The AS/400 was designed to respond to ther dominant requirements of the Midrange environment; ease of use, non-disruptive growth, aggressive price performance and optimization for work in the commercial environment. The AS/400 difference is a total system solution where relational database, network capabilities, printing, file managment and more, are fully integrated into the operating system. Quite simply, it is the all-purpose business computer that meets the demands of the commercial environment.

The AS/400 Advanced Application Architecture, coupled with new Power PC Architecture, provides the bridge of a full 64 bit environment. Customers can now build on existing application investments, exploit new technologies and capitalize on unprecedented price performance.

The AS/400 success story is based on its reliability and flexibility in managing sophisticated applications, for a few workstations or a wide ranging enterprise network.

The 5 basic System Concepts for AS/400 Success

1. Layered Machine Architecture
2. Object Orientation
3. Single Level Storage.
4. Hierarchy of Microprocessors
5. Operating System, OS/400

What is the AS/400?

It is the world's most popular multi-user business computing system - - sold in more than 120 countires, enabled in 40 national languages, installed in 98 percent of Fortune 100 companies.