IBM today introduced the latest additions to its telecoms product portfolio
with the unveiling of Power PC processor-based BladeCenter JS20 blades in the
BladeCenter T chassis.
The company will integrate and support Linux and its
own Unix AIX on the hardware, which is designed to support 32-bit and 64-bit
processing of applications including databases, network and IT infrastructure,
and high performance clustering.
Big Blue added that it is enhancing its Integrated Platform for
Telecommunications which integrates preloaded distributions of carrier-grade
Linux on BladeCenter and BladeCenter T.
The firm will also work with partners including
Motorola and Fujitsu Siemens to integrate
high-availability middleware conforming to Service Availability Forum
Application Interface Specification and Hardware.
By integrating this middleware with Linux from Motorola, Fujitsu Siemens and
Clovis, with systems management and services in an open, common solution
framework, IBM claims to have created an ideal platform for telecoms companies.
Wendy Vittori, a corporate vice president and general manager at Motorola,
said: "Our collaboration with IBM reflects the move to a commercial
off-the-shelf computing infrastructure to support the convergence of enterprise
and communications computing applications in the telecom industry."
In addition, SBS Technologies and IBM Engineering and Technology Services are
developing an Advanced Mezzanine Card carrier blade for the BladeCenter range
extending support robust I/O for transport plane intensive applications such as
wireless and signalling gateways and the breadth of network interfaces used in
the telecoms industry.
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