Lenovo has received all the necessary permits for the purchase of the server units IBM, and, as expected, the corresponding transaction will be closed for the first of October. The acquisition will make Lenovo the third largest player in the market of x86-compatible servers, the volume of which in monetary terms, reaching $ 42.1 billion.
After completing the remaining formalities, Lenovo will have at its disposal for the production of business servers and switches System x, BladeCenter and Flex System, Flex systems based on x86-compatible processors, servers and NeXtScale iDataPlex, and appropriate software. Meanwhile, IBM will retain the release servers Power Systems, Storage Systems and Flex processor-based Power, and the systems PureApplication, PureData and System z.
Incidentally, the amount of the transaction has decreased from $ 2.3 billion to $ 2.1 billion due to the revaluation of assets and the estimated yield. Most of the amount - $ 1.8 billion - will be paid in cash, while the rest will be transferred in the form of shares of Lenovo at the exchange rate on September 26, 2014. The current head of the server, IBM Adalat Sanchez retain his post after absorbing structure, Lenovo. Related Products :
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