IBM Offers Updated Version of Key Computer Line

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM - news), the world's largest computer maker, said on Sunday it is offering an updated version of a key line of powerful computers targeted at businesses that use the Internet.

The IBM p680 UNIX server, the latest computer under a new eServer brand name, is the latest version of IBM's RS/6000 computer line -- updated with a performance-boosting technology known as silicon-on-insulator.

``Silicon-on-insulator means the material is overlayed over the transistors,'' Rod Adkins, general manager, IBM Web servers, said in a telephone interview. ``You get better performance on lower power as well as better reliability.''

IBM said the technology allows for faster transaction processing and better performance in other business tasks.

The new IBM eServer p680 is priced starting at $420,000, and will be available next month, he said.

IBM said the technology it has developed and is moving throughout its server lines take aim at server market leader Sun Microsystems Inc. (NasdaqNM:SUNW - news)

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