Lenovo links with blade desktop maker

To me, it seems like that China is becoming a serious international threat - on the business front. In response, we now have Lenovo reselling blade desktop systems.

Lenovo will resell blade desktop systems from ClearCube Technologies as the Chinese giant kicks off its effort to woo the international set.

Under the deal, the two companies will cooperate to sell ClearCube’s blade systems, initially to the customers Lenovo acquired when it bought IBM’s PC unit. The units sold by Lenovo will bear ClearCube’s brand. IBM Global Services already resells ClearCube desktop systems.

Similar to blade servers, blade desktops are complete desktop PCs, but instead of coming in a plastic chassis, the computers are circuit boards stuffed into a rack in a computer room. At their desk, users have only a keyboard, mouse, monitor and a networking unit that connects them to their computer.

Putting the PCs in a rack cuts support and real estate costs, according to Raj Shah, chief marketing officer of ClearCube. Several financial firms and branches of the military have installed the company’s computers. (The North American Aerospace Defense Command uses them to scan the sky for incoming missiles.) [Read the rest]