Dell is claiming its two new PowerEdge servers trounce comparable IBM and HP servers, triple memory and still won't bust
the bank. Dell has unleashed two new PowerEdge serversthe R300 and
T300that it claims perform up to 31 percent better than comparable Hewlett-Packard
servers and up to 51 percent better than similar servers from IBM.
Dell is also claiming that the new servers have up to three times the memory
capacity and are thus better suited to handle memory-intensive applications
that smaller businesses stake their existences on, such as Microsoft Exchange.
Recession be damned: Dell on March 18 announced the new servers with a show
of bravado, saying that even amid economic concerns in some parts of the world,
server revenue is holding strong, with seven quarters of consecutive growth.
Dell has experienced three times the average market growth, said Barry
Jennings, chief researcher for Dell's Small and Medium Business group.
Jennings said a recent 12-country survey of Dell customers
showed that eliminating server slowdowns and failures is a top motivator for
the still-healthy server market.
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