IBM will apply the existing System p prices to the new server family, Handy said. That means prices shouldn’t change for what used to be a System p server. For “i” customers, ...

The move is important because of the ability of IBM's System p servers to consolidate hundreds of small x86-based servers to save data center floor space, power and cooling costs, Handy said.

IBM speaks about Mainframes that include both System z and some other processing architecture (IBM's Power architecture, called System p, and IBM's X86-based systems, ...

The POWER6 chip in the new IBM System p 570 server owns a number of industry “firsts.” It is the first UNIX microprocessor able to calculate decimal floating point arithmetic in hardware.

Any IBM solution provider shut out of a System p server deal because another solution provider registered the deal may have a second chance thanks to a partnership between GST and Bull .

At the SC07 supercomputing conference (image gallery) in Reno Nevada, IBM previewed the liquid cooled 32-core 4.7 GHz System p 575 Power6 supercomputer last night at the opening gala.

As business users increasingly turn to high-performance hardware, IBM is adding features to its high-performance file systems to help push supercomputing more into the mainstream. IBM on Friday ...

IBM announced Thursday an open beta program for AIX, the company's Unix operating system. Version 6 of AIX exploits the Power 6 microprocessor, which offers advances in energy conservation and ...

IBM released open beta software Monday that enables x86 Linux applications to run on IBM's System p servers. The IBM System p Application Virtual Environment (System p AVE) is designed to allow some 2 ...