IBM unveils new BladeCenter

IBM Corp. Wednesday rolled out a new BladeCenter chassis and several blade servers, including a blade based on the Cell processor IBM is developing with Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. that is used in Sony's PlayStation game console.
IBM's new chassis, dubbed the BladeCenter H, increases the amount of I/O bandwidth available to blade servers, which allows data to travel some 10 times faster than in previous systems. The BladeCenter also comes with a new management tool, the Advanced Management Module, which integrates with IBM's Director and Tivoli products to help IT managers install and manage their systems from one central location. The BladeCenter H and Advanced Management Module will be available in March.