http://serverspecs.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/03/us-gpo-ditching-mainframes/?track=NL-576&ad=607019&asrc=EM_NLT_2315094&uid=5701628
U.S. GPO ditching mainframes
October 3rd, 2007 by Mark Fontecchio
The U.S. Government Printing Office is replacing some mainframe-based
back-office software with two Oracle E-Business Suite applications running on a
different platform.
The GPO, which prints federal government documents for public consumption,
already has Oracle applications running but it’s unclear on what platform. This
press release from Guident Technologies, which is doing the outsourced work for
the GPO for almost $1.6 million, doesn’t say.
The GPO will be replacing the mainframe software with Oracle Project Costing
and Project Billing, two components of its E-Business Suite. The E-Business
Suite runs on Unix, x86 Linux and Windows platforms. From a short story in
Washington Technology:
The goal is to modernize and streamline the office’s two main business
processes – Commercial Printing and Plant Printing. The implementation will
enable the GPO to process orders from fulfillment through billing. It will also
improve the agency’s ability to track costs and revenue. The new system is
designed to improve cash management, control inventory flows and increase
procurement efficiencies.
I’m really curious to see what platform the GPO is running its E-Business
applications on. If it’s Linux, this could become another Oracle certification
issue. According to Oracle’s certification matrix, E-Business applications are
supported on x86 Linux but not zLinux. Why?
Posted: October 3rd, 2007 under Mainframe servers, Mainframe migration decisions
I like the last question...Why not zLinux..
mace
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