Cisco(CSCO Quote) may be planning a major move into the blade server market next year, potentially going head-to-head with IBM and Hewlett-Packard, two of its biggest partners.
The networking giant already offers switch technology for Hewlett-Packard(HPQ Quote), IBM(IBM Quote), and Dell(DELL Quote)'s blade offerings, although Cisco has not offered its own blade servers before. This, however, could soon change; the company has already started work on its own blade technology, according to Vikram Mehta, CEO of networking specialist and Cisco rival Blade Network Technologies.
"It's a blade server system that will compete head-on with offerings from H-P and IBM," he told TheStreet.com. "I have seen the box -- I know a blade server when I see one." ...
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