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Research and Markets: Blades Server Strategies: Opportunities, Forecasts and Strategies

Posted on: Tuesday, 25 January 2005, 18:00 CST

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c9677) has announced the addition of Blades Server Strategies Local Communications Market Opportunities, Market Forecasts, and Market Strategies, 2003-2008 to their offering

Margins are slimmer on blade systems compared to mid-range systems. Manufacturers are attempting to gain market share and sell volume. The anticipation of making profits from supplemental service, such as warranties, consulting, and systems integration is a market factor.

Blade servers consolidate and simplify the reduction of tangled cables. The spaghetti mess is literally 200 cables coming out of a 2-meter rack. It is very easy to disconnect the wrong one.

Hewlett Packard leads worldwide blade server market shares with 56% in 2002 in a $158 million market. IBM is number two in the blade sever market with 22% market share participation.

Growth drivers are Linux clusters and blades. Server consolidation is driving Unix low- end substitution. The small and medium business market represents over 50% of the Intel- based market. In 2002, IBM gained 12 points in 4-way Intel servers, and 17 pts in 8- way Intel servers.

IT spending on blade servers at $158 million in 2002 is expected to grow to $11.8 billion in 2008.There was an increase from $25 million to $269 million in the worldwide low end blade market for the years 2002-2008.

The key topics covered in this report include:

- Blade Server Definition,

- Blades Bring Shift In Server Design,

- Modular Integration Platform,

- Wireless Handset Market Positioning Factors

- Robust Management Tools,

- Communications Service Providers As Target Market,

- Impact Of Downturn In The Economy,

- Software On The Edge Of The Blades

Following is a list of companies profiled in the report:

- 2C Computing

- Accton Technology

- Agilent Technologies

- AMD

- Amphus

- Brocade

- Dell

- Diversified Technology

- Ensim

- F5 Networks

- Hewlett Packard (HP)

- IBM

- InfiniCon Systems

- Intel

- Motorola Computer Group

- OmniCluster

- RLX Technologies

- Solectron / Force Computers

- Sun Microsystems

- TeraForce

- Tatung Science and Technology Inc.

- Themis Computer

This report consists of over 290 pages and includes over 105 tables and figures.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c9677

Source: Business Wire

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