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The LAN: A History of Network Operating Systems Part 12

IT Toolbox

the network system calls then provided under interrupt 21H gave all suppliers of network software the capability to standardize at least some of the access to LAN hardware. Most manufacturers of LAN software had announced or implemented support of NETBIOS for IBM LANs. When DOS was extended in Version 3.1,

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IBM: Technology for both enterprises and the startup world

CTOvision

One reason to track IBM ( NYSE:IBM ) is to watch as they react to the threats from firms like Amazon. What Amazon has done in Cloud Computing is absolutely incredible and it really helped wake up IBM to the need to innovate in this area. IBM has also famously been pioneering IoT capabilities and invests heavily in smart cities.

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Modernizing the mainframe for the digital era

CIO Business Intelligence

He’s doing just that on the bank’s IBM Z system mainframes, for which the bank has written some 10 million lines of code over the years. Each houses an IBM z15 system. According to IDC, IBM sold more than 4,300 IBM Z systems in 2020, for approximately $3.5 M&T, a $6.5 Z upgrades and open source.

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Windows turns 35: a visual history

The Verge

Microsoft’s first version of Windows might not have been well received, but it kick-started a battle between Apple, IBM, and Microsoft to provide computing to the masses. While Apple had been ahead in producing mouse-driven GUIs at the time, it remained focused on the combination of hardware and software. Carol Halebia.

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IBM's cloud CTO: 'We're in this game to win'

Computerworld Vertical IT

IBM saw from the get-go that the cloud was going to cause a major disruption to its business. "We We knew it was a massive opportunity for IBM, but not in a way that necessarily fit our mold," said Jim Comfort, who is now CTO for IBM Cloud. Every dimension of our business model would change -- we knew that going in.".

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What Is Patch Management and Why Is It Important?

SecureWorld News

Luckily, new real-time collaboration tools, software, and solutions enter the market to make digital transformation challenges easier to overcome, while positioning organizations on the right path towards achieving their scaling targets. IT teams have extensive stacks of hardware and software to maintain.

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Apple blamed IBM and Intel for Mac chip delays, but TSMC won’t be next

Venture Beast

Apple's deals with top chipmakers have historically fizzled out, but its relationship with leading chip fabricator TSMC will likely last. Read More.

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