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IBM Unveils Energy-efficient New System x and BladeCenter Systems

IBM has introduced a new energy efficient BladeCenter blade and System x servers and workstations. According to the company the new systems are aimed at reducing the power and cooling expenses while delivering superior performance than the earlier systems.

IBM claims that the new systems enable up to 90% percent better application performance, and up to 163% percent better performance per watt. The systems are designed and optimized to support more advanced computing with future quad core CPU models.

The new IBM BladeCenter HS21 is a high-density modular blade server designed to support the entire family of BladeCenter chassis. The ultra-slim and powerful blade design starts at USD 2,159. It allows users to double their performance using their current BladeCenter infrastructure.

The new System x servers and workstations are based on the next generation of IBM’s Xtended Design Architecture and include:

System x3650: Stable business critical application server for workload consolidation; starting at USD 2,119.
System x3550: Application density for power managed datacenter performance; starting at USD 1,869.
System x3500: Stable business critical application server for remote office management; starting at USD 1,809.
System x3400: Affordable performance for growing businesses; starting at USD 1,019.
Z Pro Z30:– Scalable advanced graphics computing; starting at USD 2,169.

IBM expects the new systems to be available in August 2006. Additional x86 systems for a variety of business computing needs will be introduced as part of the IBM System x portfolio and IBM Express portfolio in the coming months.


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