What is AIX?

Introduced in January of 1986, AIX is IBM's implementation of the UNIX operating system. AIX 5L is open and standards-based and conforms to The Open Group's Single UNIX Specification Version 3. It provides fully integrated support for 32- and 64-bit applications running concurrently in their full range of scalability. AIX 5L supports the IBM eServer p5, IBM eServer pSeries, IBM eServer i5 and IBM RS/6000 server product lines, as well as IntelliStation POWER and RS/6000 workstations.