Dell to attack high-end server market
C|Net | at | by Mike
Speed improvements to standard computer technology will allow Dell Computer to take on high-end server competitors such as IBM and Sun Microsystems in 2002, a Dell senior executive said Wednesday.
Dell is currently locked out of the market for high-end servers, which draw on the power of dozens of computer processors by linking them through a technique called symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP). SMP uses various high-speed communication technologies to connect the CPUs, which can then collectively handle heavy-duty tasks, such as managing Wal-Mart's orders or processing Goldman Sachs' trades. With its most powerful machine being a relatively small eight-processor system, Dell hasn't been able to tackle the high-end market and its masses of CPUs.