Jim Ganthier, director of BladeSystem for HP, said SMBs account for about half of IT revenues, but technology vendors too often provides smaller customers with only "watered-down versions of enterprise class solutions" instead of products specifically intended to meet the needs of mid-market businesses.
The recently introduced Shorty, or BladeSystem c3000, provides much of the same attributes that are found in HP's previously introduced BladeSystem products, but in a format that can more easily used and managed by smaller staffs that don't have deep and specialized IT knowledge, Ganthier said.
"Truthfully most SMBs have been unhappy when they purchase IT products because they really don't fit their requirements," he said. "We believe they deserve to have products built to uniquely to address their needs."
Shorty comes in a more compact enclosure than normally associated with HP's BladeSystem. The enclosure will accommodate up to eight blades, plugs into a standard wall electricity outlet. It is available now.
IBM on Thursday announced it will make its upcoming BladeCenter S available in an "office ready kit" designed to run "virtually anywhere in the office."
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