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  • HP launches new blade server chassis

    Hewlett-Packard unveiled a design for its blade servers Wednesday in the United States that will let people cram up to 16 separate servers or storage devices into a 17-inch box.

  • Sun expands blade line, includes Intel

    Sun Microsystems released a bevy of blade products on Wednesday in an effort to help it better compete in the thick of the market.

  • Sun debuts blade, hardware subscription plan

    Sun Microsystems announced a new four-Opteron blade model on Tuesday in the US and a plan that lets blade server customers "subscribe" to the latest hardware from the company.

  • WebCentral arms itself for storage explosion

    Web hosting company WebCentral is investing AU$1 million in new SAN, virtualisation and blade server technology to steel itself for exponential growth in data storage requirements.

  • Launch date set for redesigned IBM blades

    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.

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  • Sharper than your average server: 3 Blades tested

    Vendors are hyping blade servers as the latest and greatest, but do you really need them? We put blade servers from three vendors through their paces and find out what the big deal is.

  • IBM Blades: The future is Intel

    IBM has beeen fairly tight-lipped about the particulars of its forthcoming "high-function" blade servers, but that's all changed now -- the word is out.

  • IBM plans 2003 muscle servers

    IBM is taking the long view for Intel-based servers.

  • IBM, screensaver to tackle smallpox

    IBM and a host of technology partners are working on software for the U.S. Defense Department that will let the idle time of anyone's computer be devoted to investigate anti-smallpox drugs, the companies are expected to announce Wednesday.

  • The intruder at the gate

    Once simply alarm systems for the network, Intrusion Detection Systems have evolved to encompass a whole lot more. We review six sophisticated security devices.

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