About IBM IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM creates, develops and manufactures the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics. These range from compact Work Pads and award winning ThinkPad mobiles to powerful IntelliStation workstations, IBM xSeries and the sleek NetVista line of next generation desktops and thin clients. All incorporate innovative IBM design features and is backed by the company's unsurpassed worldwide customer support and service networks. MHz and GHz only measures microprocessor internal clock speed, not application performance.
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