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2005

An IBM eServer p5 570 running Linux attains a milestone in computing history in August, 

soaring past other servers and setting a new world record for online transaction processing 

performance for four processor servers of 197,669 transactions per minute. In May, the IBM 

eServer p5 595, IBM TotalStorage DS8300 and IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2.2 combine to  

set a new world record on the three tier SAP Sales and Distribution Standard Application 

Benchmark. 

During 2005, IBM company announces: the IBM eServer OpenPower 710, a low priced IBM 

POWER5 processor based rack mounted server running the Linux operating system ... the IBM 

eServer xSeries 226, 236, 336 and 346. ... the IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20, based on Intel's 

new 64 bit Xeon DP processor that use new technologies to increase server efficiency. ... the 

IBM eServer xSeries 460, an X3 Architecture based system for database processing and 

virtualized server environments. ... the IBM xSeries 100 server, the most affordable server entry 

point available from a top tier vendor... the IBM xSeries 206m and xSeries 306m systems. ... the 

IBM xSeries 260,a high performance four processor server with X3 Architecture designed for 

remote office locations or storage intensive applications. ... and the IBM xSeries 460 and xSeries 

366 servers. 

The IBM IntelliStation A Pro 6217, featuring AMD's new Dual Core Opteron processor Model 

275, debuts in April. At the same time, IBM announces that its eServer 326 high performance 

1U server line will be expanded to include the Dual Core Opteron processors. Four months later, 

the IBM IntelliStation M Pro 6218, a workstation using a dual core Intel processor built from the 

ground up with server design teams and rigorous xSeries server proven testing, is launched. 

In January, IBM unveils the ThinkPad T43, the company's fastest performing thin and light 

notebook computer to date; a month later, the IBM ThinkVision L190 19 inch liquid crystal 

display is rolled out, and two months after that, IBM unveils the ThinkPad X41 ultraportable 

notebook, weighing only 2.7 pounds. Three new security technologies for IBM's ThinkPad 

notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops    including new biometric fingerprint options, data 

encryption solutions and embedded notebook traceability tools    are announced in February. 

The company adds the following to its storage products lineup in 2005: the IBM TotalStorage 

DS4800 (Models 82A & 84A), a new four gigabit per second midrange storage system; and the 

IBM System Storage N5200 and IBM System Storage N5500, two members of a new series of 

networked storage systems designed to help midrange customers    particularly enterprises 

operating distributed networks across remote sites    dramatically reduce their total cost of 

ownership. In September, IBM ships the 500,000th IBM TotalStorage Linear Tape Open drive 

(to Sony Pictures Imageworks) since the LTO technology was introduced in mid 2000. The 

ultra powerful IBM tape drive is one of the fastest selling tape drives in history. 

Among the printers introduced during the year are: the IBM Infoprint 6700 R40, an RFID (radio 

frequency identification) printer; the IBM Infoprint 6700 Models R60 and R80 that produce high 

quality 6 inch and 8 inch bar codes, respectively; the IBM Infoprint 1532 Express, IBM  

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