IBM spinoff takes new server approach

CNET: “A start-up spun off from IBM has begun selling a thin “blade” server with a less radical approach than
competitors trying to pack computing horsepower as densely as possible.

OmniCluster Technologies has begun selling servers that plug into existing servers’ PCI slots–the same type of
connection commonly used to attach devices such as network cards and storage system controllers to servers. The
method essentially sets up a miniature network between the host server and all the OmniCluster servers plugged into
it, said Chief Executive Chris Fleck.”