Penguin Computing released its first Linux blade server system recently. The Linux-focused server firm is taking aim at larger blade server giants with a system it says is more dense than competing ...

Hewlett-Packard Co. launched a suite of compact blade servers today, positioning itself as a leader among large vendors in offering the emerging technology. Blade systems are complete servers on a ...

Dell on Monday added a new series of blade products to its PowerEdge server line, expanding its presence in a market dominated by rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard. The PowerEdge M-Series blades include ...

While blade servers can offer tremendous benefits for the data center, early adopters of the technology warn fellow IT implementers to plan very carefully. “The impact on facilities wasn’t considered ...

Last week, we reviewed blade servers from IBM and HP. This week, the Reviewmeister takes on the RLX 600ex. RLX uses three 208V AC 10-amp connections from the RLX 600ex chassis to an optional ...

What began with single application, edge network services a few years ago, has exploded into core database and business systems at the Linux-loving Optus. Sources familiar with Optus’ infrastructure ...

Blade servers are modular, single-board computers, typically about 7 in. high, 2 in. wide and 19 in. deep. Each blade contains processors, memory, network controllers and other I/O ports; it plugs ...

Charles Miano, corporate vice president of HPM Networks, a Fremont, Calif.-based VAR, said that until six months ago, there was "a lot of speculative discussion" from his midmarket customers about ...

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The Dell PowerEdge 1655MC is a 3U rackmount enclosure with room for up to six dual-processor Pentium III server blades. Each blade has space for optional dual SCSI hard drives, and each chassis ...

Dell on Monday unsheathed its first "blade" server in a bid to carve out more market share. As expected, the new PowerEdge 1655MC server--a relatively slender modular machine designed fit into a rack ...

The worldwide server market was worth $10.6 billion in the second quarter of 2003, a scant 0.2 percent higher than in the same quarter last year, according to revenue figures released Friday by IDC.