But scalability goes far beyond simply running on larger systems or faster processors. True scalability requires a comprehensive design that's easily adaptable to changing business needs, permitting you to harness increased processing power with a minimum of disruption. And the latest version of AIX, AIX 5L Version 5.1, is tuned and balanced to meet the increasing complexity of Internet activity from network traffic to security to requests for files.

In real-world terms, this means AIX helps enable your systems to handle more data and users more efficiently -- across e-business, business intelligence, enterprise resource planning and other essential business applications.

Furthermore, with AIX, you can upgrade by adding new devices or more storage space when you need it -- without costly system downtime. And AIX 4.3 adds the ability to perform data backups without taking your storage systems offline. This means better control as you maintain and update your systems.

Features:

• High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing (HACMP) software, which permits clustering of RS/6000 systems and SP system nodes in a highly available configuration. HACMP is designed to keep business critical applications and systems operational with minimum downtime.

• And for SP systems, AIX provides extensive cluster management utilities that support features such as dynamic reconfiguration, thus reducing the need to schedule downtime for system updates.