Hardware

Summit Business Associates offers IBM proven hardware that drives real results for every-sized business. IBM eServer and Systems deliver leading-edge technology developed with an eye toward recognized industry standards.

iSeries Systems and eServer i5 (Midrange)

The POWER5 processor-based IBM iSeries and eServer i5 line of systems is a very complete and secure integrated business system capable of running thousands of the world's most popular business applications. Because it runs i5/OS, UNIX®, Linux® and Windows (via an IXA or IXS) operating systems, the iSeries system can help meet your needs now and in the future. It provides fast, more reliable and highly secure ways to help you simplify your IT environment and can reduce the number of servers and associated staff required to help you save money and reinvest in growing your business. iSeries systems gives businesses a very complete, integrated easy-to-manage system that combines the middleware, database, operating systems, security and storage they need.

IBM System p5 family, pSeries and eServer p5 (UNIX and Linux)

For UNIX® and Linux® operating system users who demand powerful, flexible, reliable and secure computing solutions to today's and tomorrow's business needs. IBM eServer™ pSeries® is one of the industry's fastest-growing UNIX platform. Features competitively priced 64-bit IBM POWER™ and IBM AIX® 5L™ systems that deliver excellent overall value through unique advanced virtualization technology, so you can do more with a single system than ever before. Mainframe-inspired reliability features in every system, along with embedded self-healing and self-configuring security features in the AIX 5L platform and the POWER5 processor.

IBM eServer xSeries

IBM eServer™ xSeries® Intel®-based systems combine technology innovation resulting from decades of business insight with industry-standard components. They offer pay-as-you-grow solutions and deliver exceptional availability, simplified manageability, outstanding performance and revolutionary scalability. These systems feature the IBM X-Architecture™ blueprint extending mainframe-inspired performance. The upfront savings you could experience will be extended over time in potentially lower "scale-up" and systems management costs.

IBM eServer BladeCenter

IBM eServer BladeCenter systems allow you to centralize servers for increased flexibility, ease of maintenance, reduced cost and streamlined human resources. Companies that need to deploy new business applications or consolidate applications from disparate systems can get performance and efficiency while ensuring flexibility, scalability and availability. For enterprise requirements like file-and-print and collaboration, BladeCenter is designed to offer reliability, flexibility for growth.