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Linux on zSeries

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What do you get when you combine the scalability and reliability of IBM mainframe servers with the flexibility and open standards of Linux® Measurable business value.
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IBM Communication Controller for Linux on zSeries enables NCP for operation in the Linux environment
Communication Controller for Linux on zSeries can provide an alternative platform for running the Network Control Program (NCP) software product, in place of many configurations where customers currently use a 37xx hardware environment. You now have the advantage of the Communication Controller running in the Linux on zSeries environment.
First National Bank of Omaha will switch from Sun servers and EMC storage to IBM systems running Linux
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First National Bank of Omaha is planning to migrate its WebSphere applications from Sun Solaris to virtual Linux servers on one IBM eServer zSeries 990, which will run the z/VM operating system, and is moving to IBM's TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller virtualisation software for its storage device management needs.
German trains run on Linux
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Deutsche Bahn, the company that manages the German railway system, switched 55,000 Lotus Notes users on an IBM zSeries 990 to Linux. Deutsche Bahn chose Linux as the server platform for its infrastructure on the advice of DB Systems, its IT service provider. DB Systems projects benefits such as cost savings, higher vendor flexibility and integration advantages.
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