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To: Paul Engel who wrote (84545)	6/27/1999 1:16:00 AM
From: Gerald Walls	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

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To: Paul Engel who wrote (84545)	6/27/1999 6:38:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul, excellent article on IBM selectively bringing mainframe technology into their Netfinity servers, and increasing market share in servers. Like you, I really like this prediction: "It's the flow that IBM must have. Intel-based servers account for $1 out of every $4 spent on computer servers worldwide. By 2003, that will be $1 out of every $2, according to IDC. Wasn't there some guy around here talking about some RAS thing or other being important? I love the part below: ''We tried everything that could happen,'' says Frank Governale, vice-president for operations at CBS News (CBS), which bought 14 Netfinity servers. CBS News was looking for servers to replace an aging 12-year-old system, but it wanted machines that were ultrareliable. IBM set up a Netfinity server and had a CBS technician start pulling out parts, including the power supply and disk drives. The machine just kept running. Should something still go awry, IBM has an answer for that, too. Every machine has software designed to monitor the entire system, constantly on the lookout for impending failures--before the server can crash. The software senses something is about to go kaput, say a disk drive or power supply, and automatically sends a message to an IBM service center. If the problem can't be fixed online, a repair person is then dispatched with a new part. HP having a little fun about IBM, the one company that definitely makes money is Intel: Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HWP) has licensed IBM's Hot Add and Hot Plug technology for its servers. Quips Michael D. Lambert, senior vice-president of Dell's Enterprise Systems Group: ''They probably make money off us and lose money on desktops and servers.'' Tony