that System z boasted
of a central processor dedicated to Linux workloads.
IBM and Russian Railways Build Smarter Transportation System
((http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/27563.wss))--21
May 2009
Russian Railways manages an enormous network of passenger and
freight trains relying on a powerful and dynamic IT
infrastructure. To gain better control of this complex rail
system, IBM is working with Russian Railways to migrate its
freight and passenger management, as well as financial management,
applications to three new consolidated, disaster-proof data
centers based on IBM mainframe technology.
Each data center complex consists of two or more IBM System z10
servers running IBM DB2 and more than 15 high-end and midrange IBM
Power6 servers.
HDFC Bank Appoints IBM to Support Business Growth
((http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/27272.wss))--21
April 2009
HDFC Bank, one of the largest private sector banks in India, today
announced an agreement with IBM India to build a cost-effective IT
framework that will support the bank's strong business growth.
HDFC Bank is the first commercial bank in India to adopt the IBM
mainframe and has joined the ranks of the world's top 50 banks
that continue to run on System z technology.
HDFC Bank appointed IBM after evaluating the systems and
technology from IBM and other vendors. The bank also carried out
benchmark tests for its core banking application and systems on
the IBM System z mainframe.
Jon Nolting - System z IT Architect (zITA)
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