IBM launches new server technologies into Lebanese market
Posted: 21 June 2004
IBM eServer i5 with next-generation POWER5 technology offers new economic model for small and medium sized businesses; embedded Virtualization Engine Technology enables support of multiple operating systems
Beirut-Lebanon, June 22, 2004 – IBM Middle East, in collaboration with its business partners, Computer Business Machines (CBM) and Quantech, will host an event in Beirut on Thursday to launch the eServer i5 system, the first system to be powered by IBM's much anticipated POWER5 microprocessors. Lebanese organisations from various sectors will gather at the Movenpick Hotel, where worldwide and regional experts from IBM will brief them on how the new eServer i5 systems, running the i5 operating system, will provide small and medium businesses with unprecedented power, flexibility and cost benefits.
Powered by POWER5 microprocessors, the most powerful 64-bit chips ever built, the IBM eServer i5 can integrate and run multiple operating systems simultaneously including i5/OS, Windows, Linux and AIX 5L. The eServer i5 has the ability to run AIX 5L alongside eServer i5/OS to consolidate and manage UNIX solutions. IBM's new Virtualization Engine technology embedded in the new eServer i5 systems extend and enhance iSeries virtualization capabilities such as logical partitioning (LPAR).
“Business organisations in Lebanon 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,” said Wael Abdoush, systems group manager, IBM Middle East. “With the introduction of the eServer i5 server powered by POWER5 microprocessors, IBM is bringing breakthrough technology with a new economic model for small and medium sized businesses in this country”.
The new eServer i5 systems are part of a global $500 million global program which 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% in system price/performance improvements over previous iSeries models.
The eServer i5 servers are pre-loaded and tested with an integrated operating system, i5/OS, that fully integrates all the base software a business needs, including the industry standard-based IBM DB2® UDB 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) technologies. In addition to providing communications acceleration and chip multiprocessing, POWER5 offers simultaneous multithreading (SMT), 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. Integrated X series systems. Customers can reduce infrastructure server costs by managing all of their Linux and Windows servers together with integrated storage, security and backup.
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 use with the ability to turn POWER5 processors or memory on and off as business needs change.
About IBM
IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable telecommunications service providers and equipment suppliers to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. Services is the fastest growing part of IBM, with nearly 150,000 professionals serving customers in 160 countries.
For more information see http://www.ibm.com 
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