IBM to sell computing power via ‘virtual servers’

ARMONK: International Business Machines Corp. on Monday said it would allow

customers to tap into its mainframe computers to borrow capacity rather than

rely on a physical database or application server.

The company said the new on-demand system, to be called Linux Virtual

Services, will connect customers to "virtual servers" stored on IBM

mainframes. Customers will be changed based on how much computing power and

capacity they need.

IBM said the virtual servers would be more reliable and cost efficient for

customers.

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