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® i5, the new POWER5 processor-based iSeries system, builds on the AS/400 legacy of simplified, integrated business

computing and takes it to the on demand marketplace. Never have the traditional iSeries benefits of simplicity, low cost

of ownership and reliable, integrated computing been more valuable than in today’s competitive global marketplace.

Never has moving up to the latest iSeries been easier or more advantageous.

Why i?

If you have an AS/400 or iSeries system, you already know the many answers to the question, “Why i?”

• Because iSeries is built for business. iSeries systems are designed to run business applications and have the industry’s

broadest selection of business applications available on a single system—20,000 applications from over 4500 vendors.

• Because “i” means integration. All components necessary to support robust business solutions, such as DB2 UDB,

security, systems management, middleware, OLTP and more, are integrated and tested with iSeries hardware.

• Because iSeries simplifies IT operations. iSeries automatically performs systems management and administration tasks

that require dedicated IT staff on other servers.

• Because iSeries is reliable. iSeries availability is legendary. iSeries provides extremely high uptime and can add new

features and hardware with little to no disruption of business.

• Because iSeries pays. For nearly two decades the industry leading integration, simplicity, reliability and security of

iSeries and AS/400 systems have continually helped lower the total cost of business computing.

The i5/OS operating system furthers the integrated approach to business computing for which iSeries is renowned.

i5/OS Version 5 Release 3 includes:

• Enhancements to integrated DB2 UDB that allow you to reorganize a database online and with parallel processing.

Parallel processing reduces reorganization time; the ability to reorganize online gives you the level of access to your data

that the on demand marketplace requires.

• Improved virus checking, helping you maintain business resilience despite ongoing exposure to intrusion.

• Integration of WebSphere Application Server — Express.

As always, IBM integrates, preloads, and pretests every ® iSeries to minimize your installation time and effort.

Simplification. ® i5 technologies deliver breakthroughs in infrastructure simplification. These breakthroughs free people

from IT complexity so they can focus on business.

• POWER5 logical partitioning enables ® i5 to run five different operating systems (i5/OS, Windows1, Linux on POWER,

Linux on Intel1, and AIX 5L) simultaneously on one system. This means you can consolidate five operating environments

on one ® i5, enabling you to reduce your number of system platforms dramatically.

• POWER5 support of virtualization of resources enables you to pool processing, storage, and networking assets in one

logical, system view. By pooling resources and simplifying access to them for all users, you can increase resource

utilization, improve user productivity, and accelerate ROI.

• V5R3 on ® i5 systems simplify management of infrastructure with services such as automatic balancing of LPAR

workloads and automatic storage management for Windows, AIX 5L, and Linux.

*Source IBM.com

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