IBM offers new storage solns

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announced new storage and system
offerings designed to help mid-size businesses to manage
information, increase flexibility and reduce the cost and complexity
of today's datacenter.

Its IBM System Storage DS3500 Express
enables smart management of information, and IBM System x3620 M3
Express provides unmatched performance and scalability at an
affordable price. According to the 2010 IBM Global CEO study, leaders
of mid-size companies continue to view IT infrastructure as a
cornerstone of their business transformation agenda. Results show
that 78 percent expect business complexity to grow significantly over
the next five years, but only 54 percent believe they know how to
deal with it successfully. As a result, 63 percent say they plan to
evolve their operating model by making significant changes to their
technology infrastructures as one way to better manage complexity.

“IBM's new server and storage
offerings are the powerful, industry-leading solutions our mid-market
clients are looking for," said Clay Hales, President of
InfoSystems. "Working with IBM and InfoSystems, mid-size
companies have easy access to the technology and expertise needed to
build smart infrastructure solutions that deliver improved
performance and competitive advantage," he added.

IBM continues to apply its unparalleled
combination of research capabilities, technology innovation and
global business partner ecosystem to develop powerful, affordable
offerings that help mid-size companies solve problems and succeed in
today's environment. “These new solutions provide growing
businesses with a reliable, scalable IT foundation that will help
them manage information more effectively and become increasingly
agile in the ways they work, access resources and support customers,"
said Ron Kline, IBM Global Director of Midmarket Marketing.

The latest additions to IBM's
mid-market portfolio include:

IBM System Storage DS3500 Express,
which enables smart management of information and capacity growth
without added complexity. By providing mid-range performance and
attributes at entry level prices, the DS3500 storage system helps
companies deal with 'information explosion' — one of the top five
trends impacting an organization, according to mid-market leaders in
the CEO study.

The DS3500 provides the broadest set of
connectivity options available in a single storage system, allowing
clients to intermix the different options to create a tiered network
solution that places critical applications and data on the fastest
networking technology and secondary data on the slower, less
expensive technology. This tiered network solution maximizes
resources and provides quick access to data, so it can be analyzed
for insight that can lead to competitive advantage. The DS3500 allows
users to lower power consumption by 10 percent. The total cost of
acquisition for the DS3500 is up to 26 percent lower than comparable
offerings from major competitors.

The IBM System x3620 M3 Express
provides a powerful and affordable infrastructure alternative to
traditional enterprise server offerings. Built on the latest Intel
Xeon technology, the x3620 M3 server delivers the improved
performance, speed, storage capabilities and scale required for
today's growing businesses. The server also helps reduce costs by
providing faster processing speeds, outstanding energy efficiency,
and integrated RAID adapters for more concentrated memory support and
higher availability.