Today's incredibly competitive business market demands operational change, and in the wake of economic downturn businesses are looking to IT to survive and grow. Exploding information, heightened customer expectation and globalization is driving the need for IT to support and sustain competitive advantage, all in the wake of economic downturn.

Next generation servers are the foundation of a dependable infrastructure to support business change and success. Based on the latest in intelligent server processors, these servers provide breakthrough computing power and operational advantages, especially for small and medium-sized businesses.

"Midsize businesses enhance performance and reduce costs" illustrates how new x86 servers, by integrating with innovations like IBM Systems Director 6.1, IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager and the Integrated Management Module (IMM), offer an exceptional platform for virtualization and consolidation. As a platform they can lower total cost of ownership, reduce development costs, and maintain cooling and energy demands, all while increasing performance and protecting your infrastructure investment.