Make the Extraordinary possible: IBM Mainframe50

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IBM Mainframe50

The mainframe is a revolutionary computing system that is transforming business, whole industries, and the world as we know it.
By continually adapting to trends and evolving IT, we’re driving new approaches to cloud, analytics, security and mobile computing to help tackle challenges never before thought possible. We do that by collaborating with our clients to build better technology every day.
But the pioneering innovations of the mainframe all serve one enduring mission: Deliver game-changing technology that makes the extraordinary possible and improves the way the world works.

See the link below to watch a replay of the April 8 NYC Mainframe50 event.

Watch the event replay

The Engines of Progress

They transform our lives. Their visionary endeavors make our world smarter and more connected.

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First National Bank

Critical financial services to Africa’s unbanked 80 percent
FNB's "bank in a box" enables millions of individuals across Africa to startup new businesses, save for college and improve lives

 

Met Office

Vital reports to empower industries and save lives
The Met Office generates thousands of weather forecasts a day to help global industries and governments make crucial decisions

 

Walmart

Helping 250 million people a week save money and live better
From a Five and Dime in Bentonville, Arkansas to a retail superforce serving customers in 27 countries around the world, Walmart has built an empire on one simple value: the customer always comes first.

 

First National Bank

Critical financial services to Africa’s unbanked 80 percent
FNB's "bank in a box" enables millions of individuals across Africa to startup new businesses, save for college and improve lives

         

First National Bank

Critical financial services to Africa’s unbanked 80 percent
FNB's "bank in a box" enables millions of individuals across Africa to startup new businesses, save for college and improve lives

Met Office

Vital reports to empower industries and save lives
The Met Office generates thousands of weather forecasts a day to help global industries and governments make crucial decisions

Walmart

Helping 250 million people a week save money and live better
From a Five and Dime in Bentonville, Arkansas to a retail superforce serving customers in 27 countries around the world, Walmart has built an empire on one simple value: the customer always comes first.

 

GENERATION z

They will create the future.

Every year, students at over 1,000 universities across 67 countries are learning to solve tomorrow’s grand challenges with the mainframe.

The top 43 students from around the globe met in New York City for the first ever Master the Mainframe World Championship.

Learn about the championship

50 extraordinary years

They invented the modern world. Organizations and leaders have reinvented business, transformed industries and helped solve some of the world’s greatest challenges with the world’s most innovative and trusted platform. These achievements are woven into the fabric of industry and society.

Sabre reservation system

The world’s first automated passenger reservation system, Sabre, is the basis for today’s web-based travel industry. Launched on two IBM 7090 mainframes, the application written in the 60s is able to process billions of transactions a week today.