IBM PCB - OS Symposium

Computing technology has evolved dramatically from the 20th century to the 21st century. This was a period of accelerating changes for the IT industry and all of its supporting technologies and industries, The IT industry has gone from isolated and complex computing system environments (glass rooms) to personal computing and mobile environments in a distributed fashion at a rapid rate through a world-wide network. This evolution has transformed the IT industry in many ways demanding lower cost, minimized complexity, and increased business efficiency. These needs created a battle for technology leadership driven by end-to-end system solutions requiring strong emphasis on cost, performance, reliability (up time), and innovation that matters to the customer. In this presentation, a series of emerging system technologies, core products, and core technologies are briefly described in the context of the System x & Blade server development strategy. The design challenges, design drivers, and design implications are highlighted and some examples given as they relate to electronic packaging technologies. IBM PCB OS Symposium Day 1Presentations Abstracts June 19. 2007