IBM introduces smaller System i

At an event at its campus in Cambridge, Mass. today, IBM introduced two smaller System i machines aimed at smaller businesses. The most inexpensive is the System i5 515 Express, which starts at $7,995 for five users. Companies can then upgrade for $1,250 more per five additional users. The other product is the 525 Express.

This is similar to the System i5 520 Express that IBM rolled out last fall and is meant to compete with x86 Windows servers.

IBM execs spoke and then there was a panel with business partners and a couple customers, so I’m working on a story that will probably go live by tomorrow.