Revolutionary design will bring Arm-native applications to IBM's flagship mainframes and servers, broadening software choice for enterprise computing

Aug 24, 2026

ARMONK, N.Y., Aug. 24, 2026 – At the annual Hot Chips conference, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today is announcing the first dual-architecture mainframe processor, which is being designed to enable enterprises to run operating systems and applications on both the IBM and Arm® compute platforms in future IBM Z and LinuxONE systems. This marks the first processor milestone to emerge from the IBM and Arm collaboration established in April 2026, and represents a significant advance in enterprise computing.…