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Originally named the Tabulating Machine Company, IBM was formed in 1896. 23 years and two name changes later in 1924 they would settle in as IBM after rising to the level of a fortune 500 company.

IBM S390, now branded System z, is a line of "big iron" mainframe servers.
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The IBM AS400 is a minicomputer released in 1988 aimed at departmental and/or general computing.
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The IBM RS/6000 was unveiled in 1990 as a replacement for the RT/PC line of machines.
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IBM Press Releases - All Topics - United States

IBM Press Releases

University of Melbourne Student "Masters the Mainframe"
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that University of Melbourne Student Dharvinder Bassi has been named Australia's Master of the Mainframe student contest winner after out-performing more than 450 other students across Australia. In addition to becoming Australia's Mainframe student contest winner, Bassi now joins the growing list of approximately 50,000 worldwide students with mainframe computing training. This burgeoning group of future mainframe experts is a direct result of the ongoing resurgence of the mainframe, which continues to serve as a centralized, secure powerful transaction

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IBM Widens Its Lead in Worldwide Server Revenue Share, Maintains Top Position With Growth in Power Systems and System z Sales
Gartner has reported that IBM (NYSE: IBM) held its number one position as the leading vendor in worldwide server revenue, widening its lead over the competition in the second quarter of 2008. According to Gartner data, IBM captured 31.2 percent of all server revenue worldwide [1].

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IBM and LENTA Hypermarket Chain Sign Three-Year IT Services Contract
IBM and Russian retail chain, LENTA, have signed a three-year information technology (IT) services contract estimated at approximately US$1 million. The contract signed in May 2008, will provide IBM support and recovery services for LENTA's entire IT infrastructure.

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IBM Commits $300 Million to Expand Business Continuity and Resiliency Services
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it is investing US$300 million to construct 13 Business Resilience service delivery centers in 10 countries in 2008, increasing its ability to address surging demand from businesses and governments from around the world seeking to keep their operations safe from disruption. The massive infrastructure expansion is the largest of its kind and will permit IBM clients to access services that support business continuity for the first time from a cloud computing environment.

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Web Merchant Enlists Power Players to Fight Credit Card Fraud
Adorama, a midsize company and a leading online retailer of photography and video gear, is combating credit card fraud with help from IBM, Curbstone Corporation, an IBM Advanced Business Partner, and CardinalCommerce Corporation.

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