| POWER5+ microprocessor |
- Offers an ideal platform to help you reduce the cost and complexity of your IT environments.
- Deploy new business applications quickly with a rapid ROI, and improve overall systems management.
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| Integrated i5/OS operating system and middleware |
- This highly integrated approach is designed to make this system easier to install, easier to use and easier to manage compared to competitive server architectures.
- You don't have to install, test, troubleshoot, and maintain the OS, database, middleware, security, and administrative software.
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| Multiple operating system support |
- Provides you with the flexibility to select the right operating system and the right application to meet your needs.
- Designed to help you simplify your IT environment and broaden your application choices.
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| Outstanding portfolio of software solutions |
- With support of i5/OS, Linux on POWER, Windows and Linux on Intel via Integrated xSeries System or Integrated xSeries Adapter and AIX 5L, the System i family offers the broadest choice of applications available on a single system.
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| Simple server consolidation |
- Reduce costs and enable business investment by consolidating multiple servers, operating systems and applications onto a single system.
- Provides a self-managing and self-tuning environment which generally requires little technical staff.
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| Micro-Partitioning |
- Lets you make a single processor act like many separate servers that operate independently, yet have the advantage of shared resources and simple, centralized management.
- Offers greater flexibility in using available capacity and more rapidly matching resources to changing business requirements.
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| Mainframe-inspired RAS (reliability, availability and serviceability) |
- Technology built into the System i platform helps to automate systems management tasks and prevent downtime.
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| Editions offerings |
- Flexible option packages help reduce complexity and maximize your business value.
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| Windows and Linux Integration via IBM Integrated xSeries Solutions * |
- Delivers tightly integrated, easily managed Intel server deployment solutions to help provide a cost-effective and efficient alternative to running Windows or Linux on multiple standalone Intel servers.
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| Includes WebSphere Application Server - Express |
- You can easily extend your core business applications to the Web to integrate with suppliers, partners and customers.
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| Built-in security and virus resistance |
- Security is built into i5/OS, which you can use to help address regulatory compliance (e.g. HIPPA, SOX, and Patriot Act) processes and safeguard customer data.
- i5/OS supports an object-based design that makes it highly resistant to viruses.
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| Virtual Ethernet |
- Provides fast, safe, reliable communications between operating systems and partitions within the system reducing network bandwidth and wiring.
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| Virtual I/O |
- Helps save cost and ease systems administration by providing access to network and storage without having to install physical adapters.
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| Storage Virtualization |
- i5/OS provides SAN-like facilities for operating environments resulting in more efficient and manageable storage utilization.
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| Capacity on Demand |
- Allows you to turn on computing power as business requirements change.
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| Exceptional price/performance |
- A simple, affordable solution, with outstanding capability providing the flexibility to start small and grow to meet new business demands.
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