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Research and Markets: Blade Servers Consolidate and Simplify the Reduction of Tangled Cables

Posted on: Wednesday, 6 April 2005, 12:00 CDT

DUBLIN, Ireland, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15101 ) has announced the addition of Blade Server: Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2005 to 2010 to their offering.

This report covers such topics as:

Blade Server Market shares and Forecasts

Blade Computing Market Driving Forces

Next Generation Of IT Infrastructure

Real-Time IT Infrastructure

IT Department Focus

Blade Pricing

Blade Interconnect Technology

Control Over The IT Department

Open Specification For Blade Servers

Modular Component-Style Architecture For Servers

Supercomputing

Cluster File Systems

Autonomic Computing Attributes

Packet Processor Resource Board (PPRB)

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 of 200 cables coming out of a 2-meter rack can be replaced with 3 to 6 cables saving as much as one half of the system cost. Replacing cables is significant for services as it is very easy to disconnect the wrong cable bringing down an entire system.

IBM is the market leader with 44% market share and Hewlett Packard has 25% share. This is reversed from two years ago when Hewlett Packard was worldwide blade server market share leader with 56% in 2002 in a $158 million market. IBM was 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.

IBM eServer BladeCenter family has already seen the fastest sales growth in IBM server history. Unlike other servers, BladeCenter systems collapse the complexity of corporate datacenters by integrating servers, networks, storage and applications in one system. Blades run web sites and email systems, and also attack the most demanding computing tasks such as digital animation, genomic calculations and financial trading.

Report Methodology

This is the Two-hundred thirty third report in a series of market research reports that provide forecasts in communications, telecommunications, the internet, computer, software, and telephone equipment. The project leaders take direct responsibility for writing and preparing each report. They have significant experience preparing industry studies. Forecasts are based on primary research and proprietary data bases. Forecasts reflect analysis of the market trends in the segment and related segments. Unit and dollar shipments are analyzed through consideration of dollar volume of each market participation in the segment. Market share analysis includes conversations with key customers of products, industry segment leaders, marketing directors, distributors, leading market participants, and companies seeking to develop measurable market share. Over 200 in-depth interviews are conducted for each report with a broad range of key participants and opinion leaders in the market segment.

The contents of this report are as follows:

1. Blade server market description and market dynamics 1-1

2. Blade server product description 2-1

3. Blade server product description 3-1

4. Blade server technology 4-1

5. Blade server company profiles 5-1

List of Tables and Figures

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15101

Laura Wood

Senior Manager

Research and Markets

press@researchandmarkets.com

Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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Research and Markets

CONTACT: Laura Wood, Senior Manager of Research and Markets, fax,+353-1-4100-980, or press@researchandmarkets.com

Web site: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15101

Source: PRNewswire

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