IBM announced plans to deliver <A HREF="http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/19157.wss">a breakthrough IBM mainframe specialty engine</A> that will reinforce the System z9 as a trusted data platform. The System z9 Integrated Information Processor is a specialty engine that will run eligible database workloads and is designed to help free up general computing capacity and lower software costs for select workloads such as business intelligence, ERP, and CRM on the mainframe.