"IBM plans to announce an updated Power5+ server Wednesday, along with an effort to woo Linux customers to use it.
"The new version of the p5-560Q system uses a faster version of the Power5+ processor running at 1.8GHz compared to the earlier 1.5GHz model, said Scott Handy, vice president of Linux and open source at IBM. The systems employ IBM's Quad-Core Modules, which fit two dual-core Power5+ chips into a single package and let eight of the chips fit into a single system..."