Suncorp has consolidated its mainframe applications onto one new platform, following the completion of a major part of its Promina IT integration plans.
IBM has announced a new software solution that will allow its customers to track the energy consumption of its z9 mainframes.
The Commonwealth Bank will rationalise its data processing centres, mainframes and servers over the next few years as the bank improves efficiency and cut costs.
Farmers' Trading Company (FTC), the New Zealand department store chain, has virtually retired its old IBM mainframe after a three year system upgrade and consolidation.
EDS has won a AU$573 million extension on its mainframe and midrange services contract with the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) as the institution moves to recast its supplier relationships once a decade-long Big Bang outsourcing deal between the two expires.
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