The ZIIP chip - food for thought

IBM have just announced that later in 2006 they will release a new specialist engine - the $125,000 ZIIP chip - dedicated to accelerating specific DB2 data processing - particuarly in the ERP, CRM Business Intelligence worlds. Coupled with a new web-friendly release of DB2, IBM appear to be keeping the pressure on to get Enterprises rethinking their mainframe strategies - back to centralisation and de-duplication - read more at http://www.mainframe-upgrade.com/article-ibm-ziip-chip.php .


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