BMC Software has announced its support of IBM’s new System z10 enterprise class mainframe as part of an ongoing drive to strengthen the integration of the mainframe within BMC’s Business Service Management (BSM) offering.

With today’s announcement, BMC’s full line of innovative scheduling, database and mainframe management solutions are supporting the new System z10 mainframe.

"With the top global Fortune 500 businesses relying on the mainframe to drive down IT costs and customers forecasting MIPS growth at 15 to 20 percent, the mainframe continues to play a key role in delivering Business Service Management," said Ralph Crosby, chief technology officer of BMC’s Mainframe Service Management business unit. "Without the mainframe included in a company’s BSM strategy, they cannot truly align IT with the needs of the business. Leveraging our strong heritage on the mainframe, we are able to differentiate ourselves from the competition by providing the industry’s only complete solution for aligning IT with business objectives."