IBM RISC Systems 6000 : A Business Perspective

IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 Sixth Edition A Business Perspective Written by an IBM insider, IBM RISC System/6000, Sixth Edition is the businessperson′s complete guide to all important details of every model. Revised and updated, this Sixth Edition includes information on new releases of the RISC System/6000 hardware and software. Provides detailed information on selecting and integrating the right RISC System/6000, and what it can do for your business Offers detailed coverage of the Power PC Symmetric Covers Power PC architecture used in some RISC System/6000 models and developed jointly by IBM/Apple and Motorola Explains IBM′s Power and Power 2 architecture, which gives the RISC System/6000 its impressive performance Describes the many options and peripherals available for the RISC System/6000 Discusses network configurations and purchase planning, training, maintenance, and security issues Covers over a dozen new RISC System/6000 models and new Xstations Covers the AIX operating system and many new extension products that support functions such as Distributed Computing Environment (DCE), continuous speech recognition, object–oriented programming, client/server computing, and many more Covers the new 7331 disk drive models as well as new graphics adapters, RAIDiant disk drive arrays, printers, optical disk drives, and tape drives Supplies three examples of organizations that were outfitted with RISC System/6000 hardware and software to meet their needs in both commercial and technical environments