IBM introduced their Application System/400 (AS/400) computer series in 1988. The AS/400 series was designed for small to mid-sized businesses. In 2000, the AS/400 family was succeeded by the IBM eServer iSeries. An AS/400 server can simultaneously host websites, facilitate e-business, mine databases, run applications such as enterprise Java and native Lotus Domino, process traditional applications like payroll and human resources and perform other tasks essential to day-to-day business operations.
