IBM launches faster mainframe
From Times Wire Services
IBM Corp. introduced a mainframe computer that performs tasks more quickly while using less power, stepping up competition with Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. for business customers.
The computer can operate 50% faster, handling 70% more work, than current IBM mainframes, the Armonk, N.Y.-based company said. That reduces energy costs by as much as 85%, the company said.
IBM, the biggest seller of mainframes, is redesigning the machines to challenge server networks, which can cheaply deliver Web pages and computer files.
