IBM’s WebSphere Application Server on Power8 leaves Oracle’s equivalent offerings standing when it comes to speed, according to new figures. In the latest SPEC benchmarking tests, WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.2 running on a 24-core Power S824 beat WebLogic 12.1.3 Server running on a 32-core Oracle SPARC T5-2 by 76% per core. I.T.’s big beasts are […]
Ethiopia gets 21st century banking
Ethiopia’s biggest bank has undertaken a huge expansion and modernisation programme based on model 795 and 770 Power Systems. Founded in 1942 and headquartered in Addis Ababa (pictured), Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has more than eight million account holders and annual revenues equivalent to $586 million. It now operates 868 branches across Ethiopia and […]
Is IBM back in the game in China?
IBM has signed a number of deals that point to an improvement in its fortunes in China. Big Blue looked like it was dealt a mortal blow in the world’s second biggest economy after being caught in the cross-fire caused by Edward Snowden’s revelations last year. But now local server manufacturer Inspur will use DB2 […]
New and improved: Three big updates from Halcyon, looksoftware gives COBOL folk an IDE, SEQUEL adds pivot tables
In the new-look Power.eu’s first regular product round-up, we’ve got news of three important updates from Halcyon Software, plus new gear from looksoftware and SEQUEL. First up, Halcyon Software has released a new version of Systems Operations Suite, its the monitoring and automated operations solution for IBM i. New features include Job Log Monitor, which […]