IBM now offers several new desktop computers in the Middle East. The NetVista systems offer companies the standard features and functions of traditional IBM PCs, while providing customers with significant savings and the opportunity for increased return on investment. The launch also unveiled IBM’s first high-powered Mini Desktop with its chassis design and small footprint, which enables it to be placed horizontally or vertically on the desk.
For small businesses, IBM announced the new NetVista A30 and A30p models with the Intel Pentium 4 processor, at affordable prices. These new systems feature integrated Intel Extreme Graphics, DDR memory and a wide range of optical drives to suit the needs of businesses of all sizes.
To increase the desktop's flexibility, the new models offer six USB 2.0 ports. A portable USB hard drive for backup of data and critical files is available as a new option. NetVista A30p models also offer a choice of graphics cards from NVIDIA and ATI, including a 128MB card.
IBM also unveiled the NetVista M42 available in a desktop from IBM, featuring DDR memory and Intel's Pentium 4 processor. The M42 offers four different chassis designs, including IBM's first Mini Desktop.
Select M42 models also feature one of the industry's only desktops with integrated Gigabit Ethernet -- suited for users connected to high-speed networks. Additionally, the M42 comes with six USB 2.0 ports, two with front access and four at the back, enabling connections to external devices, and making download speeds up to 40 times faster than USB 1.0.
IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies. IBM Global Services is the world’s largest information technology services provider, with 2001 revenues of more than $35 billion. Services is the fastest growing part of IBM, with nearly 150,000 professionals serving customers in 160 countries. IBM Global Services has about 150 data centers around the world. — (menareport.com)
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