CORRECTING and REPLACING IBM Unleashes eServer i5 Systems with POWER5.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CORRECTION...by IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4630696 ARMONK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2004 In BW5393 issued May 3, 2004: Please replace the release with the following corrected version: The corrected release reads: IBM UNLEASHES ESERVER I5 SYSTEMS WITH POWER5
IBM eServer i5 Offers New Economic Model for Small and
Medium-Sized Businesses; with Embedded Virtualization Engine
Technology it runs Multiple Operating Systems
IBM today introduced eServer i5, the first systems to be powered by IBM's much anticipated POWER5 microprocessors. Running i5/OS, the next generation of OS/400, the new eServer i5 systems provide small and medium-sized businesses with unprecedented power, flexibility and cost benefits. Powered by POWER5 microprocessors, the most powerful 64-bit chips ever built by IBM, the IBM eServer This article is about the IBM family of computer servers. For the open access electronic text archive, see EServer.org. IBM eServer was a family of computer servers from IBM Corporation. i5 can integrate and run multiple operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. simultaneously including i5/OS, Windows, Linux and AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. 5L. The eServer i5 has the ability to run AIX 5L alongside i5/OS to consolidate and manage UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). solutions. IBM's new Virtualization Engine In computing, a virtualization engine is the concept of giving a holistic view of all the resources in the entire network infrastructure. The holistic view is independent of the physical data storage devices and their geographic location. technology embedded in the new eServer i5 systems extend and enhance iSeries virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. capabilities such as logical partitioning (LPAR (Logical PARtition) A logical segmentation of a mainframe's memory and other resources that allows it to run its own copy of the operating system and associated applications. LPARs are caused by special hardware circuits and allow multiple system images to run in one machine. ). Businesses using the eServer i5 can average up to 40 percent improvement in system price/performance over previous iSeries systems with comparable prices to UNIX-based systems for memory, disk and server components. "With the introduction of the eServer i5 server, powered by POWER5 microprocessors, IBM brings breakthrough technology and a new economic model for small and medium- sized businesses," said Al Zollar, general manager, eServer iSeries, IBM. "The eServer i5 system represents a clear commitment to helping our customers prosper in the new on demand world." The new eServer i5 systems are part of a $500 million program that is delivering unprecedented computing capability for small and medium-sized businesses. Performance Fueled by POWER5, i5/OS and the IBM Virtualization Engine: -- The eServer i5 Model 520 (one to two-way POWER5 processors) and eServer i5 Model 570 (one to four-way POWER5 processors featuring Capacity on Demand) offer up to 40 percent in system price/performance improvements over previous iSeries models. -- The eServer i5 servers are pre-loaded and tested with an integrated operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , i5/OS, that integrates the base software a business needs, including the industry standards-based IBM DB2 UDB (DB2 Universal DataBase) An enhanced and very popular version of DB2 that combines relational and object database technology as well as various query optimization techniques for parallel processing. database. The i5/OS is integrated with IBM WebSphere - Express, a scalable transaction engine for dynamic e-business applications. -- The eServer i5 systems are powered by IBM's next-generation POWER5 microprocessor, the most advanced 64-bit chip in the industry. POWER5 features an impressive 276 million transistors per processor, and is manufactured with IBM's 0.13-micron copper wiring and SOI (Silicon On Insulator) A chip architecture that increases transistor switching speed by reducing capacitance (build-up of electrical charges in the transistor's elements), and thus reducing the discharge time. The power requirement is also reduced in some designs. (Silicon-on-Insulator) technologies. In addition to providing communications acceleration and chip multiprocessing, POWER5 offers simultaneous multithreading Simultaneous multithreading, often abbreviated as SMT, is a technique for improving the overall efficiency of superscalar CPUs. SMT permits multiple independent threads of execution to better utilize the resources provided by modern processor architectures. (SMT (1) (Surface Mount Technology) See surface mount. (2) (Station ManagemenT) An FDDI network management protocol that provides direct management. Only one node requires the software. SMT - Station Management ), which transforms a single processor core into two logical processors, as seen by the operating systems and application software. Since the POWER5 chip has two processor cores, SMT essentially allows the chip to run four application threads at the same time, thereby reducing the time it requires to complete a task. The IBM Virtualization Engine is a set of technologies and services that help customers simplify and optimize their IT infrastructure and vastly improve the economics and operations of under-used IT assets. The IBM Virtualization Engine extends the eServer i5 server's ability to run multiple operating systems simultaneously. New support for AIX 5L now enables businesses to integrate UNIX solutions onto the eServer i5 alongside their i5/OS applications. Businesses can further simplify their IT environment on the eServer i5 server with the new support for running Linux on Intel processor-based Integrated xSeries server. Customers can reduce infrastructure server costs by managing all of their Linux and Windows servers See Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. together with integrated storage, security and backup. Unprecedented Performance Value for Small and Medium-sized Business The IBM eServer i5 520 Express Edition is a qualified Express solution, offered to small and medium-sized businesses through IBM Business Partners. The eServer i5 520 Express Edition is priced at $11,500 for a richly configured system (Manufacturer's Suggested List Price). The Fashion Institute of Design Merchandising (FIDM FIDM Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (California) FIDM Financial Institution Data Match (child support enforcement) FIDM Full-Iteration Dynamic Model ) -- a private college with an enrollment of 5,000 full-time students and campuses in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. and Orange County, California Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 2,846,289, making it the second most populous county in the state of California, and the fifth most populous in the United States. currently depends on IBM eServer iSeries systems to run its core business applications (student database, financials, intranet, Notes email), and its various websites (FIDM student Portal, fidm.com, alumni website and various other public sites including the FIDM museum.) Other applications currently being developed include a job search engine and online stores, such as a museum shop. "FIDM is growing rapidly and we are keenly interested in the new line of eServer i5 systems with POWER5 and the added capabilities it offers. We expect it will meet and exceed the demands of our dynamic operating environment and rapid growth while giving us the most innovative hardware and software solutions available," said Roxanne Reynolds-Lair, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. , Fashion Institute of Design Merchandising. Enterprise Solutions and the eServer i5 The eServer i5 570 system introduces unprecedented on demand capabilities for mid-sized enterprises. It is equipped with Reserve Capacity on Demand, On/Off Capacity on Demand and Memory Capacity on Demand. The new Reserve Capacity On Demand enables customers to purchase a 'reserve tank' of processing power that is automatically enabled by the system if their server needs more capacity. With Capacity On Demand, customers pay only for what they activate with the ability to turn POWER5 processors or memory on and off as business needs change. Leading software vendors around the world today announced support for the new eServer i5 systems from IBM. "SAP NetWeaver is the open integration and application platform that aligns people, information and processes," said Stephan Rossius, senior vice president, Global Partner Management, SAP AG. "With the new i5/OS V5R3 and IBM eServer i5 POWER5 servers, IBM delivers a platform that provides the performance, the advanced technology and the flexibility our customers need. The combination of SAP NetWeaver and IBM eServer i5 will enable our customers to create a dynamic, affordable infrastructure that can leverage existing investments and adjust rapidly in the face of constant change." Product pricing and availability The IBM eServer i5 will be available on June 11, 2004. The IBM eServer i5 520 is available starting at $9,995. The IBM eServer i5 570 is available starting at $85,200. Qualified customers can get IBM financing with rates as low as 3 percent. About IBM IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key IBM Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. For more information about IBM, visit http://www.ibm.com. For more information on IBM's on demand strategy, visit http://www.ibm.com/ondemand. Information on IBM eServer is available at http://www.ibm.com/eserver. IBM news releases and fact sheets are available at http://www.ibm.com. The IBM eServer brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo with the following descriptive term "server" following it. The following are either trademarks or registered of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: IBM, the IBM e-business logo, iSeries, xSeries, i5/OS, AIX 5L, POWER5, OS/400, DB2 UDB, WebSphere, and Virtualization Engine. All others are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Intel, Intel Inside (logos), MMX (MultiMedia EXtensions) A set of 57 additional instructions built into the Pentium MMX chip for improved multimedia and modem performance by performing mathematical operations on multiple sets of data at the same time (see SIMD). and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. 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