IBM is adding to its recently introduced eServer X3 architecture-based servers with the new xSeries 460. Designed for highly scalable, always-on environments, the x460 entry configuration starts with a four-way server and scales up to 32-way processing.
In the midst of continued competition in the server sector, IBM Corp. recently announced a strategy in which Linux and Unix factor heavily into the mix.
IBM Corp. this week at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco continues its ongoing attempt to rip customers away from arch-rival Sun Microsystems Inc. using Linux as its crowbar by announcing a new Solaris-to-Linux migration program.