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IBM has added a new capability to its virtualization platform that will allow Linux applications to run on IBM’s Unix servers, the company announced Tuesday. The “Lx86” capability, to be included in ...

IBM claims network professionals will be able to deploy faster, more reliable Web and application environments with servers and an upgraded Unix operating system that the company plans to launch this ...

Continuing its steady push to win over the hearts and wallets of midsize companies, IBM on Tuesday is rolling out two lower-priced Unix-based servers that will go head-to-head with offerings from ...

Demand for mainframe and high-performance Unix servers is falling, but a new wave of SPARC and IBM Power chips for the servers will be unwrapped at the Hot Chips conference in late August. IBM, Oracle ...

IBM on Monday unveiled four new POWER7 server models which it said could lead to a consolidation of smaller servers into fewer larger ones while cutting data center energy costs. The Unix server ...

IBM has strengthened its hand in the Unix business with new systems based on its Power7 processors, including a server for large enterprises that scales to 256 cores. The Power 795 is IBM’s biggest ...

This week, IBM introduced the new eServer p5 systems, a line of Unix and Linux servers that use Power 5 microprocessors and Micro-Partitioning, an IBM Virtualization Engine technology. According to ...

The two new servers in the pSeries line, the eServer p5-520 and p5-550, are the latest additions to IBM's Express portfolio, a wide-ranging selection of hardware and software that the Armonk, ...

IBM expects most customers to use the Power 795 server for consolidation projects to help reduce energy use and conserve data center space IBM has strengthened its hand in the Unix business with new ...