IBM plans to unveil its second-generation BladeCenter in the US on 8 February, as it tries to keep its top spot in sales of thin but high-end servers.
IBM bolstered its first-place ranking in a worldwide server market that shrank three percent in the most recent quarter, according to new research.
Hewlett-Packard, the top seller of servers using x86 processors such as Intel's Xeon, has followed rival Dell with a decision to retreat from selling models using eight processors.
IBM has sold 5,000 "blade" servers since launching its BladeCenter product less than three months ago, and the computing giant plans to announce several new, more powerful models this year, the company said.
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