] IBM plans today to announce new server computers that behave
] more like mainframes and are priced as low as $1,500. The
] servers will be able to run as many as 10 operating
] systems on a single machine. One processor can divvy up
] the workload - packing the capability of several machines
] into one - by building several virtual machines that run
] on the underlying hardware. It is a technology that has
] existed for decades in the mainframe market long ruled by
] I.B.M.

These are apparently going to be Power based.

I.B.M. Plans to Build Servers That Act Like Mainframes