InfoWorld: Low-cost server appliances will shake up the market

"In addition ... Cobalt Network's Linux-based Qube 2 and QubeRaq 2, for example, although not free, provide a robust intranet/Internet/e-mail server and open-ended architecture in a tiny, 250-MHz MIPS processor-based package for less than $1,000....the Qube products are designed to be opened up, connected, and started in about 15 minutes -- a radical departure from most server setups. In addition, the Qubes come with HTML-based administration applications that can be run from any connected PC."

"For small business, these new types of server appliances are ideal solutions. In addition to their low cost, they're extremely easy to set up and configure..."

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