IBM Switches On Power5 Servers

[KingFish]

IBM officially introduced its heavily expected Power5 server line on Monday.

The servers are the first generation of boxes using IBM's new Power5 processor, a 64-bit chip meant to compete with high-end technology from Intel, Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard. The introduction of the servers is believed to be the last step in IBM's convergence of its two server product lines, the iSeries and pSeries, which use identical hardware and are differentiated only by their operating system and other software.
Source: ZDNet (http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-5204628.html)

[TheBaron]

oh thats some sweet **** right there

[Unregistered]

I think you'll find IBM's Power5 will blow anything Intel, Sun or HPQ can offer right out of the water. Its the 9th generation of 64bit chips - users of IBM servers have had them for 10 years or so. What happened to the much-trumpeted efforts of other manufacturs? Dont hold your breath - get out and buy some real hardware....the finest servers on the planet, bar none.

[primesuspect]

I wish IBM's entry level Power5 was as affordable as Sun's entry level SunFire V100.....