Lenovo has struck a deal to acquire IBM’s x86 server business. The deal, jointly announced Thursday, covers System x; BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches; x86-based Flex integrated systems; NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers and related software; blade networking; and maintenance operations. IBM will hold onto its System z mainframes, Power Systems, Storage Systems, Power-based Flex servers, and PureApplication and PureData appliances. Lenovo is paying around $2.3 billion for the business.
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IBM Deal Propels Lenovo Into Enterprise Hardware Game
Posted by: Kris Holt January 24, 2014 05:00 AMLenovo has struck a deal to acquire IBM’s x86 server business. The deal, jointly announced Thursday, covers System x; BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches; x86-based Flex integrated systems; NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers and related software; blade networking; and maintenance operations. IBM will hold onto its System z mainframes, Power Systems, Storage Systems, Power-based Flex servers, and PureApplication and PureData appliances. Lenovo is paying around $2.3 billion for the business.