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Network World·Sep 1, 2026

Mainframe shops tap AI for system insights and recommendations

When it comes to AI and the mainframe, customers are moving from experimental to operational approaches and feeling comfortable enough to use AI to provide system insights and recommend actions, a new ...

Mainframe shops tap AI for system insights and recommendations
CIO Dive·Sep 1, 2026

AI adoption helps sustain confidence in the mainframe

Companies are enlisting agents to help manage the platform amid ongoing modernization, according to BMC’s annual survey.

AI adoption helps sustain confidence in the mainframe
Yahoo Finance·Aug 31, 2026

rhino.ai Launches rhino Agentic Mainframe Modernization on AWS, Giving Enterprises a Complete Blueprint to Modernize Beyond the Mainframe

One trusted, AI-ready model of the business logic that runs across COBOL, Java, .NET, and SaaSWashington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - August 31, 2026) - rhino.ai today launched rhino Agentic Mainframe ...

Yahoo Finance·Aug 27, 2026

Mainframe Modernization Market to Reach $16.95 Billion by 2035 as Legacy Systems Shift to Cloud-Native Platforms | Research by SNS Insider

The U.S. Mainframe Modernization Market is Projected to Grow from $1.86 Billion in 2025 to $4.35 Billion by 2035, While Europe is Expected to Expand from $1.92 Billion to $4.20 Billion by 2035.Austin, ...

Mainframe Modernization Market to Reach $16.95 Billion by 2035 as Legacy Systems Shift to Cloud-Native Platforms | Research by SNS Insider
Forbes·Aug 25, 2026

IBM Brings Arm Inside The Mainframe With A New Dual-Architecture Chip

IBM unveils a dual-architecture mainframe processor that natively runs Arm and Z software, bringing Arm’s ecosystem into IBM’s enterprise platforms.

IBM Brings Arm Inside The Mainframe With A New Dual-Architecture Chip
Tech Times on MSN·Aug 25, 2026

IBM dual-architecture mainframe chip: Each core runs Arm and Z native code

IBM mainframe Arm processor: IBM unveiled the world's first dual-architecture mainframe chip at Hot Chips 2026, whose 11 cores each natively execute both IBM Z and Arm software without emulation, ...

IBM dual-architecture mainframe chip: Each core runs Arm and Z native code
DatacenterDynamics·Aug 24, 2026

IBM mainframe chip to run Arm and Z workloads on the same cores

IBM plans to release a dual-architecture mainframe processor that can run operating systems and applications on both IBM and Arm. The first chip of its kind, the processor can run Arm-native Linux ...

IBM mainframe chip to run Arm and Z workloads on the same cores
VentureBeat·Aug 24, 2026

IBM’s next-gen mainframe chip is the first to run Arm and Z workloads on the same cores

IBM unveils a dual-architecture mainframe processor that natively runs Arm and Z workloads, bringing enterprise AI to IBM Z and LinuxONE systems.

IBM’s next-gen mainframe chip is the first to run Arm and Z workloads on the same cores
TechCrunch on MSN·Jul 22, 2026

After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn’t killing the mainframe

After IBM's stock crashed last week on warnings of a poor mainframe sales, the CEO explained that AI wrecked corporate hardware budget, temporarily.

MSN·Jun 8, 2026

Mainframe modernization is about trust, not migration

Consumers don’t care where the code runs when businesses fail. They care that every payment clears, claim processes, trade settles, and login works instantly, securely and without excuses. That ...

Business Wire·Apr 16, 2026

European Firms Deploy GenAI in Mainframe Modernization

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--European companies adapting mainframe systems are moving from experimental to operational use of generative AI (GenAI) within standardized workflows, integrating it in key ...

Wired·Mar 16, 2026

COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages

Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the governor of New Jersey made an unusual admission: He’d run out of COBOL developers. The state’s unemployment insurance systems were written in the 60-year-old ...

Nasdaq·Mar 12, 2026

CLPS Incorporation Announces AI-Driven COBOL-to-Java Migration Solution to Accelerate Core Banking Modernization

Since its inception in the 1960s, COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language) has served as the backbone of global financial transaction systems. Valued for its stability and efficient processing ...

Yahoo Finance·Mar 12, 2026

CLPS Incorporation Announces AI-Driven COBOL-to-Java Migration Solution to Accelerate Core Banking Modernization

HONG KONG, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CLPS Incorporation (the "Company" or "CLPS") (Nasdaq: CLPS) today announced the successful launch of its proprietary AI-driven intelligent migration solution.

The Detroit News·Feb 23, 2026

IBM stock plunges after AI tool targets its legacy systems

Shares of International Business Machines recorded their steepest daily drop in more than 25 years on Monday, after AI startup Anthropic said its Claude Code tool could be used to modernize a ...

CNBC on MSN·Feb 23, 2026

IBM is the latest AI casualty. Shares tank 13% on Anthropic programming language threat

COBOL is a computer language used for business data processing and IBM is a leader in that area.

IBM is the latest AI casualty. Shares tank 13% on Anthropic programming language threat
Finextra·Jan 1, 2026

AI Depends on Data and COBOL Systems Are Still the Beating Heart of Banking

Artificial intelligence has moved from experimentation to enterprise strategy. Banks are deploying AI to strengthen fraud defenses, accelerate credit decisions, personalize customer engagement, and ...

MSN·Nov 28, 2025

Mainframe Modernization In Banking: Strategies, Benefits, And Best Practices

Picture this: a customer wants to instantly transfer money through a mobile app and receive a personalized AI-powered loan offer in real time. Meanwhile, the bank runs on systems designed 40-60 years ...