IBM Mainframe Foe TurboHercules Gets Microsoft Investment

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1. Microsoft has invested in TurboHercules, a company that has filed an antitrust complaint against IBM in Europe. Microsoft is investing in the French firm TurboHercules whose software, built on the open source Hercules mainframe emulation code, enables enterprises to run mainframe applications on other systems. The investment marks the latest move by Microsoft to weaken IBM’s dominance in the mainframe space. According to several reports, Microsoft has invested an undisclosed sum in TurboHercules, which is one of several companies in a legal dispute with IBM over System z licensing issues. (Read Full Article)

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