May 6, 2003 : HP Unveils ProLiant BL20p Blade Server

📅 May 6, 2003 - Hewlett-Packard (hp.com) today made a series of announcements regarding its new line of ProLiant blade servers.

In conjunction with today's Adaptive Enterprise strategy announcement, HP unveiled the next-generation ProLiant BL20p blade server. The new server is the first to deliver Intel Xeon GHz processors, complete with 533-MHz front-side bus.
According to the company, this updated BL20p blade server outperforms IBM's (ibm.com) latest blade offering in three important benchmarks - Microsoft(R) Exchange 2000, SPECweb99_SSL and the SAP(R) Standard Application Sales and Distribution (SD) Benchmark.
The next-generation HP ProLiant BL20p earned the top Microsoft Exchange 2000 Benchmark result for two-processor blade servers. It supported 9,500 MMB2 (users), which is more than a nine percent increase in users over the previously published two-processor IBM BladeCenter HS20 result.
Additionally, HP achieved a leading result for blade servers in the two-tier SAP Standard Application SD Benchmark, with 315 SAP SD Benchmark users andan average dialog response time of 1.97 seconds, surpassing IBM's blade result by 37 percent.
Finally, HP also posted a SPECweb99_SSL score of 1,242 conforming connections for the next-generation ProLiant BL20p server, which is the leading benchmark for two-processor blade servers. This score measures performance for companies executing high volumes of secure transactions over the Internet.
HP also announced that it has added a host of new blade server customers. The companies include Archstone Communities, Delta Singular, Hostopia, New Balance Athletic Shoe, Scripps Clinic, Singapore Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, and United Title Company.
"Since the debut of our first ProLiant blade server in January 2002, HP has led the industry in blade server hardware, software and technology innovation," said Brad Anderson, vice president, HP Industry Standard Servers. "The market for blades is buzzing, and customers are already realizing new performance capabilities coupled with space and cost savings that can positively affect their bottom lines."
Utilizing data from research consulting firm IDC (idc.com), HP reported that its share of the 2002 blade server market was at 49 percent worldwide.

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