IBM offers blade server for the little guy
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(InfoWorld) - IBM Corp. is adding to its blade server line with an upcoming model targeted at small-to-medium-sized businesses. The BladeCenter S system is packaged to include server, storage, input-output connections to a network and software integrated into a single chassis. IBM declined to provide pricing information but said it plans to begin shipping the product in the fourth quarter. "BladeCenter S simplifies IT for our customers," said Alex Yost, vice president and business line executive for IBM's blade products. "Set up is three easy steps: Take it out of the box, plug it in and run the wizard to get it up and running, much like you might do a PC today." The new model is small enough to sit on a desktop, runs on standard 110- or 220-volt electrical current, requires no raised floor, and features simplified cabling compared to other servers, said Yost. A BladeCenter S system can include up to six blade servers and will include software for running a typical office environment, such as antivirus protection, VOIP (Voice over IP) phone service, e-mail and file-print functions. IBM cited an IDC research forecast showing blade computer market revenue growing to US$11 billion by 2010, from $3 billion in 2005. IDC research also forecasts blade sales to account for 18.1 percent of all server sales by 2011, from 6.6 percent this year. Blades are appealing to data center managers because they are smaller and more energy efficient than rack servers. But in the competition among server vendors for blade sales, IBM comes in second. Hewlett-Packard Co. held a 40.9 percent share of the global blade server market, while IBM held 35.2 percent, also according to IDC. HP on MondayÂ unwrapped BladeSystem bc2000 and bc2500 machines, claiming they reduce IT management costs while improving data security.
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Dell is back in the blade server ring with the introduction of its PowerEdge 1855 blade servers. The company is hoping to prove to customers that its new blades have significant cost savings and performance
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DELL Inc launched its new compact PowerEdge 1855 blade server, 10 of which can fit into a 7U chassis to provide 43% more performance per sq foot and up to 62% more servers than Dell 1U servers in a 42U rack.
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Blade servers, generally intended for large data centers, might become more common in smaller businesses, if a new blade system from IBM catches on. Previewed on Wednesday, Big Blue&#39;s BladeCenter S can help to reduce by up to 80 percent the 25 to 45 physical servers that an average midsize company has, according to IBM.
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The IBM announcement is being made in collaboration with Intel. Under an agreement reached two years ago, the companies have worked together to design and manufacture blade servers.
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International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it is making the design of its &quot;blade&quot; computer servers widely available, in a move designed to gain wider
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Big Blue's $18,995 QS20 Cell blade servers are geared for encryption, medical imaging and seismic research.
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IBM has introduced two new Unix-based servers aimed at small- to mid-size businesses. Based on the Power5 microprocessor, the new servers join IBM&#39;s On Demand Express product line, and are priced starting at $3,993.
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(Source: HP)  The HP Integrity BL860c Server Blade brings together the value of Integrity servers and the economics of the HP BladeSystem.
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) will offer a low-priced Power5 processor-based server running the Linux operating system.
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Sometimes it's about both the steak and the sizzle: Dell on Monday unveiled its new line of blade servers, and included a hearty helping of rhetoric to go with it. Vendor bombast is becoming more common as the blade-server market heats up.
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IBM is now offering enterprises the ability to add two small form-factor SCSI drives internally to the five new HS20 models of BladeCenter systems, which are based on the 2.8 GHz to 3.6 GHz Intel Xeon-processor with 64 bit extensions.
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IBM on Friday unveiled new low-cost storage servers that the computer giant&#39;s using to undercut wares from rivals Hewlett-Packard and Dell/EMC in the small- and mid-sized markets.
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A new small-business community Web site and security software are part of IBM's push to make its mainframes more attractive to the SMB crowd.
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International Business Machines Corp.  IBM.N said it is making the design of its "blade" computer  servers widely available, in a move designed to gain wider  acceptability in data centers and the telecommunications  industry.
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InfoWorld - IBM Corp. is adding to its blade server line with an upcoming model targeted at small-to-medium-sized businesses.
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IBM is looking to get a leg up on the competition with the October 15 launch of eServer 326, a rack-mounted server that supports AMD&#39;s upcoming dual-core 64-bit processor.