RPE and IBM understand the requirements of every IT organization. What every organization wants is, well, everything: advanced technology, reliability and availability, capacity and scalability, performance, security, flexibility and cost effectiveness with quantifiable justification.

RPE has found that through the years, IBM is the premier hardware provider for retailers, through its System i and System p servers, IBM can fully address the demands of retailers head on. The popularity of the IBM computing environment is well-known and well established among retailers. RPE has partnered with IBM to provide the industry-leading hardware solutions you require.

As an IBM Business Partner, RPE directs you to industry-leading software, but RPE can also provide the hardware. We will assist with the configuration and can provide all of the necessary steps from delivery, installation, setup, configuration and even routine operations management.

This includes the IBM servers:

• System i (with DB2/400 UDB, previously known as the AS/400).
• System p (with AIX/Oracle and other databases, previously known as the RS/600).
• System x (Windows-based servers, including SQL-Server database, office productivity and more).

These three environments dominate the retail computing of today and easily address 100% of a retailer's needs for computing hardware.

Sizing and Configuration. RPE works with application providers for sizing and configurations and has the necessary experience to present the right-sized solution allowing for current demand and future growth plans. RPE will also provide the required site planning and installation.

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