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CICS at 55: The Evolution of Mainframe Transaction Processing

CICS at 55: The Evolution of Mainframe Transaction Processing

by Penney Berryman | Jul 8, 2025

Globally, 1969 was a noteworthy year - socially, politically, and technologically. Significant moments included: First humans landed and walked on the Moon, catapulting space exploration forward  Beatles released the Abbey Road album, a landmark and final album  First...

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When Italy had the Technological Edge over the United States: Olivetti Elea

When Italy had the Technological Edge over the United States: Olivetti Elea

by Alessandro Bruno | Jun 29, 2023

2021 marked the 60th anniversary of the death of Mario Tchou, the Olivetti engineer who designed the Elea 9003, the first Italian computer, who died in a car crash at the age of only 36. However, the circumstances around his death, a car crash, remain suspicious....

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