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New Mainframe Computer Introduced

Number of technological upgrades into the new machine to appeal to cost-conscious companies looking to consolidate the number of servers in their data centers.

IBM Corp. recently introduced a new mainframe computer that boasts a 50 percent performance boost and dramatically lower energy costs than its predecessor. The new System z10, with a starting price at about $1 million, comes as IBM focuses on lowering the price tag for running its storied line of data-crunching workhorses.

IBM says it incorporated a number of technological upgrades into the new machine to appeal to cost-conscious companies looking to consolidate the number of servers in their data centers.