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ARMONK, N.Y., February 8, 2005—IBM today announced it will offer the latest in a
new series of aggressively priced IBM POWER5™ processor-based servers. The new IBM
eServer™ p5 510 is designed to bring impressive POWER5 performance and advanced virtualization
capabilities to an entry level UNIX® and Linux® server, making POWER5 affordable for
every small and medium business
The IBM eServer p5 510 delivers AIX 5L™ V5.3 functionality to a new level in the marketplace.
Never before has IBM offered clients such an advanced eServer p5 system to the UNIX marketplace
at a starting price under $4,000. The p5-510 is offered standard with a three-year warranty,
further lowering the long-term cost of owning the widely-acclaimed p5 server.
Unlike IBM's competitors, this low-end server is available with high-end feature options such
as advanced virtualization. The compact p5-510 is capable of leveraging optional IBM
Virtualization Engine technology and Micro-Partitioning™ capabilities to allow clients at the
server market's entry-point to support UNIX and Linux applications simultaneously—with
stunning performance characteristics across operating systems.
"With the introduction of the p5-510, IBM is taking advanced AIX 5L and POWER5 technology and
making them available in an aggressively priced entry-level system," said Karl Freund, vice
president, IBM eServer pSeries®. "IBM's commitment to capture the growing opportunity in high
volume and channel based UNIX server sales takes a great leap forward with the introduction of
this innovative server."
The system's slim form factor, innovative design features and system flexibility combine to
provide a system unmatched by HP and Sun—with superior performance to comparable offerings:
- Performs 1.79X better than the Sun Fire V240 on integer1
- Performs 1.46X better than the Sun Fire V240 on floating-point1
- Performs 2.3X better than the Sun Fire V250 on NFS file serving2
- Performs 1.1X better than the HP rx2600 in Java Virtual Machine serving3
The IBM eServer p5 510 is a one- to two-way rack-mount system that supports AIX 5L Versions
5.2 and 5.3 as well as Linux operating systems. Unique IBM technologies such as
mainframe-inspired IBM Virtualization Engine™ and Micro-Partitioning capabilities offer
scalability and applications management options for companies looking to run business
critical and replicated branch applications in retail, wholesale, distribution, financial
services and healthcare organizations that support remote stores, branches, regional offices
or kiosks.
IBM's 64-bit POWER5 processor-based servers are increasingly becoming the system of choice
across the industry—for clients with multiple locations, clients and Independent Service
Providers (ISVs) to business partners, value-added resellers (VARs) and distributors.
New Server Powers Core Banking Systems for TEMENOS Group AG
Founded in 1993, TEMENOS Group AG is a provider of integrated core banking systems software
to over 300 financial institutions worldwide.
"The banking industry demands that their applications run with excellent performance in a
highly secure environment," said Mark Gunning, General Manager, Temenos North America. "With
Temenos applications running on IBM's POWER-based p5-510 systems, we're offering customers
small and large, a robust 64-bit platform that will help to advance banking solutions
substantially with new levels of speed, performance and functionality."
Advanced Systems Group, IBM Premier Business Partner
Advanced Systems Group is an IBM Premier Business Partner in Southern California that offers
a broad range of business solutions including enterprise application infrastructure, data
archive/protection and e-business; all based on state of the art IBM hardware and middleware
backed by their own professional services.
"We're looking forward to adding the p5-510 to our growing list of reliable, scalable and
secure IBM eServer p5 servers that come in a variety of sizes to fit the needs of our varied
customer base—from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises," said David
Browning, Executive VP of Advanced Systems Group. "This new entry-level 64-bit POWER5
system with virtualization options will allow us to offer our customers an
attractively-priced platform with greater performance and more capabilities in a smaller
footprint then that of other UNIX competitors."
Agilysys Inc., IBM Distributor
Agilysys Inc. is a leading distributor and one of the largest solution providers of
enterprise computer products, computer system solutions and services.
"We're excited to see IBM extend its flagship line of UNIX systems in a 1- to 2-way POWER5
server," said Bruce Slaven, Director of Product Marketing, Agilysys Inc. "The form factor,
power and precision of these low-cost, high performance systems is attractive to our customer
base and is sure to help us meet our high volume sales objective."
IBM eServer p5 510 Express
The new system will also be offered as a part of IBM's Express program—joining a rapidly
expanding portfolio of Express server, storage and software solutions—representing a
comprehensive set of products for the specific needs of mid-sized clients. IBM Express
solution offerings are powered by IBM systems with IBM TotalStorage, running IBM middleware
and ISV applications, backed by the largest network of IBM Business Partners, IBM Global
Financing and Global Services.
Pricing and Availability
IBM plans to make the IBM eServer p5 510 and the 1-way p5-510 Express available on
February 18, 2005. The 2-way 1.50GHz p5-510 Express is planned to be available in April
2005. The system will be available in a 1- to 2-way rack with maximum memory of 32GB. The
p5-510 supports AIX 5L Version 5.2 and 5.3, Novell SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (SLES 9),
and Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 (RHEL AS 3). The p5-510 will have a starting price of
$3967 (excluding operating system) and includes a 1.50GHz POWER5 processor, 512MB memory,
1 73.4GB 10K rpm disk drive, and three-year warranty.
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 clients,
large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. For more information
about IBM, visit www.ibm.com.
Statements of IBM's future intent are subject to change without notice.
Prices based on U.S. list price. Reseller prices may vary.
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Source: http://www.spec.org
All IBM SPEC results to be submitted on February 7, 2005. All competitive results current as of February 3, 2005.
1 Based on the 2-way 1.65GHz IBM eServer p5 510 SPECint_rate2000 result of 33 vs. the 2-way 1.503GHz Sun Fire V240 SPECint_rate2000 result of 18.4 and the 2-way 1.65GHz IBM eServer p5 510 SPECfp_rate2000 result of 43.2 vs. the 2-way 1.503GHz Sun Fire V240 SPECfp_rate2000 result of 29.4
2 Based on the 2-way 1.65GHz IBM eServer p5 510 SPECsfs97_R1.v3 result of 42,033 operations per second vs. the 2-way 1.28GHz Sun Fire V250 SPECsfs97_R1.v3 result of 17,613 operations per second
3 Based on the 2-way 1.50GHz IBM eServer p5 510 SPECjbb2001 result of 68,029 operations per second vs. the 2-way 1.50GHz HP rx2600 SPECjbb2001 result of 61,617 operations per second
SPECjbb®, SPECfp® and SPECsfs® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC).
IBM, the IBM logo, eServer, AIX 5L, IBM Virtualization Engine, i5/OS, Micro-Partitioning, POWER5 and pSeries are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. See http://www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds 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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