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Cell-based Server Blade Demonstrated

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the showing-it-off dept.

slashflood writes "Only a few clients in a hotel room near Los Angeles had the chance to see the first Cell based server blade running Linux 2.6.11. 'We demonstrated the prototype to show that Cell continues to mature. The product is expected to have several times higher performance compared to conventional servers,' said an IBM engineer."

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  1. Re:Very promising technology= investment opportuni by soricine · · Score: 5, Informative

    After you've read Blatchford's write-up, read this for a reality check:

    http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050124-4551 .html

    It uses such terms as 'hogwash' and 'wild-eyed and completely unsubstantiated claims'. Ouch.