I’ve Got The Power!

Let’s face it: there are things in this world that are a lot worse than a trip to Southern California. Perfect weather. Lots to do. Lovely people. The list goes on. But in a few weeks, the Izzi Software leadership team will be headed to Anaheim for something other than a visit to Disneyland. We’re […]
Mainframe Engineering: The Heavy Weight of Debugging

The complexities and nuances of finding and fixing mainframe code errors!
The Return of the Prodigal Mainframer

After five years away from the mainframe, Izzi Software’s Jennifer Nelson shares her observations and notes that while a lot has changed, some things remain the same. https://techchannel.com/ibm-z-mainframe/return-of-the-prodigal-mainframer/
Izzi Throws Retiring IBM i Software Company Founders A Lifeline

Izzi Throws Retiring IBM i Software Company Founders A Lifeline
From DBA to CEO: Insights From Jen Nelson of Izzi Software

From DBA to CEO: Insights From Jen Nelson of Izzi Software
Enterprise Software Veterans Launch Izzi Software, Announce ColeSoft as First Mainframe Industry Acquisition

Company plans multiple acquisitions in IBM z and IBM Power Sectors in 2025 January 29, 2025 08:37 PM Eastern Standard Time MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Izzi Software today announced that it has completed the acquisition of ColeSoft, a Virginia-based developer of debugging products for software engineers and support staff working on IBM mainframes, and is currently exploring numerous other acquisitions in […]
The Legacy: How Mainframe Innovator David Cole Turned to Izzi to Ensure the Long-Term Success of ColeSoft

Working as a programmer at Yale University in the late 1970s, David Cole developed the tool that would become z/XDC. A decade later, he founded ColeSoft, turning z/XDC into a powerful, interactive tool for developing and testing Assembler, C/C++, and Metal C language programs in the z/OS operating system. In 2024, Cole sold ColeSoft to […]
Running the World, One Mainframe at a Time

The business world changed forever on April 7, 1964, when IBM introduced the System/360, the first mainframe computer for general business. Since then, mainframes have been the most reliable and powerful computing systems for major verticals including banking, finance, healthcare, government, utilities, air travel, and more. As technology advances, the mighty mainframes that help power […]