iSeries的定义

iSeries是IBM公司中型的一个产品线，主要使用在大型公司内的小型商业团体和部门。在这条产品线中，比较著名的如AS/400系统（这个名字始终是长期使用该系统人员的最爱），该系统在2000年是随同着V5R1(VERTION5,RELEASE1)操作系统和800服务器产品线的诞生被正式命名。i5是IBM最广泛安装使用的产品线最新硬件发展的代表。iSeries系列服务器使用IBM公司的Power5微处理器，并且能够在同一时间不同分区上运行5种不同的操作系统（AIX,Windows,Linux,OS/400,和i5/OS）.IBM公司同时为大型企业用户提供p5(或者称 pSeries)系列的服务器，这些大型企业用户使用的是UNIX系统并且要求更高的稳定性。 IBM iSerise产品的首席科学家Dr.Frank G.Soltis声称：iSeries已经在全球商业领域里得到了广泛使用，它所销售到的国家是比麦当劳的汉堡包还多，并且它所拥有的客户是所有IBM服务器中最高的。

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原文：iSeries is IBM's midrange server line, designed for small businesses and departments in large enterprises. The product line, formerly known as AS/400 (still the preferred name among many long-time users ), was renamed in 2000 with the introduction of the V5R1 operating system and 800 line of servers. i5 is the latest hardware evolution of one of IBM's most widely-installed product lines. iSeries servers use IBM's Power5 microprocessors and are capable of running five different operating systems at the same time (AIX, Windows, Linux, OS/400, and i5/OS) on multiple partitions. IBM also offers p5 (or pSeries) servers for large enterprise users who want to run Unix systems or who need more scalability. According to Chief Scientist IBM iSeries, Dr. Frank G. Soltis, the iSeries is used by businesses all over the world, is sold in more countries than McDonald's hamburgers, and has the largest number of customers of any IBM server.