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ARMONK, NY -- In a three-pronged assault on the $7.5 billion workstation market, IBM today introduced a line-up of powerful UNIX®, Linux® and Microsoft® Windows-based IntelliStation® workstations that offer up to two-and-a-half times faster graphics performance than Sun's fastest workstation. Providing better price/performance than Sun machines, the new IntelliStation family also includes the next generation of IBM video monitors, which can display much higher definition images than monitors from other vendors. Today's announcement marks the first time that IBM's UNIX workstations have joined the company's Intel-processor-based machines under the IntelliStation brand. By offering Linux on IntelliStation, IBM intends to capitalize on the growing popularity of the open source operating system among customers. The IntelliStation workstations are certified for a wide range of business and technical applications, including engineering, financial services, digital media, petroleum exploration and life sciences. "Our commitment to UNIX, Windows and Linux gives IBM the only workstation product line that addresses the entire market -- from the entry level to the most powerful scientific models," said John Holz, vice president, IBM workstations. "With unprecedented price/performance, these new IntelliStations enable engineers, financial analysts, graphics professionals, scientists and other users to tackle the most complex problems." Blazing Graphics Performance IntelliStation workstations support ultra-fast 2D and 3D graphics accelerators that enable advanced visualization and the rapid image manipulation that technical users require. For example, automobile and aircraft designers frequently need to rotate complex 3D images of entire models to view them from a variety of angles. IBM's UNIX workstation -- the IntelliStation POWER Model 265 -- includes the new IBM GXT6500P or GXT4500P graphics cards. IBM's Intel-processor-based IntelliStation Pro workstation series delivers a new standard of functionality and visual quality by offering customers a new line of 2D and 3D graphics adapters from 3Dlabs, ATI Technologies, Inc., Matrox and NVIDIA. High-Resolution Monitor The IntelliStation workstations are available with the IBM T210 flat panel monitor, which provides super-clear and refined images at resolutions of 3,145,728 pixels -- 140 percent greater than the highest-resolution flat panel monitors offered by Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard. Greater image sharpness allows users more flexibility in working with graphical images. Unlike many competing monitors, the images on the T210 are sharp when viewed from oblique angles as well as head on. IBM's IntelliStation POWER 265 UNIX Workstation IBM's IntelliStation POWER 265 workstation contains one or two 450 MHz 64-bit POWER3 microprocessors, 512 MB to 8 GB of ECC memory, five PCI slots, integrated dual 10/100 Ethernet ports, three serial ports and one parallel port, and two AC power supplies plus an optional redundant power supply. The workstation includes IBM Project eLiza technology that helps increase reliability, availability and manageability. IBM IntelliStation Pro Series Workstations The IBM Pro series workstations are now powered by the advanced Intel Pentium® 4 and Xeon(TM) processors at 2.2GHz with enhanced 512KB L2 cache. The models include: - IntelliStation E Pro 6204 and 6214 -- affordable workstation power in a small form desktop with 2D and 3D graphics choices. - IntelliStation M Pro 6229 -- exceptional performance in a mini-tower with 3D graphics solutions and expandable PCI slots to grow business functions. - IntelliStation M Pro 6850 -- a highly scalable tower design, with a choice of graphics from the new inventory of 2D and 3D graphics accelerators. Comprehensive Linux Support Every current IntelliStation Pro workstation has been internally or independently tested and certified for Linux compatibility and performance. IBM now offers the same level of Linux support on the workstation as it does with Microsoft Windows and UNIX environments. For further information visit www.ibm.com