Appro's new third-generation blade cluster solution, The Appro Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer Series, unites the strengths of the company's two first-generation bladed cluster offerings — the rich feature set and management capabilities of the XtremeBlade and the strong price/performance of the HyperBlade — and then adds new features and a complete lights out system management control for the entire solution. The result is the Xtreme-X Supercomputer Series blade solution, a price-sensitive product with considerable flexibility and innovation. While the technical market for bladed servers is highly competitive and differentiating a product within it is an ongoing challenge, Appro's new Xtreme-X Supercomputer Series and the company's track record in technical computing create opportunities for Appro to grow share in this market.

This IDC white paper evaluates Appro's Xtreme-X2 Supercomputer based on the AMD Opteron™ processor and the Appro Cluster Engine™ management system in relation to the needs of this market. The paper also assesses the challenges and opportunities Appro faces in the technical computing market for bladed servers.

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