NEW YORK: International Business Machines Corp., the world's largest computer
maker, said on Sunday it is offering an updated version of a key line of
powerful computers targeted at businesses that use the Internet.
The IBM p680 UNIX server, the latest computer under a new eServer brand name,
is the latest version of IBM's RS/6000 computer line - updated with a
performance-boosting technology known as silicon-on-insulator.
"Silicon-on-insulator means the material is overlayed over the
transistors," said IBM Web servers general manager Rod Adkins in a
telephone interview. "You get better performance on lower power as well as
better reliability."
IBM said the technology allows for faster transaction processing and better
performance in other business tasks.
The new IBM eServer p680 is priced starting at $420,000, and will be
available next month, he said.
IBM said the technology it has developed and is moving throughout its server
lines take aim at server market leader Sun Microsystems Inc.
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