IBM's iSeries announcements are crucial to its future, and they will also affect IBM's other eSeries ranges. The proprietary mid-range iSeries machines have a declining revenue, but a very loyal ...

Bundling iSeries and software is key for the server line as it allows the company to promote the iSeries as IBM-in-a-box or the simplest way to purchase its hardware and software such as WebSphere ...

iSeries already has some key pieces of IBM’s autonomic computing vision under its hood, including several self-configuring, self-healing, self-protecting, and self-optimizing technologies.

The iSeries supports these same core business functions, but adds integrated access to evolving technologies including open source software, Web services, and advanced clustering.