April 27, 2007
PS3 Chip to Give Mainframes Second Life
IBM is working to turn its System z mainframe computer into an online 3-D gaming platform, and it's doing it by putting advanced technology used in video games into a mainframe. The idea is to merge the massive transaction and account-based scalability of the mainframe with the graphics power of the PlayStation 3, ultimately letting an organization create and run a virtual online environment like "World of Warcraft" or "Second Life," all on one easy-to-manage and easy-to-scale unit.
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