ARMONK, NY - 13 Jun 2007: IBM (NYSE: IBM) previewed today the industry’s first blade computing system designed to help smaller firms simplify the management of technology needed to operate a small business - from servers, to phone systems and antivirus applications - in a single system. IBM’s new BladeCenter “S” can help reduce the 25 to 45 servers used by an average mid-size company by up to 80 percent.
IBM BladeCenter S is “right-sized” to sit on a desktop, plug into a standard 110 volt power outlet often found in home offices, and manage storage and up to six blade servers at a time. Designed to integrate applications most commonly used for business functions - such as antivirus/firewall, voice over IP, email, collaboration, back-up and recovery and file and print applications - the new system is intended to run in a typical office environment.
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