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IBM Server xSeries

IBM xSeries

The IBM System x computers form a sub-brand of International Business Machines (IBM's) System brand servers (the other System sub-brands having the names IBM System i, IBM System p, and IBM System z).

Starting out as IBM PC Server, rebranded Netfinity, then eServer xSeries and now System x, these servers are distinguished by being based on off-the-shelf x86 CPUs; IBM positions them as their "low end" or "entry" offering.

Note: Previously IBM servers based on AMD Opteron CPUs did not share the xSeries brand. Instead they fell directly under the eServer umbrella, however, AMD Opteron-based servers now fall under the System x brand.

Excerpt from "IBM System x." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 18 Oct 2006, 10:29 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 27 Oct 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IBM_System_x&oldid=82182898

Server

• Server (computing), a computer that provides services to other computers, or the software that runs on it
• Application server, a server dedicated to running certain software applications
• Communications server, carrier-grade computing platform for communications networks
• Database server, provides database services
• Fax server, provides fax services for clients
• File server, provides file services
• Game server, a server that video game clients connect to in order to play online together
• Standalone server, an emulator for client-server (web-based) programs
• Web server, a server that HTTP clients connect to in order to send commands and receive responses along with data contents.
• Client-server, a software architecture that separates "server" functions from "client" functions
• The X Server part of the X Window System
• Peer-to-peer, a network of computers running as both clients and servers

Excerpt from "Server." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 26 Oct 2006, 02:23 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 27 Oct 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Server&oldid=83766366