HP Unveils Super-Thin Servers

This is a bi-weekly report from http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5100261,00.html titled HP unveils super-thin servers by Stephen Shankland. This article begins by saying that by piggybacking on an existing standard from telecommunications companies, Hewlett-Packard will beat its big-name competitors to the market with superthin "bladed" servers. Continuing it talks about a Palo Alto, Calif., company that is taking orders for the systems code-named Powerbar, with volume shipments by early January. CompactPCI …

…stack within one server seller's enclosure and run that company's management software, those selling the systems hope they'll be able to sell bladed servers in large doses. It's a union of low-end servers and high-end prices. Though because of heat problems and limited space, bladed servers also mean tough engineering problems. Top-tier server makers relish these challenges as a way to separate them from "white-box" manufacturers that bolt together standard parts without needing much expertise.