Olympus America Adds Linux, Gains Three Times the Performance6 April 2006
no matterthe size of the enterprise," said Mark Shearer, general manager, IBM Systemi. "Olympus's migration to Linux on System i has enabled it to focus oncreating value for its customers, rather than maintaining a costly andunreliable IT environment."
About Olympus
Olympus is a precision technology leader, designing and deliveringinnovative solutions in healthcare and consumer electronics worldwide.Olympus works collaboratively with its customers and its parent company,Tokyo-based Olympus Corporation, to leverage R&D investment in precisiontechnology and manufacturing processes across diverse business lines.These include:
-- Gastrointestinal endoscopes, accessories, and minimally invasive surgical products;-- Advanced clinical and research microscopes;-- Lab automation systems, chemistry-immuno and blood bank analyzers and reagents;-- Digital and film cameras and digital voice recorders. In the U.S. and Canada, Olympus America serves healthcare and commerciallaboratory markets with integrated product solutions and financial,educational and consulting services that help customers efficiently,reliably, safely, and easily achieve superior results. Olympus is theleader in gastrointestinal endoscopy and clinical and educationalmicroscopes. The company's consumer electronics business spans North andSouth America. For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com.
About the IBM System i
The IBM System i is a tightly integrated business system includinghardware, middleware, storage and security. The "all-in-one" System iplatform embraces open standards and can run i5/OS, Windows (1), Linux andAIX 5L operating environments simultaneously so clients can simplify theirIT environment and reinvest those savings in business innovation. Businesspartners and solutions providers of all sizes drive System i5 success bybuilding, selling and deploying more than 7,000 of the world's most popularbusiness applications for their clients on the System i family. For moreinformation, visit http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/.
About IBM
IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years ofleadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from acrossIBM and key IBM Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services,solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to takefull advantage of the new era of on demand business. For more informationabout IBM, visit http://www.ibm.com.
The following are either trademarks or registered trademarks ofInternational Business Machines Corporation in the United States or othercountries or both: IBM, the IBM e-business logo, System i, and System i5.For a list of additional IBM trademarks, please seewww.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml
LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, andthe Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of MicrosoftCorporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
All others are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respectivecompanies. Statements concerning IBM's future development plans andschedules are made for planning purposes only, and are subject to change orwithdrawal without notice.
Footnote:
1) The System i5 platform can run Microsoft Windows via an integratedIntel-based server option.
Contact:Joanna BrewerIBM Media Relations(415) 545-2270jmbrewer@us.ibm.com
SOURCE: IBM Corporation
Source: marketwire
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