Greater application choice
The IBM
^
product line
is about uncompromising flexibility
in selecting, building and deploying
the applications a business needs.
Toward that end, IBM offers one
of the industry’s broadest range of
platforms and operating systems. IBM
is committed to industry-standard,
cross-platform technologies – such
as Java, Extensible Markup
Language, Hypertext Markup
Language, Simple Object Access
Protocol and Universal Description,
Discovery and Integration – that are
at the heart of a flexible e-business
infrastructure.
Support for these standards in our
key middleware – including DB2
Universal Database
*
, WebSphere
*
Application Server and MQSeries
*
–
means that companies don’t need
to be locked into a single platform
as their businesses grow. The result
is flexibility to deploy applications
in a cost-effective way.
The pSeries 630 server represents
the IBM
^
commitment to
true application flexibility through
open standards. In addition to
including enhanced Java scalability
and performance, AIX 5L provides
Application Programming Interfaces
(APIs) that allow popular Linux and
Open Source applications to run on
AIX with a simple recompilation. The
AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications
provides utilities, editors, debuggers
and other application development
tools to aid in this recompilation.
For customers who have a
requirement for running the Linux
operating system natively, IBM
anticipates that support for the
pSeries 630 will be available from
one or more Linux distributors in the
third quarter of 2002. This opens up
the possibility of greatly simplifying
an e-business infrastructure by
providing a pervasive, open platform
for the development and deployment
of e-business applications. Linux
applications can benefit from the
reliability, flexibility and performance
advantages of the pSeries 630.
Tools for managing e-business
The IBM
^
product line
is backed by a comprehensive suite
of offerings and resources that
provides value at every stage of
IT implementation. These tools can
help companies test possible
solutions, obtain financing, plan
and implement applications
and middleware, manage capacity
and availability, improve performance
and obtain technical support
across their entire infrastructure. The
result is an easier way to help
businesses handle the complexities
and rapid growth of e-business.
In addition, IBM Global Services
experts can help with business and
IT consulting, business transformation
and total systems management
services, as well as customised
e-business solutions.
IBM financing
IBM offers innovative and flexible
financing solutions designed to make
the acquisition of a pSeries 630 server
easy and affordable. With TOTAL
Solution Financing, organisations can
lease their systems to overcome
budget constraints and help reduce
total cost of ownership. TOTAL
Solution Financing provides one-stop
shopping for a total IT solution
and can help turn up-front costs
into low monthly payments while
preserving credit lines for other
investments. Companies
can also easily add capacity or
upgrade at any time during the lease.
More information on the benefits of
IBM Global Financing is available.
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Backed by IBM
pSeries 630 systems are backed
by worldwide service and support
from IBM. The one-year basic
warranty is end-to-end and includes
operating system support, hardware
fixes, manned phone hardware
support and call tracking.
In the United States, the basic
warranty provides next-business-day
service, and warranty upgrades
are available for same-business-day
service or 24hours a day, 7days a
week, 365 days a year coverage
with a four-hour response time
objective. In other countries, the
warranty terms and conditions may
be different. Please consult your local
IBM marketing representative or IBM
Business Partner for country-specific
terms and conditions.
