IBM's mainframes and midrange systems as well as some UNIX systems from other suppliers use big-endian formats. Now Power 8-based systems can process data using either format.

Object Details maker IBM Description In 1964 IBM Corporation announced a new family of room-sized computers, the IBM 360 System. It included several models of differing cost and capabilities. These ...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- International Business Machines said it's planning to invest $360 million to build a data center in the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina.

Google announced the general availability of the Structured Data Files (SDF) QA format for Display & Video 360, enhancing bulk review capabilities for advertisers. Why we care.

If a SAS program that reads and writes binary data runs on only one type of machine, you can use the native mode informats and formats. However, if you want to write SAS programs that can be run on ...

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today is announcing its intent to acquire DataStax, an AI and data solution provider. DataStax's technology will enhance IBM's watsonx portfolio of products accelerating the use of ...

50 years ago today, IBM unveiled the System/360 mainframe, a groundbreaking computer that allowed new levels of compatibility between systems and helped NASA send astronauts to the Moon.

Before the advent of the mainframe, IBM developed the 350 RAMAC. Built in 1956, it used a stack of fifty 24-inch disks as memory, which held about 4.4MB of data—just enough to store two pictures.