IBM Entices Sun, HP Customers onto Linux Mainframes (eWeek)

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Article Source eWeek
May 29, 2009, 11:41 am

IBM, which is seeing a continued resurgence in the mainframe space, is offering new migration services and financial incentives in hopes of luring away some HP and Sun Unix customers. IBM‚Äôs move comes at a time when its System z mainframe business saw market share growth in the first quarter, and as other vendors, including CA and Unisys, push their mainframe agendas. It also comes as Oracle closes in on its purchase of Sun…