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IBM i—Efficient, resilient business processing

The industry's leading integrated operating environment

i for Business
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Features Benefits

Integrated middleware for efficient business processing

Standards-based DB2 database
HTTP Server Powered by Apache
Integrated Web application server
Java and J2EE Web-services environment
IBM WebSphere Application Server Express
Integration with SQL, .NET, DRDA/CLI, ODBC, JDBC
Multiple file systems (Windows, UNIX, NFS)
Support for MySQL database

Virtualized to manage multiple applications and processes

Subsystem workload manager
PowerVM technology providing Micro-Partitioning and shared processor pools
Automatic partition performance balancing

Optimized for exceptional business resilience

Highly resilient with built-in cluster architecture
Transaction based journaling & cross site mirroring
IBM High Availability Solutions Manager
Complementary ISV cluster management solutions

Trusted security with auditing and compliance tools

Simple to deploy, object based security model
Virus resistance object architecture
Intrusion detection, prevention, and audit journal
Encryption of data on disk and backups
Secure networking with SSL and VPN

Designed for open application design choices

IBM Rational development tools
C, RPG, COBOL, C++, Java, PHP, CL
Services Oriented Architecture
UNIX application runtime

Simplified operations and storage management

Web-based systems management
IBM Systems Director
Integrated storage management
Support for integrated and IBM System Storage
Hosts managed storage for IBM i operating system, AIX, Linux, Windows, VMware

Scalable to handle non-disruptive business growth

Support for POWER™ processor-based systems and blades
Technology independent machine interface
Automatic software upgrades from previous releases
Capacity on Demand (processor & memory)

 
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