http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-02/inside-the-secret-meeting-where-wall-street-tested-digital-cash Them seem to forget that the zSystem can do Blockchain too.
http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/trends/IBM-Announcements/z-Systems_LinuxONE_Blockchain/ >From the Bloomberg article: ‘Mainframe Era’ Nasdaq and Citigroup partnered to explore how they can work together, said Brad Peterson, the exchange-owner’s chief information officer. He said blockchain also could be used for reference data -- how specific stocks or bonds are identified across all markets, for example. Wall Street was one of the earliest beneficiaries of computers replacing office systems. Now 30 years later, those legacy systems can be a hindrance to further technological evolution, he said. “That’s the great opportunity -- how to unlock that ability to work your way out from under the mainframe era,” he said. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
