IBM is including Nortel Networks Layer 2-7 GbE switches with its BladeCenter to help its customers better manage unpredictable server workloads. In addition, the combination of Myricom Inc.'s Myrinet Cluster Expansion Card and IBM's BladeCenter Optical Pass-thru module are designed to improve blade-server performance and processor availability for technical computing workloads.
In early August, rival Hewlett-Packard introduced processor upgrades for its ProLiant line of blade servers, as well as a GbE2 interconnect switch. The company's ProLiant BL10e blade server features a 1-GHz Pentium M processor, while its BL20p runs on a 3.06-GHz Xeon processor. HP led the worldwide market in blade servers shipped during the first quarter of this year, followed by IBM and Dell, according to research firm IDC. Dell was tops in the U.S. market.
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