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To: dmf who wrote (67611)	10/30/1998 9:37:00 AM
From: dmf	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Intel's Release on Thin Servers: intel.com It's from September but thought I should offer it after the last post. I can see people comfortable with an "add-on" strategy rather than feeling they have to build in all the possibilities. Small businesses are often concerned about the cost and have to do things on an as-needed basis. Anyone out there know how this is going? dmf

To: dmf who wrote (67611)	10/30/1998 12:55:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 186894

<I listened but want to hear more. Anyone have actual first-hand knowledge/use of such a server?> Don't have first-hand knowledge of such a server, but for some reason, I feel I will in my near-term future. As for the existence of the "thin server", it's no secret that Intel has been pursuing a strategy of market segmentation. What isn't very well-known is that Intel is also segmenting the server/workstation market into three areas. The lowest server segment currently goes no higher than two-way systems. This is probably where this "thin server" fits into. These servers will be supported by chipsets which are basically derivatives of desktop chipsets (i.e. 440BX -> 440GX). The mid-range server segment currently covers four-way systems and utilize chipsets like the 440FX (Pentium Pro) and 450NX (Xeon). These mid-range servers are the same ones that you see advertised in a catalog and on PC Magazine by Dell, Compaq, and IBM. The highest server segment currently covers servers with eight or more processors. These are the massive big-iron servers built by specialists like Sequent. Intel's acquisition of Corollary and the Profusion technology intends to cover this area. As for "thin servers" themselves, I personally feel that name is a misnomer, since it implies that the server itself is nothing more than a dumb terminal. I feel that "shrink-wrapped servers" would be a much more fitting name, even if it does sound weird. The focus of such shrink-wrapped servers isn't solely on cost, but on cost combined with ease of setup and maintenance. It would be interesting to see how well Intel can guide this new concept into fruition. Tenchusatsu