IBM announced two high-end Power Systems models — the world`s fastest UNIX® server (1) and a unique water-cooled supercomputer. The new systems offer sophisticated IBM virtualization technology and energy-saving capabilities to help dramatically reduce bottom-line operating costs, such as those for energy, floor space and systems management, while improving system performance, helping customers transition to a new enterprise data center.

The new UNIX enterprise server, the Power™ 595, designed to extend IBM`s leadership in the UNIX market, will be attractive to existing IBM clients as well as Sun Solaris and HP UNIX users. For example, IBM`s Power enterprise 64-core server delivers twice the performance at a comparable price as a similarly configured HP Superdome Itanium® system. (2)

“Today`s announcement of incredibly high-value UNIX and supercomputer solutions, coupled with last week`s announcement of the first of a new generation of servers that takes our System i clients forward on a mainstream platform, opens up a whole new world of possibilities for our Power Systems clients,” said Rajesh Saha, Country Manger – Enterprise Systems, Systems & Technology Group – IBM India/SA.