More evidence of the recession-proof mainframe. You can see why CA is
investing so heavily in developing Mainframe 2.0 ...
http://www.ca.com/us/products/collateral.aspx?cid=192430
http://www.esj.com/articles/2009/03/31/Big-Iron-Bucks-Trend.aspx
"Compared to today, Big Iron shops a decade ago were hemorrhaging
capacity. In 2000, roughly 3.5 million MIPS were installed on mainframe
systems, according to CA Inc.; CA officials expect that customers will
buy about the same amount of capacity this year alone. After a September
of turmoil in the financial services sector, IBM Corp. officials also
predicted a strong 2009 for Big Iron."
http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/commentary/content/ibm+corp+soars+on+positive+2009+earnings+outlook/observations.aspx?click=home&ID=90641
"System z was the only one of IBM's four server businesses to post a
year-over-year gain in revenues. In fact, Armonk's x86 server fortunes
took a particular drubbing in Q4 of 2008, plunging by nearly one-third
(30.5 percent, per Gartner's tally). The upshot, industry watchers say,
is that far from transitioning away from Big Iron, customers seem to be
doubling down."
--
Edward E Jaffe
Phoenix Software International, Inc
5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-338-0400 x318
[email protected]
http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/
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