IBM eServer was a

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of computer servers from

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. Announced in 2000, it combined the various IBM server brands (AS/400, Netfinity, RS/6000, S/390) under one brand. The various sub-brands were at the same time rebranded from: *IBM RS/6000 to IBM eServer pSeries, p for POWER *

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to IBM eServer iSeries, i for Integrated *IBM

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to IBM eServer xSeries, x for eXtended architecture (with respect to "commodity"

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-based servers) *IBM

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was replaced by the 64-bit IBM eServer zSeries, z for Zero downtime. The RS/6000 SP supercomputer line was replaced by

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platform.

Discontinuation

In 2005, IBM announced a new brand, IBM System, as an umbrella for all IBM server and storage brands. The rebranding was completed in 2006 when the IBM xSeries became the IBM System x (later the Lenovo System x). *IBM eServer zSeries became

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*IBM eServer pSeries became

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*IBM eServer iSeries became

IBM System i The IBM AS/400 (Application System/400) is a family of midrange computers from IBM announced in June 1988 and released in August 1988. It was the successor to the System/36 and System/38 platforms, and ran the OS/400 operating system. Lower-cost ...

*IBM eServer xSeries became IBM System x (later

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System x) *IBM TotalStorage became IBM Storage *IBM eServer BladeCenter became IBM BladeCenter *IBM eServer 1350 became

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