Where does the iSeries fit ?

Well, according to one of yesterday's announcement letters (I wouldn't 
hold my breath waiting to see this in an ad in the Wall Street Journal, 
New York Times or USA Today):



The iSeries 400 is an ideal choice for those businesses that: 


    Are interested in high performance, scalable servers which are capable 
of managing multiple workloads on one physical footprint 

    Have the requirement to run applications which span operating 
environments (OS/400, Domino, UNIX, NT and Windows 2000,
    Java and in the future, Linux), yet do not want to proliferate diverse 
servers and do not want to staff diverse skills 

    Value the integration of the database, HTTP server, Web application 
server, security, Java and more, recognizing that much of the
    systems integration work and testing has been done before the system 
leaves the IBM plant 

    Are predisposed to implement turnkey solutions with some customization 
rather than implement "built from the ground up" customized
    solutions requiring significant systems integration skills 

    Want to minimize management and operational complexity 

    Place a high priority on "speed to implement" 

    Require 99.9+% single system availability 

    Require a highly secure server 

    Are looking to extend core business applications to the Web 




Also (for model 840's):


Capacity Upgrade on Demand

Other vendors have introduced something similar to iSeries 400 Capacity 
Upgrade on Demand, but IBM has combined the "best-of-breed" features from 
several competitive offerings: 

    Activation code management (keys) 
    Temporary activation option (14 days) 
    Non-disruptive activation (no IPL in most circumstances) 
    Single processor activation granularity 
    Upgrade Capability 


Neil Palmer         DPS Data Processing Services Canada Ltd.
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