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Blade Network Technologies

Blade Network Technologies

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BLADE Network Technologies, based in Santa Clara, California, was a supplier of Ethernet network switches for blade servers and server and storage data center racks.[1] BLADE became part of IBM System Networking in 2010. Later sold to Lenovo as part of purchase of IBM x86 server division [2]

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On February 13, 2006, Garnett & Helfrich Capital[3] established BLADE Network Technologies, Inc., as a privately held company from a spin-out of Nortel's Blade Server Switch Unit, focused on networking for the blade server market.[4][5] Vikram Mehta was president and CEO.[6]

In 2008, the company introduced its RackSwitch[7] line of top-of-rack 1-10 Gigabit Ethernet data center switches. IBM acquired BLADE in October 2010.[8] Lenovo acquired IBM's server business, including BLADE in 2014.[9]

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References

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    http://www.hoovers.com/Blade-Network-Technologies,-Inc./--HD__jrkhsrkrs,src__dbi--/free-co-dnb_factsheet.xdoc
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    "Lenovo Enters Datacenters with $2.3 Billion IBM X86 Server Deal". 23 January 2014.
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    Jennifer Mears (February 13, 2006). "Nortel spins off blade server switch business". Network World. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
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    "Garnett & Helfrich Creates New Company from Nortel Blade Server Switch Unit". Press release. February 13, 2006. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
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    "Vikram Mehta: Blade Network Technologies". Corporate biography page. Garnett & Helfrich Capital. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
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    Jim Duffy (April 23, 2008). "Blade Takes Virtualization to Data-Center Rack". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
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    "IBM to Acquire BLADE Network Technologies". press release. IBM. September 27, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
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    "Lenovo Completes Initial Closing for Acquisition of IBM's x86 Server Business". press release. IBM. October 1, 2014.
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