The move is important because of the ability of IBM's System p servers to consolidate hundreds of small x86-based servers to save data center floor space, power and cooling costs, Handy said.

IBM released open beta software Monday that enables x86 Linux applications to run on IBM's System p servers. The IBM System p Application Virtual Environment (System p AVE) is designed to allow some 2 ...

The choice of Linux was easy: 20 percent of IBM's System z growth stems from Linux, and Linux is easier to develop. According to an article in SearchEnterpriseLinux.com: ...

The System p was born in about 1990 as the RS/6000 and used IBM’s Power processors and AIX operating system. It is now also offered with 64-bit Linux.

IBM is also adding clustered management features. The file system runs on IBM System p and System x hardware and is supported by AIX as well as some versions of Red Hat and SUSE Linux.

The IBM System p5 510Q Express is the company's newest entry-level p-system series server. But don't let the entry-level tag turn you off, because this server -- which runs IBM's Unix-based AIX or ...

Any IBM solution provider shut out of a System p server deal because another solution provider registered the deal may have a second chance thanks to a partnership between GST and Bull .

IBM Monday announced an open beta version of virtualization software that lets x86 Linux applications run on Power processor-based IBM System p servers. IBM ups System z9 mainframe security, 04/20/07 ...

The POWER6 chip in the new IBM System p 570 server owns a number of industry “firsts.” It is the first UNIX microprocessor able to calculate decimal floating point arithmetic in hardware.