T3 Technologies' 150th tServer install.

T3 Technologies, which follows IBM as the second largest mainframe integrator in the U.S., announced recently the 150th successful installation of its tServer products worldwide.

The company attributes the achievement of this milestone to the demand for low-end, sub-60 MIPS mainframes as companies seek a cost-effective solution to maintain the performance, security, stability and scalability of their mainframe environment, while preserving the legacy code and historical data that would be lost in a migration to a distributed computing environment.

International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that 70% of all business data is currently stored in S/390 mainframes. Many companies ranging in size from 100 million to 1 billion in annual revenue are finding themselves caught between the need to "right-size" and cost-justify their computing environment and the charter to preserve the business value of their legacy applications and data. Demand for a low MIPS, cost-justifiable mainframe environment has driven sales for T3's tServer product line, which provides an affordable solution available in 8, 18, and 29 MIPS. Units with up to 75 MIPS of processing capability are currently under development for release later this year. The tServer products combine a low-cost IBM Intel-based hardware platform with Fundamental Software's FLEX-ES, IBM's VSE/ESA, z/OS, OS/390, z/VM, VM/ESA and T3's award-winning services integration and support services.

"Imperial Sugar is emerging from a difficult period. Like most manufacturers today, we are continually looking for ways to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and improve service to both internal and external customers," said George Muller, Chief Information Officer for Imperial Sugar. "T3's tServer supports these objectives, and has proven its ability to handle a large number of users and transactions efficiently."

T3 Technologies is an IBM Premier Business Partner, and has built its business around supporting the IBM S/390 community. Since 1994, T3 has been a leader in providing IBM's small-middle sized mainframe systems, including the Multiprise and z800 product families. T3 attributes much of its growth to the strength of the IBM S/390 environment and the desire of smaller mainframe customers to preserve their investment and stay with IBM hardware. As their needs grow, these companies can graduate to IBM systems with more processing power.

"We are committed to helping companies find the best IBM-based solution for their needs. The tServer products emerged to give companies needing less processing power an affordable option to stay on the mainframe," said Steven Friedman, President of T3 Technologies. "The demand for the tServer products has exceeded our expectations, resulting in accelerated growth and our current position as the second largest IBM-compatible mainframe integrator in the U.S."