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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.
IBM unveiled a new "blade" server prototype Tuesday that uses its Power processor, putting Big Blue a step ahead in the race to squeeze high-end chips into compact servers.
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ServerWorks, an influential maker of server electronics, begins shipping prototype chips designed to let computer-component makers put lower-end hard drives to high-end use.
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