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IBM i 6.1

The next step for efficient, resilient business processing

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IBM i 6.1 delivers IT freedom for business flexibility

With business moving faster than ever, you need an operating environment that can protect business continuity while enabling new levels of flexibility, scalability, and efficiency. Combining a tradition of excellence with industry-leading innovation, IBM i is the answer.

IBM i 6.1 (i5/OS V6R1) takes a great step forward to set new standards for efficiency and resiliency in business processing. To help businesses thrive in competitive marketplaces, this release includes expanded options for virtualization, upgraded storage and availability management, breakthrough Java performance, new support for POWER6™ processors and BladeCenter®, and a broad range of middleware and tools to help drive SOA transformation.

Manage Growth, Complexity & Risk

Realize Innovation

Boost efficiency

  • Easily runs multiple critical applications simultaneously
  • Dynamic workload management to deliver capacity where and when it is needed most
  • EnergyScale™ support for efficient energy management–go green and save
  • New Fibre Channel adapter with breakthrough DS8000™ performance to support SAN strategies
  • Integrated, pre-tested middleware to support greater efficiency and availability
  • Virtualization for processing and storage to squeeze maximum value from hardware investments and licensing

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High Availability Solutions Manager
BladeCenter
SAN Integration

 
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