LinuxPlanet: Big Blue Gets Cool

"With its new round of 'Cool Blue' PC servers, rolled out last week, IBM is starting to push HPC (high-performance computing) beyond the scientific-technical niche and into the mainstream, particularly among SMBs (small to mid-sized businesses). More business-oriented software solutions are becoming available for Linux and Windows editions of the servers alike, but a set of built-in innovations for making the most of electrical power could act as an even stronger draw for the five new servers.

"During a press conference held in New York to launch the AMD Opteron-based systems, IBM brass maintained that blade computing is now making the transition from the 'early adopter' to the 'early majority' stage..."

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