In a 37-page response to Neons lawsuit, IBM accuses the software maker of copyright infringement and false advertising around its zPrime product, which is designed to let mainframe customers move more workloads onto cheaper IBM specialty processors. IBM says customers using zPrime are violating their contracts, and that Neon knowingly giving mainframe users false information surrounding their contracts and IBMs approval of zPrime.
– IBM is firing back at a Texas company whose software is designed to help businesses reduce the licensing costs on their IBM mainframe systems.
Is a sharply worded response and counterclaim to the lawsuit Neon Systems filed last month against Big Blue, IBM officials are claiming the smaller companys…