Blade.org News Releases

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2006-09

June 1, 2009	Blade.org to Host Virtual Technology Symposium for Blade Server Community
May 4, 2009	Blade.org Highlights Best Practices for Server Consolidation Using Blade Servers
March 30, 2009	Internet: Meet Your New Processor
March 26, 2009	Blade.org Survey Shows Blade Servers Are the Preferred Virtualization Platform
December 18, 2008	Blade.org Advises Blade Platforms Are Ready for Network Convergence in Next-Generation Data Centers
August 8, 2008	Blade.org Introduces New Multi-Vendor Solution to Address "Mega Trends"
June 19, 2008	Blade.org Sets in Motion "Mega-Trends" That Will Address Data Center Challenges of the Future
May 12, 2008	Blade.org Technology Symposium 2008 Identifies Seven Key Trends That Will Influence IT
February 21, 2008	Bull Joins Blade.org
February 21, 2008	NetApp Joins Blade.org Governing Board
December 18, 2007	APC Elected to Blade.org Board of Directors
October 16, 2007	Blade.org Collaboration Proves that 10 Gigabit Ethernet Delivers Large-Scale Business Application Throughput at Near Wire-Speeds
October 15, 2007	Academic Study: Blade.org Pioneer of Collaborative Community
September 11, 2007	Ground Breaking Report from Crystal Cube Consulting (CCC)
August 8, 2007	Blade.org Continues Strong Momentum in 2007 with New Solutions to Address Data Center Energy Challenges
June 27, 2007	Blade.org Establishes Venture Capital Advisory Board
May 1, 2007	Blade.org Establishes Global Customer Advisory Council to Guide Blade Standard and Future Solutions
March 16, 2007	Blade.org Launches Initiative to Expand Blade Ecosystem in Germany
February 16, 2007	Global Venture Capital Firms Invest More Than $1 Billion in Blade.org Members
February 16, 2007	Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Blades Video Surveillance System
February 12, 2007	Leading Vendors, Analysts and Publications to Participate in BladeSystems Insight
October 10, 2006	NetXen Elected to Blade.org Board of Directors
June 9, 2006	BLADE.ORG EXPANDS ROSTER WITH 17 NEW COMPANIES
April 17, 2006	BLADE.ORG GROWS TO 60 COMPANIES
February 8, 2006	Blade.org Is Open for Innovation

Blade.org Member Company News Releases

2007-09

May 12, 2009	Emulex and ServerEngines Partner to Deliver Converged Networking Solutions
April 21, 2009	VMware Unveils the Industry's First Operating System for Building the Internal Cloud—VMware vSphere™ 4
April 21, 2009	VMware vSphere™ 4 Provides 'Always On IT' for SMB and Branch Office IT Environments
April 7, 2009	Arista Delivers Industry's First 10G Pass-Through Card for IBM BladeCenter
April 7, 2009	Brocade Unveils Server Consolidation and Network Convergence Vision
March 30, 2009	IBM's New Generation of Intel(R)-based Servers, Software Cuts Through Data Center Chaos
March 30, 2009	QLogic Extends Industry Lead in FCoE Market with Multiple Tier One OEM Design Wins
February 23, 2009	IBM Delivers Software to Ontario Universities via Cloud Computing
February 23, 2009	Devon IT Announces Comprehensive New Thin Client Solutions Orderable from IBM
February 19, 2009	Emulex Announces OneConnect – The Industry's First Universal Converged Network Adapter Platform
February 18, 2009	BLADE Brings Virtual, Cooler, Easier Top of Rack Switches to Data Center Solution Providers
February 18, 2009	BLADE’s New RackSwitch G8124 With SFP+ Brings Rackonomics to Data Center Networks
February 17, 2009	ServerEngines Makes Available 10Gb Converged Network Adapter (CNA) Cards for IBM Servers
February 17, 2009	VirtenSys Broadens its Portfolio of Network Interfaces
February 12, 2009	Voltaire To Deliver 40 Gb/s Switch for IBM BladeCenter
February 10, 2009	QLogic Gains HBA Market Share Over Nearest Competitor in 2008, Further Strengthens Number One Position
February 9, 2009	IBM Unveils Building Blocks for 21st Century Infrastructure
January 28, 2009	NetXen Ramps up Production of Dual Port 10GbE and Quad Port 1GbE Adapters
January 27, 2009	BLADE Network Technologies Delivers Industry's First Migration-Aware Ethernet Switches for Virtualized Data Centers
January 27, 2009	Double-Take® Software's New GeoCluster® Enables Cost Effective Stretch Clustering for Microsoft Hyper-V
January 14, 2009	NetApp and Symantec Improve Archive Storage Efficiency and Data Protection
December 18, 2008	QLogic Announces Networking Storage Solutions for IBM BladeCenter
December 16, 2008	BLADE Network Technologies Maintains Dominance in Blade Server Switch Market
December 16, 2008	Network Products Guide Honors BLADE CEO With Technology Industry's 2009 Most Valuable Performers Award
December 16, 2008	Voltaire Switches Accelerate Seven of the Top 10 World’s Most Energy-Efficient Supercomputers
December 11, 2008	NetXen Launches Evaluation Program for Volume 10GbE Adapters, Quad Port 1GbE Adapters
December 8, 2008	NetXen Completes Multi-Vendor Interoperability Testing for SFP+ Direct Attach Copper Products
November 24, 2008	OpenService Announces Industry-First Risk-Based Security Metrics in InfoCenter Version 5.1
November 18, 2008	BLADE Network Technologies' "Virtual, Cooler, Easier" 10 Gigabit Ethernet RackSwitches Provide Unique Advantages for IBM's High-Performance Cluster Computing
November 17, 2008	Fulcrum to Demonstrate Converged 10GbE Network at SC08
November 13, 2008	IBM Unveils New Servers With Enhanced Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors
November 6, 2008	NetXen Announces Record 10-Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments in First Half 2008
November 5, 2008	BLADE To Present "10G Ethernet: Ready for Major Breakthrough" at Supercomputing '08
November 5, 2008	Chelsio Delivers Unified Wire for Windows Server 2008
November 3, 2008	Mellanox Introduces the Industry's First 10GBASE-T LAN on Motherboard (LOM)
October 24, 2008	North Carolina State University and IBM Extend Access to Educational Resources through Cloud Computing
October 23, 2008	IBM and Intel® Drive Adoption of Open Switch Specification for Blade Servers
October 15, 2008	Intel Acquires NetEffect
October 15, 2008	Intel Ships Enterprise-Class Solid-State Drives
October 13, 2008	Mellanox ConnectX 10GigE Mezzanine Adapter for IBM BladeCenter Is Blade.org Compliant
October 13, 2008	GORE™ SFP+ Assembly — Cost-Effective Alternative to Fiber Optic Modules
October 7, 2008	New IT Optimization Offerings From IBM Reduce Cost and Complexity for Midsize Companies
October 7, 2008	Adaptec Raid Storage Processor Technology Integrated Into IBM BladeCenter™
October 1, 2008	IBM Delivers Breakthrough Storage Capability on Office Blade Computing Solution
September 25, 2008	VMware Improves Desktop User Experience with Licensing Agreement from Wyse Technology
September 15, 2008	Devon IT Releases Virtual Desktop Solution Bundle with Next-Generation Thin Client
September 2, 2008	IBM Introduces First Blade Server to Reduce Security Threats, Optimize Network Traffic
September 2, 2008	CloudShield® Announces Applications for the IBM Blade Center
August 26, 2008	NextIO Announces the Adaptive Connect™ Platform Enabling the Largest 'I/O Choice without Change'
August 12, 2008	NetXen Brings 10 Gigabit Ethernet into the Mainstream With Ultra-Flexible Quad-to-10Gig FlexLOM-enabled Intelligent NICs
August 7, 2008	IBM Announces Products and Initiatives to Enable Next-Gen Linux
August 7, 2008	IBM Contributes Open-Source Code for Linux Supercomputers
August 7, 2008	BLADE Network Technologies Simplifies Blade and Rack-Level Network Environments
August 5, 2008	QLogic Ships World's First FCoE Converged Network Adapters
July 28, 2008	Rackable Systems to Include IBM Blades in “ICE Cube” Modular Data Center Offering
July 24, 2008	Green 500 List Puts IBM Supercomputers at the Top
July 22, 2008	NextIO and Broadcast International Team for Breakthrough HD Video Demo
July 7, 2008	Chelsio 10GbE Adapters certified For VMWare ESX 3.5 hypervisor
July 1, 2008	BLADE Brings Rackonomics to Blade Users With Future-Proof 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet Uplink Switch
June 27, 2008	Voltaire Announces Support for IBM iDataPlex System
June 25, 2008	Mellanox InfiniBand Accelerates IBM System Cluster 1350
June 16, 2008	VirtenSys Demonstrates PCI Express Based I/O Virtualization Utilizing Standard 10Gb Ethernet I/O Adapter in Collaboration With Neterion
June 10, 2008	NetApp Accelerates Time to Market with New Engineering and High-Performance Computing Solutions
June 10, 2008	VMware Launches ThinApp 4.0 to Run Virtually Any App on Any Windows OS without Conflict
June 4, 2008	QLogic Hosts Test Drive of Fibre Channel Over Ethernet With 16 Other Industry Leaders
June 3, 2008	NetApp Introduces SANscreen Suite of Products Backed by Global Sales and Support
June 3, 2008	APC and TAC to Integrate with IBM Software to Provide Energy Efficient Data Center Solutions
June 2, 2008	APC Wins "Best Data Center Innovation" Award at BladeSystems Insight Event
May 14, 2008	Teak Intros R3000, a New Category of Applications-Centric AZ-10GE ToR Switching Solution
May 13, 2008	IBM Offers High Performance Computing Outside the Lab
April 23, 2008	IBM Debuts New Category of Server for Web 2.0 Computing
April 9, 2008	BLADE Network Technologies Teams with Emulex and NetApp to Pioneer FCoE Technology for Blade Servers
March 31, 2008	IBM Unveils Austria's First Green Data Center at kika/Leiner
March 28, 2008	Teak Technologies Raises 10GE Performance Bar to Unmatched Level
March 27, 2008	Breakthrough Solution Enabling Open Office Deployment of Blade Servers Launched by Kell Systems
March 26, 2008	IBM, Academia Launch Autonomic Research Collaboration for Cloud Computing
March 26, 2008	Bull strengthens its Bio Data Center offering with a new NovaScale blade server
March 12, 2008	Devon IT, CentriServ Announce Availability of SMB Alternative Desktop Bundle
March 3, 2008	Teak Technologies Invited to Join the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center
February 26, 2008	Server-Desktop Solution Center Named IBM-Certified BladeCenter and Storage Solution Center (BSSC) Facility
February 25, 2008	NetEffect Debuts 10Gb Accelerated Ethernet Adapter In SFP+ Form Factor
February 5, 2008	Gore Demonstrates Next-Generation Active Copper Interconnects at DesignCon 2008
February 4, 2008	CloudShield® Announces Collaboration With IBM® On a Deep Packet Inspection Solution
February 4, 2008	Blade Network Technologies Recognized As "Hot Company" for 2008
January 29, 2008	IBM Brings World's Fastest Chip, New Virtualization Technology to SMB Customers
January 28, 2008	Devon IT Debuts New 6050 Model at 2008 Citrix Summit
January 22, 2008	Frost & Sullivan Lauds Blade Network Technologies' 10GE Innovation
January 22, 2008	ClearCube Introduces New Hardware Enhancements - PC Blade-Based Centralized Computing Solutions
January 14, 2008	GoAhead Announces Availability of Ready-to-Deploy Service Availability Forum AIS Implementation
January 13, 2008	IBM Introduces Unique, Secure Blade Solution for Retailers
January 7, 2008	APC-MGE Receives 2007 Global Data Center Solutions Company of the Year Award
December 18, 2007	GoAhead Software, IBM, Solid Information Technology and Tail-f Systems Take Carrier-Grade, Application-Ready Platform on the Road
December 14, 2007	Chelsio Ships 10Gb Ethernet Unified Wire Expansion Card For IBM BladeCenter
December 11, 2007	IBM and Bull expand relationship with new initiatives for the UNIX and Blade markets
November 19, 2007	IBM Design Breakthroughs Push Boundaries of Blade Servers
November 19, 2007	Bull reinforces initiative for Data Centre efficiency
November 14, 2007	Chelsio Ships 10Gb Ethernet Unified Wire Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter
November 13, 2007	Aristos Logic Receives the Prestigious Applied Innovation Award for Business Excellence
November 12, 2007	NetEffect Offers High-performance, Lowest-power, 10Gb Accelerated Ethernet Adapter for IBM BladeCenter H in New Smaller Form Factor
November 7, 2007	IBM Powers Data Center Energy Efficiency and Availability
November 5, 2007	Arastra Launches 10 Gigabit Datacenter Ethernet Switch Family
October 15, 2007	Aristos Logic Announces Availability of the Industry's First Multi-protocol RAID Storage Processor Device
October 4, 2007	IBM Brings Efficiency -- and Quiet -- to the Front Office
October 2, 2007	Teradici and Ericom Optimize PC-over-IP™ Computing
September 26, 2007	Kuma Games Gets Real With IBM, One Episode at a Time
September 18, 2007	Mellanox ConnectX™ IB InfiniBand Adapters Accelerate IBM BladeCenter® H
September 10, 2007	Devon IT Launches Industry's First Desktop Virtualization Lab
September 1, 2007	Sirius Computer Solutions Acquires Strategic Computer Solutions (SCS)
August 29, 2007	IBM Doubles Down on Cell Blade
August 20, 2007	IBM Collaborates to Bring Blade Computing to Smaller Firms
August 8, 2007	Teak Technologies Announces Availabilty of 10-Gb Congestion-Free Ethernet Switching Solution for IBM BladeCenter
August 7, 2007	Teak Technologies and Neterion Demonstrate 10-Gb Congestion-Free Ethernet Switching Solution for IBM BladeCenter
August 7, 2007	Teak Technologies Increases Green Quotient With 10-Gb Congestion-Free Ethernet Switching
August 6, 2007	Wyse and Novell Collaborate on Linux Thin Clients
August 6, 2007	NetEffect Introduces High-Performance, Lowest-Power, 10Gb Ethernet Adapter for IBM BladeCenter H System
July 24, 2007	Ericom Announces IBM BladeCenter® Virtualization Solution
July 11, 2007	APC Announces New BLADE READY™ Program Partners
June 26, 2007	Brocade Announces SAN Interoperability Solution for IBM BladeCenter Open Fabric
June 26, 2007	Zeus Technology launches datacenter load balancing solution
June 21, 2007	QLogic Introduces QLogic Intelligent Pass-Thru Module for IBM BladeCenter
June 19, 2007	Continuous Computing ® Announces Collaboration with IBM for BladeCenter Packet Processing
June 18, 2007	Teradici Unveils Breakthrough PC-over-IP Technology
June 13, 2007	IBM Shrinks Integrated Blade Computing System for Smaller Firms
May 24, 2007	NetXen Wins Illustrious Best of Interop Grand Prize
May 22, 2007	Fulcrum Microsystems Unveils ControlPoint 10G Ethernet Switch Management Software Suite
May 22, 2007	QLogic Ships Industry's First Ethernet and Fibre Channel Combo Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter
May 22, 2007	OpenService InfoCenter™ Version 4.5 Extends Capabilities of SIEM Solutions
May 14, 2007	Broadcom Drives 10 Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity with First Single-Chip, Dual-Port 10GbE C-NIC
May 10, 2007	Eaton Joins IBM For Data Center Energy Efficiency Initiative In New York City
May 10, 2007	IBM Unveils Plan to Combat Data Center Energy Crisis; Allocates $1 Billion
May 1, 2007	Teak Technologies Previews World's First 10-Gb Congestion-Free Ethernet Switching Solution for IBM BladeCenter
May 1, 2007	IBM Unveils New Blade "Eco" System for Next-Generation Client Computing
April 26, 2007	Chelsio Delivers 10Gb Ethernet Unified Wire For IBM BladeCenter
April 25, 2007	NetXen Delivers First 10G Ethernet PCIe SR Adapter for IBM System x Servers
April 23, 2007	Zeus Technology launches connection broker for virtual desktops
April 17, 2007	Nallatech Announces Strategic Agreement with Intel To Develop FSB FPGA Accelerator Modules and Design Tools
April 12, 2007	IBM Helps Clients Deploy "Low Carb" IT
April 10, 2007	OpenService Enterprise Event Management (EEM) Portfolio Qualified as Blade.org Solution
April 6, 2007	IBM Cools the Data Center at W3i and Freeze.com With Bladed Infrastructure
March 19, 2007	New IBM Supercomputer Thrusts University of Kentucky Into Top Ranks
March 12, 2007	Intel Marks Energy-Efficient Milestone With Quad-Core Server Processors
March 7, 2007	Vivox® Calls on IBM to Give Voice to Online Gamers
March 6, 2007	Blade Server Switches to Lead 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) Adoption
February 19, 2007	Zumiez Maximizes Power Efficiency With IBM
February 16, 2007	OpenService, Inc and Mazu Networks Team to Provide Unified Threat Management Solution for IBM Development Labs
February 16, 2007	BLADE Network Technologies and NetXen Team Up to Equip Blade Servers with Industry's First 10 Gigabit Ethernet Solution
February 16, 2007	Netic improves network performance using Zeus Technology's ZXTM Virtual Appliance on Blades
February 8, 2007	Brocade to Deliver Its First Interoperability Solution for Blade Server SAN Switches
February 7, 2007	IBM and Raytheon Deliver Technology Solution for Next Generation Navy Destroyers
February 6, 2007	IBM Drives "Fort Knox"-Like Security Into Virtualized Data Centers
February 6, 2007	Boomtown Tech: Marana Selects IBM Services and Technology for Growth
February 6, 2007	Narus Announces NarusInsight Secure Suite 6
February 5, 2007	QLogic Announces Industry's First iSCSI HBAs for VMware Infrastructure 3
February 5, 2007	VMware Introduces a New Virtualization Management Bundle for SMBs
January 29, 2007	BLADE Network Technologies Is Frontrunner in 10 Gigabit Ethernet Blade Networking
January 29, 2007	Symantec to Acquire Altiris
January 25, 2007	IBM Computer Servers Halve Energy Use
January 22, 2007	Sun and Intel Announce Landmark Agreement
January 15, 2007	BNT Delivers First Native 10GbE Switch in IBM's New Virtual Fabric Architecture
January 15, 2007	IBM Introduces Virtual Fabric Architecture for BladeCenter
January 8, 2007	Citrix Completes Acquisition of Ardence Inc.
January 5, 2007	Devon IT Offers On-Demand Webcast Of IBM's Seven Benefits Of Server-Based Desktops
January 4, 2007	Altiris® Virtualization Solution Receives 2007 InfoWorld Technology Award

2006

December 20, 2006	Citrix to Acquire Ardence Inc. Enabling On Demand Provisioning for Application Delivery
December 20, 2006	QLogic Earns "First & Foremost" Designation from The Tolly Group
December 19, 2006	QLogic SANbox 9000 Core Switches and SANbox 5600 Stackable Switches Qualified
December 18, 2006	APC Offers $150,000 of Security Against Hardware Damage from Thermal Events
December 3, 2006	IBM Dials Blades for Next-Gen Telco Network
November 28, 2006	Avnet Technology Solutions Responds to Increasing Demand
November 9, 2006	IBM Revs Up Performance of x86 Servers With New Quad-Core Processors
October 3, 2006	Network Appliance Achieves Milestone of 10,000 SAN Production Deployments
October 2, 2006	Intel, VMware Expand Virtualization Capabilities
September 26, 2006	Aristos Logic Joins Blade.Org
September 26, 2006	OPENSERVICE LAUNCHES NEW VERSION OF SECURITY SOLUTION
September 14, 2006	SilverStorm InfiniBand Shipments Reach Milestone
June 12, 2006	IBM Extends Lead in Blade Compatibility and Innovation