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Micro Focus, Microsoft partner on app modernization

2008-07-02T22:31:00Z

InfoWorld.com (July 2, 2008), Cobol, CICS for .Net eyed as Micro Focus extends its Windows-based portfolio to provide managed code for 64-bit offerings

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/02/Micro-Focus-Microsoft-partner-on-app-modernization_1.html

Aerospace Firm Moves from Mainframe to Microsoft SQL Server, Saves Time and Money

2008-06-26T22:02:00Z

L-3 Vertex Aerospace has more than 11,000 staff at 300 locations around the world to service 3,500 aircraft, including 89 distinct types, primarily for the U.S. government. Bidding on new contracts requires drawing on millions of rows of accounting and inventory data, which had been stored on an IBM 3090 mainframe computer that was difficult and expensive to maintain. Further, extracting information from the system required users to work with IT staff to write queries.

Scandinavian Airlines Moves Enterprise Data Warehouse from DB2 to SQL Server 2005

2008-06-26T21:32:00Z

Scandinavian Airlines, which carries 40 million passengers a year, is a pioneer in generating business intelligence (BI) from its data to more efficiently meet customer needs. But its original data warehouse, which was deployed on an IBM mainframe and the DB2 database, had become expensive to run and maintain, and its batch-based system made it difficult to provide analysts and other users with the timely information they needed.

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Power Consumption: The Main Culprits -Identify The Biggest Guzzlers In Your Data Center

2008-03-21T18:09:00Z

Processor.com (Mar 21, 2008), With the knowledge that specific hardware inside the data center is responsible for the most power consumption, IT can start addressing consumption issues. In an economic downturn, this is important because while power usage was always a lower priority for most companies during the past two decades (at least, lower than other top concerns), it is now a new area of focus as a cost-cutting measure.

http://www.processor.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2Fp3012%2F20p12%2F20p12.asp&guid=&searchtype=&WordList=&bJumpTo=True

Core Banking with Microsoft Technology

2008-03-07T20:39:00Z

This paper looks at the latest trends in the market with respect to core system replacement and outlines Microsoft’s strategy for larger banks that are considering a service-oriented architecture (SOA)–based approach to migrating their legacy core systems from mainframe and midrange platforms to a new generation of commodity hardware platforms that run the Windows Server® operating system and that are capable of supporting the largest core banking operations.

® operating system and that are capable of supporting the largest core banking operations.

Tennessee Department of Human Services -State Department Chooses Microsoft Software to Make Better Use of In-House Expertise

2008-02-28T01:44:00Z

Several years ago, the State of Tennessee standardized on Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and Oracle for large application development. The Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) adopted Microsoft® software to deliver high-impact, mission-critical applications at a lower cost, while continuing to improve citizen services through technology.

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001330

Hillsborough County, Florida -County Develops More Comprehensive, Efficient System with New Technologies

2008-02-28T01:42:00Z

Hillsborough County needed new IT applications to support its court-clerks’ systems, so it turned to Catapult Systems for help. To validate the proposed application architecture, county and partner representatives visited a Microsoft® Technology Center and left not only with a more efficient solution but also greater confidence in its long-term viability. The new solution also will provide richer functionality without additional time or budget.

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001026

Xcalia -Software Vendor Provides Customers with Powerful Data Access Capabilities

2008-02-28T01:40:00Z

Xcalia provides data and services intermediation software that makes it easier for enterprise businesses to build and maintain service-oriented applications. After learning about the new Language Integrated Query (LINQ) included in Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 development system, Xcalia built support for the new technology into its main product, Xcalia Intermediation Core.

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000963

Citi-Market Montage Solution Supports 200,000 Updates per Second with SQL Server 2005

2008-02-28T01:37:00Z

When Citi’s Lava Technology team needed to create a compliance solution for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation NMS (requiring dealers to use best-available pricing when executing securities orders), it thought it would need a Cray supercomputer or other specialized solution.

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001199

Jih Sun Financial Holding

2008-02-26T12:20:00Z

Jih Sun Financial Holding, one of the leading financial service firms, adopted a new core banking system to make its processing faster, more stable, and more accurate. What it did was to implement the first core banking system run on Windows Server® 2003 Datacenter Edition. This core banking system has successfully gone online, creating many advantages in terms of efficiency, stability, and cost saving. The new solution has given the firm competitive advantages in the areas of flexibility and resilience.

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Moving Mainframe Applications to Windows

2008-02-15T01:33:00Z

Many organizations are now seeking ways to escape from their legacy technology and platform. This paper presents three options for addressing this challenge: preserve, translate, or rewrite. The paper analyzes each choice and provides resources for further investigation.

A First Look at Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

2008-01-31T19:57:00Z

Windows IT Pro (Feb 2008), Virtualization is one of today’s hottest IT technologies, and Windows Server 2008’s new native virtualization feature, Hyper-V, is a significant new competitor that has the potential to change the market. VMware ESX Server is the current market favorite.

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Articles/ArticleID/97857/pg/1/1.html

True story: I sold my mainframe on eBay

2008-01-31T19:28:00Z

Computerworld.com (Jan 30, 2008), An IBM zSeries mainframe that Palm Beach Community College bought for about a half-million dollars in 2005 was sold this month on eBay for $40,000.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9060281&intsrc=hm_list

Windows Server Virtualization Calculators

2008-01-08T20:00:00Z

The Windows Server Virtualization Calculators provide two ways to estimate the number and cost of Windows Server Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition and Datacenter Edition licenses needed for your virtualization scenarios to help you determine the most cost-effective edition of Windows Server.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/calculator.mspx

Simon & Schuster Move to Windows

2007-09-29T00:16:00Z

“The whole mainframe environment’s coming down just like the Berlin Wall came down. The freedom that has come is phenomenal.” Dave Schaeffer Vice President, Distribution and Fulfillment, Simon & Schuster

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