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 …showed first 75 words of 776 total…

…showed last 75 words of 776 total…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.