IBM has announced a new line of AS/400e servers which the company says are powered by the world`s first production microchips made of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) transistors and copper wiring. The servers are available locally through TCM.
TCM marketing executive Jorge de Campos says that the addition of SOI alone can increase performance up to 20% to 30% beyond the use of copper by protecting the millions of transistors on a chip with a blanket of insulation, reducing harmful electrical leakage that wastes power.
"Silicon-on-insulator and copper chip technologies are a powerful one-two punch for AS/400e server performance," says De Campos. IBM`s investments in research and development, and its decision to implement this world-first technology within the AS/400 platform, demonstrates its commitment towards the server business and most importantly, the AS/400 market.
"From innovative new chip designs to highly integrated e-business solutions, the AS/400 server line continues to deliver leading technology for e-business."
The new AS/400 servers include a high-end enterprise system, the Model 840, which is 3.6 times faster than the previous generation of AS/400 servers. The combination of the two series servers are designed to handle highly complex core business-to-business applications, including supply chain and customer relationship management, as well as solutions like server-side Java, Domino and business intelligence.
In a related action, IBM has reduced prices on its current line of AS/400 700 series servers, providing customers a smooth upgrade path both within the 700 series and to the new 800 series models. This gives customers a choice of servers based on the type of workloads required as they grow in the new Internet economy.
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