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European Firms Seek New Ways to Modernize Mainframes

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Mainframes – Services and Solutions report for Europe finds European enterprises are moving toward hybrid modernization strategies that strike a balance between maintaining mainframe robustness and leveraging cloud agility.

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  • The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Mainframes – Services and Solutions report for Europe finds European enterprises are moving toward hybrid modernization strategies that strike a balance between maintaining mainframe robustness and leveraging cloud agility.
  • Companies across the continent demand solutions that combine managed modernization, cloud migration and cost-effective optimization, the ISG report says.
  • “Some providers are taking an AI-first approach to mainframe modernization,” said Matthias Paletta, director, Technology Modernization, for ISG.
  • High on the aspirational list for many providers is achieving near-perfect accuracy in language conversion efforts, ISG says.

Tight Budgets Shape Mainframe Plans Throughout Americas

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

“Despite ongoing innovation in enterprise computing, mainframes are stable and reliable, so many companies remain committed to the technology,” said John Schick, Americas leader, Mainframe Modernization and Optimization, for ISG.

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  • “Despite ongoing innovation in enterprise computing, mainframes are stable and reliable, so many companies remain committed to the technology,” said John Schick, Americas leader, Mainframe Modernization and Optimization, for ISG.
  • “Mainframe optimization services and outsourcing help to make that possible.”
    Most IT organizations in the Americas that need to cut costs are quickly rehosting their mainframe software in the cloud, the report says.
  • The report also explores other mainframe trends in the Americas, including the rising interest in DevOps methodologies for mainframe optimization and a wave of acquisitions in the rapidly growing market for application modernization software.
  • The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Mainframe — Services and Solutions report for the Americas evaluates the capabilities of 57 providers across six quadrants: Mainframe Optimization Services, Application Modernization Services, U.S., Application Modernization Services, Brazil, Mainframe as a Service (MFaaS), Mainframe Operations and Mainframe Application Modernization Software.

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Ian A. Wilson as a Distinguished Healthcare Professional for his contributions to the Biomedical Research and Infectious Disease Fields

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Ian A. Wilson is acknowledged as a Distinguished Healthcare Professional for his contributions to the Biomedical Research and Infectious Disease Fields.

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  • JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Ian A. Wilson is acknowledged as a Distinguished Healthcare Professional for his contributions to the Biomedical Research and Infectious Disease Fields.
  • Dr. Wilson pursued higher education at the prestigious University of Edinburgh in Scotland in 1971 where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry.
  • In this post, he directed a laboratory involved in biomedical research on infectious diseases.
  • He currently serves as a Professor at Scripps Research (formerly The Scripps Research Institute or TSRI) in La Jolla, California.

TSR, Inc. Board of Directors Announces Exploration of Strategic Alternatives

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Monday, August 28, 2023

TSR, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSRI) (“TSR” or the “Company”), a provider of information technology consulting and recruiting services, today announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a process to identify and evaluate potential strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.

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  • TSR, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSRI) (“TSR” or the “Company”), a provider of information technology consulting and recruiting services, today announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a process to identify and evaluate potential strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.
  • The Company expects to consider a range of options, which may include a sale of or acquisitions by the Company or a special dividend, as well as other potential alternatives.
  • The Company has retained Focus Investment Banking, LLC as its financial advisor and Shulman Rogers as its legal advisor to assist the Board in the evaluation process.
  • We feel that TSR’s current stock price does not fairly represent the true value of the Company.

Taipei Computer Association: The Best Stage for Semiconductor and Clean-Tech Startups

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

This prestigious national-level award aims to recognize startups that have achieved outstanding accomplishments in the field of technological innovation.

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  • This prestigious national-level award aims to recognize startups that have achieved outstanding accomplishments in the field of technological innovation.
  • The 2nd edition TIE award will provide substantial cash prizes and excellent opportunities for business collaboration, encouraging international tech startups to establish their presence in Taiwan.
  • It attracted applications from nearly 120 teams representing 25 countries worldwide, showcasing the interest in the semiconductor and related tech industries.
  • The Taipei Computer Association (TCA) is a leading industry organization dedicated to promoting the development and advancement of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector in Taipei, Taiwan.

Mainframe Users Look to Cloud for Agility, Cost Savings

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

“Companies are moving away from traditional mainframe infrastructure because the benefits of doing so are simply too great,” said John Schick, Americas leader, Mainframe Modernization and Optimization, for ISG.

Key Points: 
  • “Companies are moving away from traditional mainframe infrastructure because the benefits of doing so are simply too great,” said John Schick, Americas leader, Mainframe Modernization and Optimization, for ISG.
  • Mainframe migrations to the cloud have accelerated for several reasons, including performance gains, cost savings and the ability to standardize the process with DevOps and continuous integration tools.
  • Integrating mainframe data into cloud-based data stores for access to analytics tools is a particularly fast-growing trend, the report says.
  • The 2023 ISG Provider Lens™ Mainframes — Services and Solutions report for the U.S. evaluates the capabilities of 56 providers across six quadrants – five of them focused solely on the U.S.: Mainframe Modernization Services; Mainframe Application Modernization and Transformation Services, U.S.; Mainframe as a Service (MFaaS); Mainframe Operations; and Mainframe Application Modernization Software.

The Roxborough Group Announces Conversion of Kirkland 405 Corporate Center to Net Zero Carbon Operations

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Roxborough Group, a real estate private equity firm headquartered in San Francisco with investments across the Western United States, has completed the conversion of its Kirkland 405 Corporate Center campus to net zero carbon operations. The two-building, 130,000 square foot office campus in Kirkland, WA becomes the first net-zero carbon operations office buildings in the Kirkland submarket and the first net-zero carbon operations office campus in the Roxborough portfolio.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Roxborough Group , a real estate private equity firm headquartered in San Francisco with investments across the Western United States, has completed the conversion of its Kirkland 405 Corporate Center campus to net zero carbon operations.
  • The two-building, 130,000 square foot office campus in Kirkland, WA becomes the first net-zero carbon operations office buildings in the Kirkland submarket and the first net-zero carbon operations office campus in the Roxborough portfolio.
  • "Seeing commercial property owners, like Roxborough, lead the way is particularly satisfying," said PSE Product Manager Leslie Myers.
  • K405 Buildings A-1 and A-2 are home to leading technology tenants including Universal Avionics, Lowe's Innovation Center and TSRI.

Mainframe-to-Cloud Migration Poised to Unlock Data

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Friday, April 8, 2022

Given the scale and complexity of such projects, the market has been slower to adopt these automated migration tools than expected, ISG says.

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  • Given the scale and complexity of such projects, the market has been slower to adopt these automated migration tools than expected, ISG says.
  • In migrating mainframe applications to the cloud, organizations are seeking better access to the data captured in these legacy systems, the report says.
  • ISG expects the number and size of migration projects to grow significantly in the next three years, said Bernie Hoecker, ISG partner, Enterprise Cloud.
  • The report also includes other insights on the obstacles to migration and how companies can best prepare for change in the mainframe world.

TSRI Announces the Completion of Four United States Public Sector Mainframe Modernization Projects as Federal Government Mandates for IT Modernization Rise

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

The effort was the first of its kind to leverage the funds available to government entities via the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Acts Technology Modernization Fund (TMF).

Key Points: 
  • The effort was the first of its kind to leverage the funds available to government entities via the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Acts Technology Modernization Fund (TMF).
  • Using TMF funds, this U.S. government entity sought to modernize several of its remaining critical systems on a legacy Unisys mainframe.
  • Four years ago, the United States government established the Technology Modernization Fund to support federal agencies in funding the modernization of their aging information technology infrastructure.
  • TSRI modernizes applications for deployment to any cloud environment and is a validated Amazon Web Services Mainframe Migration partner.

Business Architecture Guild® Appoints Jason McC. Smith to the Board of Directors

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Business Architecture Guild , an international community of business architecture practitioners, announced today the appointment of Jason McC.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Business Architecture Guild , an international community of business architecture practitioners, announced today the appointment of Jason McC.
  • "We're privileged to welcome Jason to the Guild's Board of Directors," said William Ulrich, Guild President and Co-founder.
  • "I am thrilled to be joining the Guild in this capacity and working with the leading experts in business architecture.
  • The Business Architecture Guildis the source for A Guide to the Business Architecture Body of Knowledge(BIZBOKGuide) and exclusive provider of the CertifiedBusiness Architect certificationprogram.