Lenovo officially acquires IBM’s x86 server business Wednesday, promising a seamless transition for its customers, while taking some new security-focused steps.

The $2.1 billion acquisition of IBM’s x86 server line gives Lenovo immediate standing as the world’s third-largest vendor in this market after Hewlett-Packard and Dell.

For its customers, Lenovo officials said that IBM will continue to provide hardware and software support for at least five years, an arrangement similar to the one made after Lenovo’s acquisition of IBM’s PC division in 2005.

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