NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DENI CONNOR ON SERVERS
07/19/05
Today's focus: Lenovo deal gives ClearCube a boost
Dear networking.world@gmail.com,
In this issue:
* PC blade maker ClearCube gets major reseller deal
* Links related to Servers
* Featured reader resource
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Today's focus: Lenovo deal gives ClearCube a boost
By Deni Connor
PC blade manufacturer ClearCube Technology scored a coup last
week with the announcement that the third-largest PC company in
the world will market and sell its blades.
The company's blades will be marketed and sold by Lenovo, which
was formed by the Lenovo Group's acquisition of IBM's PC
business for $1.75 billion in May. Lenovo, China's largest PC
manufacturer, will sell ClearCube Blade PCs to U.S. customers,
partners and distributors.
ClearCube, of Austin, Texas, has been making PC blades for the
last seven years and dominates the market. HP is the only other
company to have developed a bladed PC, one which is based on
Transmeta's low-power but underperforming Efficeon processor.
ClearCube's blades - consisting of an Intel CPU and other system
components - are intended for data centers, where they can be
serviced without interrupting desktop users. The blade
communicates with a user port that sits on a desktop and
connects to the user's keyboard, monitor and mouse. Each PC
Blade resides in a Cage or enclosure that can house as many as
eight blades. The entire configuration is managed remotely from
the ClearCube Management Suite. If a blade fails, it can be
easily replaced without visiting the user's desktop.
ClearCube was founded by CTO Barry Thornton in 1997 as Vicinity
Systems. The company is funded by Austin Ventures, Sternhill
Partners, Acer Ventures, SAIC Ventures and Techno Venture
Management, Paladin Capital Group, GIC (Government of Singapore)
and Wall Street Technology Partners (a division of Dresdner
Kleinwort) for $57 million.
Among ClearCubes' customers are the Oklahoma Heart Hospital,
Northwest Memorial Physicians Group and NASA.
In addition to Lenovo, ClearCube's blades are sold by IBM Global
Services, Hitachi, Compucom and SAIC.
RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS
Lenovo adds ClearCube PC blades to portfolio
Network World, 07/11/05
http://www.networkworld.com/nlservers3406
HP pushes old thin-client strategy with new devices
IDG News Service, 05/31/05
http://www.networkworld.com/nlservers3407
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To contact: Deni Connor
Deni Connor is a Senior Editor at Network World covering
storage, Unix, Novell, Macintosh and IT in Healthcare. You can
reach her at <mailto:dconnor@nww.com>.
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