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IBM offers new storage solns

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NEW DELHI: IBM, announced new storage and system offerings designed to help mid-size businesses to manage information, increase flexibility and reduce the cost and complexity of today’s datacenter.

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Its IBM System Storage DS3500 Express enables smart management of information, and IBM System x3620 M3 Express provides unmatched performance and scalability at an affordable price. According to the 2010 IBM Global CEO study, leaders of mid-size companies continue to view IT infrastructure as a cornerstone of their business transformation agenda. Results show that 78 percent expect business complexity to grow significantly over the next five years, but only 54 percent believe they know how to deal with it successfully. As a result, 63 percent say they plan to evolve their operating model by making significant changes to their technology infrastructures as one way to better manage complexity.

“IBM's new server and storage offerings are the powerful, industry-leading solutions our mid-market clients are looking for," said Clay Hales, President of InfoSystems. "Working with IBM and InfoSystems, mid-size companies have easy access to the technology and expertise needed to build smart infrastructure solutions that deliver improved performance and competitive advantage," he added.

IBM continues to apply its unparalleled combination of research capabilities, technology innovation and global business partner ecosystem to develop powerful, affordable offerings that help mid-size companies solve problems and succeed in today’s environment. “These new solutions provide growing businesses with a reliable, scalable IT foundation that will help them manage information more effectively and become increasingly agile in the ways they work, access resources and support customers," said Ron Kline, IBM Global Director of Midmarket Marketing.

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The latest additions to IBM’s mid-market portfolio include:

IBM System Storage DS3500 Express, which enables smart management of information and capacity growth without added complexity. By providing mid-range performance and attributes at entry level prices, the DS3500 storage system helps companies deal with 'information explosion' — one of the top five trends impacting an organization, according to mid-market leaders in the CEO study.

The DS3500 provides the broadest set of connectivity options available in a single storage system, allowing clients to intermix the different options to create a tiered network solution that places critical applications and data on the fastest networking technology and secondary data on the slower, less expensive technology. This tiered network solution maximizes resources and provides quick access to data, so it can be analyzed for insight that can lead to competitive advantage. The DS3500 allows users to lower power consumption by 10 percent. The total cost of acquisition for the DS3500 is up to 26 percent lower than comparable offerings from major competitors.

The IBM System x3620 M3 Express provides a powerful and affordable infrastructure alternative to traditional enterprise server offerings. Built on the latest Intel Xeon technology, the x3620 M3 server delivers the improved performance, speed, storage capabilities and scale required for today’s growing businesses. The server also helps reduce costs by providing faster processing speeds, outstanding energy efficiency, and integrated RAID adapters for more concentrated memory support and higher availability.

Its IBM System Storage DS3500 Express enables smart management of information, and IBM System x3620 M3 Express provides unmatched performance and scalability at an affordable price. According to the 2010 IBM Global CEO study, leaders of mid-size companies continue to view IT infrastructure as a cornerstone of their business transformation agenda. Results show that 78 percent expect business complexity to grow significantly over the next five years, but only 54 percent believe they know how to deal with it successfully. As a result, 63 percent say they plan to evolve their operating model by making significant changes to their technology infrastructures as one way to better manage complexity.

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