Importance of IBM i in IT Industry and Commerce

• Because IBM i is built for business. IBM i is designed to run business applications and have the industry's broadest selection of business applications available on a single system—20,000 applications from over 4500 vendors
• Because "i" means integration. All components necessary to support robust business solutions are integrated and tested with IBM i hardware
• Because IBM i simplifies IT operations. IBM i automatically performs systems management and administration tasks that require dedicated IT staff on other servers
• Because IBM i is reliable. IBM i availability is legendary. IBM i provides extremely high uptime and can add new features and hardware with little or no disruption of business
• Because IBM i pays. For nearly two decades, the integrative capability, simplicity, reliability, and security of IBM i have continually helped lower the total cost of business computing

Bottom Line.. The IBM i is an integrated operating system, designed to run thousands of the world's most popular business applications. It provides fast, reliable and highly secure ways to help businesses simplify their IT environment. Companies using IBM i show, on average, significantly better business results than their peers.