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When you choose an IBM System z mainframe as the foundation for your high-profile applications and essential data, you can be assured that you're arming your enterprise with world-class virtualization technology for an on demand marketplace. The IBM mainframe platform, along with related IBM products and service offerings, will position you to take advantage of latest-generation technologies and to evolve along with the demands of your business.

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IBM Virtualization Engine and Infrastructure Services
The IBM® Virtualization Engine™ and Infrastructure Services for Linux on System z is at the heart of the ability to integrate and manage business processes and resources across an enterprise. It extends IBM's Virtualization Engine capabilities to IBM System z running Linux.

IBM Virtualization Engine Enterprise Workload Manager for z/OS V2.1
The IBM Virtualization Engine Enterprise Workload Manager for z/OS V2.1 (EWLM for z/OS V2.1) is a breakthrough technology that brings self-optimization, in the form of performance and response time management, to an entire Virtualization Engine, enabled IT environment.

ISV solutions for Linux
There are many software vendors constantly developing products for Linux on System z that address a spectrum of business needs. Explore which ones might be right for your organization.

z/VM Version 5 Release 1
z/VM Version 5 Release 1 extends the strength of the IBM mainframe environment as an ideal platform for consolidating select UNIX, Windows and Linux workloads on a single physical System z server. This can allow you to run tens to hundreds of Linux servers, with the potential to support new workloads, achieve productivity gains and lower your IT costs.