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ARMONK, NY – 30 Mar 2009: IBM (NYSE:IBM) today unveiled a new generation of Intel Xeon processor 5500 series-based System x(TM) servers and software that enable customers to more easily roll out virtualized computing and significantly reduce growing operating costs with higher performance, simplified management and increased utilization.

With the new systems, IBM engineers addressed key challenges in today’s data center, where hefty costs for power usage and IT management pile-up, while processors sit idle or under-utilized. To help enable a more dynamic infrastructure, IBM’s four new x86 rack servers and blades feature unique designs — such as lower wattage requirements — that can slash energy costs up to 93 percent.(1) At the same time, the new System x servers boast double the compute performance in some models, and support more memory, storage and I/O to help customers of all sizes ease the transition to highly efficient virtualized computing resources. System x blades and racks lead the industry with 96GB to 1TB memory options.

“The world is going through changes that require IT professionals in every industry to consolidate, virtualize and support a variety of different platforms — a mix of operating systems, hardware, middleware and applications. And there is no one-size-fits-all solution for most businesses,” said Adalio Sanchez, general manager, IBM System x. “Not only do these announcements continue our strong commitment to invest in and deliver leading x86 servers that address our customer’s needs, System x supports multiple architectures and is designed to lower ownership costs and enable new paradigms such as Cloud computing.”

Very cool, the new Intel processors do sound impressive and these new IBM servers do bring enhanced efficiency and scalability, I’m off to read up more.

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