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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
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Systems/Enterprise:
CUSTOMERS, ISVs FLOCKING TO LINUX
ON IBM POWER-BASED SYSTEMS
At LinuxWorld, IBM announced new customer adoption and Independent Software
Vendor (ISV) support of Linux on POWER processor-based systems. IBM's unique
64-bit POWER architecture systems are helping companies consolidate new Linux
and Open Source applications to meet the on-demand computing needs of today
through scalable and robust IBM eServer solutions.
IBM eServer pSeries and iSeries systems are available for SUSE and Red Hat
Linux operating systems (OS) on IBM's POWER-based microprocessor architecture.
The recently introduced IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 is also based on the
POWER architecture and gives IBM customers a low-cost, high performance
computing solution.
A variety of businesses and organizations, from small non-profits to medium
and large enterprises, are leveraging IBM Linux on POWER technology a key
differentiator in their infrastructure. Businesses and organizations such as
National Semiconductor, Kendall-Jackson wineries, Intermountain Health Care,
manufacturer Lex-Com, The University at Albany, State University of New York
and Black Hills Corp are utilizing Linux on pSeries and iSeries systems to
reduce costs, consolidate workloads and integrate their on demand operating
environments.
In response to customer demand, IBM is expanding its Linux server
offerings,
including more than 300 Linux OS-ready ISV software applications now available
to run on the IBM eServer pSeries and iSeries platforms. By porting Linux
applications to the POWER platform, ISVs gain availability to two customer
sets, and customers of both iSeries and pSeries systems have greater options
available to them.
"IBM is committed to providing customers the greatest choice of
standards-based technologies, providing them with alternative solutions to
free them from proprietary technologies," said Brian Connors, vice president
of Linux on POWER for IBM. "Businesses are increasingly turning to our
pSeries, iSeries and BladeCenter platforms to take advantage of the
performance of the POWER architecture and the flexibility that Linux is known
for, helping them realize performance gains and efficiencies."
Across the entire IBM eServer pSeries and iSeries platforms -- from entry
level, mid-range to high-end -- IBM offers customers the flexibility to run
Linux natively or in a logical partition with AIX 5L for pSeries, and in a
partition with OS/400 for iSeries, with IBM's POWER microprocessor as a
foundation for each system. IBM's eServer BladeCenter JS20 also based on POWER
technology -- gives customers a low-cost, scale-out solution that complements
the offerings of the pSeries and iSeries platforms and enables a wide range of
solutions that lets customers both scale-up and scale-out through a single,
proven 64-bit architecture.
IBM's innovative POWER technology is meeting the high-performance needs
corporate computing demands with a clear, proven roadmap in 64-bit computing
that has continually built upon the history of IBM's chip technology. Having
been termed the first "server on a chip," IBM continues to invest in the POWER
architecture to offer customers open, innovative technology solutions that
complement the flexibility of Linux and capitalize on the growing demand for
64-bit applications. IBM's family of POWER and PowerPC microprocessors are
among the most widely used in the industry and in addition to being featured
in IBM's pSeries and iSeries servers, can be found in Nintendo game consoles,
Apple computers, and some of the world's most powerful supercomputers and
storage systems.
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