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Linux® and IBM have partnered to drive the open standards revolution, moving business beyond the limits of proprietary software and hardware solutions. The entire IBM Systems product line is Linux enabled, making it easy for any size business to take advantage of the power of open standards. And because Linux is an open operating system it benefits from a broad developer base, making it one of the fastest growing operating systems in the world. To simplify your business even further, Linux supports greater and growing interoperability between diverse software and hardware technologies, which leads to a reduction in IT management costs. Learn more

IBM systems	OS offerings	Get more from IBM
IBM BladeCenter	Linux for BladeCenter	Software upgrades for BladeCenter systems
IBM BladeCenter® blade servers support a wide selection of processor technologies and operating systems to allow clients to run all of their diverse workloads inside a single architecture. Reduce complexity, improve systems management, and increase energy efficiency while driving down total cost of ownership.
IBM Intelligent Cluster	Learn about IBM Intelligent Cluster (includes support for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux and SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server)	Software upgrades for Cluster systems
IBM® Intelligent Cluster integrated solutions are built on the highly innovative IBM System x® rack, BladeCenter® and iDataPlex™ servers. Whether you are building a small departmental cluster or a super computer, IBM’s broad portfolio of server solutions can be optimized to meet client-specific requirements.
IBM Power Systems	Linux for Power * (link resides outside of ibm.com)	Software upgrades for Power systems
PowerLinux solutions are optimized to deliver high value Linux services, and are specifically designed to bring POWER performance, dependability, and workload density to customers of competitive servers. IBM PowerLinux Solution Editions are built on world-class Power Systems servers equipped with two sockets and up to 16 cores. These value-priced servers have been designed to go head-to-head with competitive servers on cost, while delivering greater performance, higher utilization, and superior availability. PowerLinux solutions enable organizations to realize higher value from their solution deployment. These systems use Power Systems' landmark systems software as well, including PowerVM server virtualization and Systems Director VMControl virtual server management. These tools represent the state of the art for IT virtualization at the small, mid, and enterprise computing levels, and are broadly deployed in production environments worldwide.
IBM System x (x86)	Linux for System x	Software upgrades for System x
IBM System x™ portfolio of x86 servers are optimized for a range of Linux distributions. From one to 16-way systems, available in tower, rack and blade form factors, System x servers running Linux provides an open, reliable and secure IT environment that can easily scale as workloads demand.
IBM System z	Offerings for System z on Linux Learn about Linux for System z	Software for System z
Linux on System z™ offers a uniquely powerful and comprehensive solution for virtualizing, consolidating, managing and sharing resources with optimum efficiency. The unique combination of Linux with the System z servers, with their advanced reliability, availability, security, scalability, and the z/VM virtualization software, delivers the technology that can help optimize the IT infrastructure.