Launched the " IBM " IBM in the latest attempts to revive the demand for its products , new servers for data analysis systems to a high specification , says she is 50 times faster than its nearest competitor .
The company says that the servers " Port 8" POWER8 which is the result of investments of $ 2.4 billion Bakmah long as three years , is part of the transformation process , which lasted ten years for high-value technology gear .
She said, " IBM " The new servers are the fastest 50 times of servers based on the x86 architecture and sold by the company " Lenovo " last January .
The company hopes to attract servers designed for computing operations and large-scale , customers who are looking to manage new types of social computing and mobile phones , as well as the massive amounts of data .
The company " IBM " that dominate the server market high specification and a share of 57 percent , according to the research firm , " Canales " Canalys, recorded last week , the lowest quarterly revenue in five years, affected by lower demand for storage solutions and servers from their products.
Some analysts believe that the transformation of the company " IBM " to a high specification servers , such as " Power 8" may not only attracts specialists from customers, says analyst " Peter Misc " , " do not need all applications for high-spec servers ."
To make the servers adaptable to different needs , issued a " IBM " specifications processor server " Port 8" Foundation " Open Port " OpenPOWER, which would allow for the development community to provide new designs rely on a system of " Port 8 ."
