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DEFINITION: Multics (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service) was a mainframe time-sharing operating system that was developed in the 1963-1969 period through the collaboration of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), General Electric (GE), and Bell Labs. Multics was the first or one of the first operating systems that used page-segmented storage. The operating system was written in PL/I and
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Mainframe Software Rationalization: The Answer to your Data Center Integration Challenges
sponsored by CA Technologies.
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When mainframes are not properly integrated with the rest of your data center infrastructure, the costs and complexity of managing them increases substantially. This webcast outlines the key phases of a mainframe rationalization approach and provides detailed guidance to help you effectively leverage it.
Posted: 04 May 2012 | Premiered: 04 May 2012
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What Does the Future Hold for the Mainframe?
sponsored by CA Technologies.
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As current mainframe specialists approach retirement age, companies must take steps to ensure that their specialized knowledge is not lost. This video examines a recommended mainframe management tactic and its key benefits, including cost savings, greater collaboration, and more.
Posted: 03 May 2012 | Premiered: 03 May 2012
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Re-Hosting Mainframe Applications Dramatically Increases Business Performance
sponsored by HP
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Watch this brief video about the Cedacri Group’s mainframe modernization experience to learn about the cost and performance advantages of a re-hosting strategy as well as how to ensure its success.
Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Premiered: 12 Oct 2011
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Cedacri: Increase Business Performance Through Mainframe Migration to HP Open Systems (2 min video)
sponsored by HP
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Adding a re-hosting project to outsourcing allows for a further reduction in cost. Watch this 2-minute video about the Cedacri Group’s mainframe modernization experience to learn about the cost and performance advantages of a re-hosting strategy as well as how to ensure its success.
Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Premiered: 12 Oct 2011
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MAINFRAME OPERATING SYSTEMS DEFINITION (continued): … ran on GE hardware. By 1970, Bell Labs had withdrawn from the project, and Honeywell, which had bought GE's computer division, continued as the hardware provider. Support from the Advanced Research Projects Agency helped sustain the project.In 1973, Honeywell announced a commercial system, the 6180, consisting of two processors that ran at 1 MIPS each, 768 kilobytes of memory, an 8 megabyte bulk store, a 1.6 gigabyte hard disk, 8 tape drives, and two communication controllers. The price was about $7 million. Later, a multiple disk system called the New Storage System (NSS) was added. In 1977, … Mainframe Operating Systems definition sponsored by SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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