11.   Some clunky bank sites also come in for criticism because they link consumers to older, slower mainframe systems.

12.   That means that IBM is still dependent on sales of its older mainframe systems for a large portion of its revenue and profits.

13.   The changeover gave hundreds of individuals as much or more computing power on their desktops, and cost the employer far less than a monolithic mainframe system.

14.   The company is delaying introduction of a new mainframe storage system as well as cutting prices on its personal computers.

15.   The company told analysts Wednesday that problems with a line of mainframe systems would move certain revenue into the fourth quarter.

16.   This decade, companies including International Business Machines Corp. and Digital Equipment Corp. were hit by the switch from proprietary mainframe systems to networked systems of personal computers.

17.   Unisys, based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, has struggled to shift its focus to computer management and consulting services from making large mainframe computer systems.

18.   Unisys, based in Blue Ball, Pennsylvania, has struggled to shift its focus to computer management and consulting services from the manufacturing of large mainframe computer systems.

19.   In the past, most large events used mainframe systems to handle such tasks.

20.   Traditionally, these tend to be large mainframe systems that operate in a single-platform environment where all critical data and applications reside in a single location.