HP Unveils C-Class Blade Servers

Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Company Wednesday launched a web server The company claims will reduce by half the cost of maintaining corporate data centers .

HP officials said the company BladeSystem C-class, it is very easy to establish and maintain than its previous "blade" server models or provided by competitors, such as International Business Machines Corp.

blade is thin, self-contained server, administrators can plug into a network as needed. Machine, which is used to provide website and handle other computing chores, are a 10 billion US dollars per year market and make speed up the fastest-growing part of the server business, said that Anlifumoer, Executive Vice President for HPs server group.

HPs latest products will be available in July at unspecified prices, formed by the initiative, HP has been called "adaptive infrastructure" .

Its design automation, many of the most time-consuming tasks set up and maintain large fleets of servers.

Its competitors, including similar initiatives from IBM, Sun Microsystems and other opponent.

BladeSystem C-class servers, can be used for remote management of technology known as virtualization. It also integrates software, automated process add printers, storage devices and other equipment.

HPs management software allows a typical administrator to manage 200 separate device, a 10-fold improvement, HP executives said.

New architecture also reduces electricity consumption by half with the old system, helping customers tame the rising cost of its power system and remain calm, HP said.

HP shares closed at 30.14 US dollars, up 35 cents, in Wednesday trading in the new New York Stock Exchange.