(1) A family of Intel x86-based servers from Lenovo. System x machines come in tower, rack mounted and blade configurations. Originally an IBM product line, System x was acquired by Lenovo in 2014.

The deal includes the transfer of 7,500 employees including Adalio Sanchez, general manager of IBM's System x business, IBM's System x senior management team, the entire System x development team ...

fit-for-purpose POWER7 and IBM System x x86-based compute elements in the zEnterprise System mainframe. "We now have blades supporting any operating system in the mainframe," Conti said.