IBM Launches New POWER7 System

IBM launched its new POWER7 systems during its annual IBM Technology Conference and Expo here on Tuesday.

The new IBM power system is designed to manage the most demanding emerging applications, ranging from smart electrical grids to real-time analytics for financial markets, the company said in a statement.

It can process millions of transactions in real time and analyse the associated volumes of data typical of emerging applications.

The POWER7, like other IBM power systems which run on the AIX, Linux and IBM i operating systems, is aimed to help clients manage their current applications and services at less cost, more energy savings, and with cost-efficient use of memory and better performance, IBM said.

"The new POWER7 technology and series of systems will strengthen our position in traditional business IT (information technology) and open up new opportunities to establish smarter industry infrastructures, particularly in areas we intend to focus, such as telco, financial services, energy and utilities," said Hemanth Kalikiri, Country Executive, System and Technology Group, IBM Malaysia.