'My Server' from IBM

IBM India has unveiled a whole new set of offerings specifically designed for the Indian SMB customer. The offerings, christened as 'My Server' will focus on increasing product relevance, expanding customer base and enhancing channel engagement on IBM business. 



"The SMB customers place a big importance on simplifying existing customer IT infrastructure, looking at affordable 'Pay as you Grow' solutions and improving overall productivity through cutting edge technology partnerships and solutions. 'My Server' suite of offerings help satisfy these precise needs of small and medium businesses whilst fulfilling their aspiration to own the "World Class" IBM server products," said Anil Sethi, GM- xSeries Division, IBM India Systems and Technology Group. 



There are three different types of offerings under 'My server'. They include 'My First Server', 'My Solution Server' and 'My Enterprise Server'. 'My First Server' is an entry-level xSeries 100 server, which is priced at Rs 30,000. Designed specifically for up to 50 users, it combines built-to-last server quality with dual core processing. It can manage and protect vital business data such as inventory records and e-mail applications, as well as delivering basic functions such as file and print serving or Web site hosting.



'My Solution Server' is xSeries 206M, which comes pre-installed on Windows Small Business Server 2003. It is built on the second generation of IBM's Xtended Design Architecture (XDA), and includes Hot Swap hard drives and redundant server power supply options with an integrated open standards based (IPMI) management controller for remote server control.



My Enterprise Server' is for businesses that wants to upscale its employee strength in the future. It has dual Intel Xeon processors and up to six hot-swappable SCSI hard drives. IBM is also giving away free Thinkpad R51e notebooks for customers who purchase the x226 server during the month of December. 



The x100 is available upwards of Rs 29,900, while the Microsoft SBS pre-loaded on the x206m will cost above Rs 65,000. The x226 with the Thinkpad offer is available to order from Rs 1,29,000 onwards.