IBM Collaborates With Clients and Business Partners to Bring Blade Computing to Smaller Firms

IBM Collaborates With Clients and Business Partners to Bring Blade Computing to Smaller Firms

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new initiatives to prepare business partners for the availability of BladeCenter S, the industry’s first blade computing system designed to help smaller firms simplify the management of their technology. In addition, IBM will enable select clients, IBM Business Partners and independent software vendors to provide feedback on final product development for BladeCenter S through a beta program.

IBM’s beta program for BladeCenter S spans over 10 countries and includes IBM Business Partners as well as clients. The goal of the beta program is to solicit feedback to help fine tune the BladeCenter S offering, finalizing such product details as the ability for clients to easily deploy and configure blade systems following a “wizard-based” installation interface.

Additionally, IBM Business Partners — including value-added resellers and independent software vendors — will be able to provide direct feedback to IBM on application integration, packaging and marketing for BladeCenter S.

“IBM detailed its forthcoming BladeCenter S offering to Logicalis in June, allowing us to prepare both our clients and our sales force for its delivery later this year,” said Kevin Gruneisen, IBM System x and BladeCenter brand manager, Logicalis. “We look forward to providing input to IBM that will help influence the final product and, ultimately, meet the needs of our mutual clients.”

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