New IBM Blade Computers Speed Business Data up to Ten Times Faster

OS 4690 support allows the IBM Retail Store Systems controller function to be run on BladeCenter H. Pricing and availability

BladeCenter H and the Advanced Management Module, which comes standard witheach IBM BladeCenter, will be available in March at a starting price of$3,849. The BladeCenter JS21 blade will be available in March at a startingprice of $2,499. The new ultra low power, dual-core Intel Xeon-basedBladeCenter HS20 will be available in April at a starting price of $1,749.

The Cisco InfiniBand Switch will be available in the second quarter of2006. Integration of BladeCenter and System i5 is planned to be availablefor mid-2006. The IBM Cell BE-based blade is planned to be available in thethird quarter of 2006.

More information about these new products is available athttp://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/19198.wss orwww.ibm.com/bladecenter.

Photo Editors: Product photos are available on AP Photo Express, NewsCom,and in the IBM Press Room(http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/19198.wss).

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