IBM continued its extension to the small and medium business market this week as the company unveiled its entry-level, Unix-based p5 510 server, priced at just under $4,000. IBM new server for the SMB market matches similar moves by rivals Hewlett-Packard and Sun. All are responding to demand for more powerful resources from smaller businesses, which are a growing force in the market. With the p5 510, IBM promised Power5 performance and advanced virtualization capabilities in an entry-level, “aggressively priced” Unix server.
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Big Blue Targets Small Business with p5 Server
Posted by: Jay Lyman February 8, 2005 01:27 PMIBM continued its extension to the small and medium business market this week as the company unveiled its entry-level, Unix-based p5 510 server, priced at just under $4,000. IBM new server for the SMB market matches similar moves by rivals Hewlett-Packard and Sun. All are responding to demand for more powerful resources from smaller businesses, which are a growing force in the market. With the p5 510, IBM promised Power5 performance and advanced virtualization capabilities in an entry-level, “aggressively priced” Unix server.