As a reseller of IBM's flagship hardware platform "eServer iSeries" we offer the most competitive prices for IBM i-Series products in Sri Lanka. Infocraft has collaborated with IBM as its business partner.

Why i-Series?

Because The IBM® eServer™ iSeries™ solutions deliver outstanding total cost of ownership (TCO) as well as high availability of applications and data.

Simplicity in an on demand world

IBM @server i5 servers extend the IBM @server iSeries family and are the first servers in the industry based on IBM's game-changing POWER5 54-bit microprocessor, giving you the flexibility to move from one generation of technology to another without disrupting your business. IBM also announces i5/0S'" V5R3, the next generation of OS/400'" . Featuring support for multiple operating systems and application environments on a single, simplified platform, the @server i5 servers help you do more with less. Exactly what you need to simplify your infrastructure, drive down costs and drive up productivity in today's on demand world.

These highly integrated, powerful servers offer an on demand computing environment for IBM i5/0S, IBM AIX 5L'M , IBM WebSphere@ , Microsoft@ Windows@ , Linux, and Java TM solutions. Flexible growth options, resource virtualization and intuitive management tools mean that IBM @server i5 servers can provide not only the power and capacity to run core business applications, but also the freedomand scalability to add new e-business applications on the same server.

Simplify your infrastructure

IBM @server i5 servers are designed to reduce complexity, streamline your infrastructure and enhance productivity through server consolidation. In addition, IBM @server i5 servers can dynamically adjust resources to meet your computing needs - without adding an extra server every time you take on a new business challenge. Features designed to help simplify your infrastructure include:

Support for multiple operating systems to facilitate server consolidation - helping to decrease complexity, enhance manageability and promote low total cost of ownership (TCO)

Dynamic - even automatic - distribution of processing resources to help raise server utilization rates and improve productivity

Dynamic logical partitioning, part of IBM's Virtualization Engine'M Systems Technologies

is designed to pool resources and optimize their use across up to 254 partitions running multiple application environments and operating systems

Integrate to innovate

To deliver new value to your business, you need to integrate. Staying competitive in the on demand world requires that companies react at the pace of e-business and deploy applications quickly - which is why IBM @server i5 servers include a suite of tools to support integrated Web enablement. By integrating applications and data across different databases that are running on multiple servers or diverse operating systems, IBM @server i5 servers can help your company bring people, processes and information together more effectively.

Features designed to promote integration and innovation in your business include:

Vast array of available applications. from a global network of independent software vendors (ISVs) to simplify deployment and help lower TCO

Integrated middleware including security and workload management tools; IBM DB2 Universal Database'" (UDB) software with i5/0S V5R3 enhancements, IBM Lotus@ Domino@ software,

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express for iSeries (WAS Express), and an HTTP Web server (powered by Apache)

Easy-to-use, graphical management tools built in to iSeries Navigator to help streamline administration of multiple operating systems

Deliver without disruption

Even the most comprehensive, powerful system requires simple management tools to be effective. Application requirements will grow as companies expand, and businesses need intuitive, optimized management facilities every step of the way. The following features of IBM @server i5 servers are designed to enable your company to deliver key data and applications without disruption:

Clear upgrade paths from earlier servers to enable businesses to seamlessly upgrade their servers between technology generations while also helping to build on their investments in storage and networking.

IBM @server On/Off Capacity on Demand designed to dynamically add and subsequently remove extra processor capacity to handle spikes in demand - without permanently activating the processors or purchasing an upgrade

Scalable POWER5 performance that offers a high scalable, upgradeable, industry-standard and rack-optimized building-block architecture to help support balanced growth