Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Intel is slinging new chips for blade servers. The chipmaker will introduce on Tuesday a new low-power Pentium III chip for dense blade servers that will let computer makers put two processors onto a ...

The specs for the Supermicro SuperBlade chassis and blades are nowhere near those of the Dell, HP, or IBM blade systems we tested, but then again, neither is the price. The SuperBlade is an incredibly ...

Hewlett-Packard Co. launched a suite of compact blade servers today, positioning itself as a leader among large vendors in offering the emerging technology. Blade systems are complete servers on a ...

Let’s face it – marketing hype surrounding new product offerings has lost its appeal. Most techies realize their jobs are to solve problems, not be the first to adopt a nifty gizmo into their IT ...

We found that blade servers reduce but don’t eliminate redundant hardware components requiring electrical power, a pivotal consideration in total cost of ownership (TCO). That said, while IBM’s blade ...

SAN FRANCISCO--No, Sun Microsystems' 33.25-inch-tall Sun Blade 8000 is not too big, company executives say. Sun's blade chassis dwarfs Hewlett-Packard's 17.5-inch C-class BladeSystem and IBM's ...