ARMONK, NY - 29 Aug 2007: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today introduced a new version of the breakthrough computing system based on the Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.) — the IBM BladeCenter® QS21 — that delivers twice the memory, density and I/O throughput as well as enhances power efficiency and the ability to work with existing IT infrastructure for both current and new customers. Also announced today is the IBM Software Development Kit (SDK) for Multicore Acceleration Version 3.0 — the cornerstone of the Cell/B.E. software ecosystem and developer enablement program.

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PALO ALTO, Calif. - 23 August 2007: HP (NYSE:HPQ) extended its lead in the worldwide blade server market in both total blade server units shipped and factory revenue, according to second calendar quarter 2007 server market figures released today by industry analyst firm IDC.

HP significantly increased its lead as the No. 1 blade server vendor in the period with 47.2 percent total factory revenue share, a year-over-year factory revenue growth rate of 71.9 percent.

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ARMONK, NY - 20 Aug 2007: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new initiatives to prepare business partners for the availability of BladeCenter S, the industry’s first blade computing system designed to help smaller firms simplify the management of their technology. In addition, IBM will enable select clients, IBM Business Partners and independent software vendors to provide feedback on final product development for BladeCenter S through a beta program.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 06 Aug 2007 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the industry’s first integrated, blade server-based data virtualization offering that allows companies to quickly gain more intelligence from massive volumes of complex information spread across businesses of all sizes.

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SUNNYVALE, Calif. (June 26, 2007) — SGI (NASDAQ: SGIC) today unveiled SGI® Altix® ICE, a next-generation platform that brings all the advantages of the company’s expertise in high-performance computing (HPC) to a tightly integrated, cool-running blade solution. Designed by SGI to close the growing gap between performance and user productivity, SGI® Altix® ICE 8200 is the first in a new line of bladed servers purpose-built to handle true HPC applications and large scale-out workloads.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Intel Corporation joined more than 40 server technology providers today in support of the new Server Systems Infrastructure (SSI) industry specification for modular server platforms. The Modular Server Specifications simplify and lower the cost of product development by providing design guidance that enables server builders to develop compliant and interoperable building blocks at the blade, chassis and manageability software level.

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ROMOLAND, CA - 05 Jul 2007: AISO.Net, the World’s first and only solar-powered hosting company, today announced that it was selected by Live Earth producers to host the liveearth.org Web site. As the leading environmentally friendly Web hosting company, AISO.Net custom designed a dedicated, reliable solution to power Live Earth’s Web site using energy efficient IBM (NYSE: IBM) BladeCenter servers with Second-Generation AMD Opteron™ processors (NYSE: AMD).

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HP announced on Monday that it continues to lead in several key segments of the server and storage market in Asia Pacific and Japan in Q1 2007.

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SUNNYVALE, Calif. (June 26, 2007) — SGI (NASDAQ: SGIC) today unveiled SGI® Altix® ICE, a next-generation platform that brings all the advantages of the company’s expertise in high-performance computing (HPC) to a tightly integrated, cool-running blade solution. Designed by SGI to close the growing gap between performance and user productivity, SGI® Altix® ICE 8200 is the first in a new line of bladed servers purpose-built to handle true HPC applications and large scale-out workloads.

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SUNNYVALE, CA - 06/26/07 - Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced improved performance and reduced energy consumption for its PRIMERGY(R) BX600 S3 ecosystem. The ecosystem includes the PRIMERGY BX600 S3 blade chassis and the quad-core PRIMERGY BX620 S4 blade server, which recently set a world record benchmark for a dual-socket server.

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