IBM’s lawyers can take the day off!

Posted by Trevor Eddolls on Monday, August 8, 2011 - 346 views

IBM’s dark-suited legal team can relax a little following the news that three organisations have agreed to drop antitrust complaints filed against IBM in Europe and the USA. The companies involved are T3 Technologies, NEON Enterprise Software, and TurboHercules.

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Neon Expands Mainframe Complaint Against IBM

Posted by Mike on Friday, February 19, 2010 - 471 views

Neon Enterprise Software has expanded its mainframe lawsuit against IBM after it provided ‘specific examples’ of how Big Blue is allegedly abusing its monopolistic position

Neon Enterprise Software has shown no signs of backing down in its legal challenge against IBM, after it amended its lawsuit to give specific examples, which according to Neon executives, illustrates Big Blue’s monopolistic behaviour in its mainframe business. READ MORE

Tmax lowers IBM z/OS computing cost

Posted by Mike on Monday, February 8, 2010 - 357 views

Even as IBM battles NEON in court in an effort to squelch zPrime, another upstart is emerging on the mainframe scene, TmaxSoft, which is about to introduce a System z version of OpenFrame, promises to duplicate key z/OS functionality, … MORE

IBM-Neon Fight Flares

Posted by Mike on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 219 views

IBM has countersued Neon Enterprise Software, the uppity little Texas outfit that had the temerity to try to use IBM’s special mainframe processors to break Big Blue’s stranglehold on the mainframe market. … MORE