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IBM Makes Server OS Name Change, Consolidates Platforms

Linked by David Adams on Tue 8th Apr 2008 16:27 UTC

IBM is discontinuing the System p and System i server brands and changing the name of the i5/OS operating system to "i" or "i for business." An IT Jungle article notes that "servers developed and manufactured by its newly christened Power Systems division with the name--drum roll please--"Power." As in Power 520, Power 550, Power 570, and Power 595, whether the machine is running AIX, Linux, or the operating system formerly known as i5/OS."

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But I thougt it was going to be AS\400 again

by mabhatter on Tue 8th Apr 2008 16:52 UTC

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2005-07-17

Last week they were going to make it AS\400 again.

http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs040108-story02.html

What happened to that? Does that mean I need new certifications? What do I put on my Resume now? (AS\400, eServer, iSeries, System i?)

Most importantly will the hardware premium for iSeries "enabled" boards be removed versus the pSeries counterparts (same board but different firmware)?

Edited 2008-04-08 16:54 UTC

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RE: But I thougt it was going to be AS\400 again

by bousozoku on Tue 8th Apr 2008 17:21 in reply to "But I thougt it was going to be AS\400 again"

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2006-01-23

You don't know how to write AS/400 or how to tell an April Fool's story? ;-) I suppose you don't know the one about the AS/500 that only allowed execution but no development, either.

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