Nortel Spinoff Blade Network Technologies Aims To Virtualize Datacenter Racks

BLADE Network Technologies, the data-center server-switch company spun off from Nortel two years ago, announces the availability of its new RackSwitch network virtualization switches—the only switches designed specifically for IBM’s iDataPlex, a custom-configured rack system featuring design innovations in cooling and efficiency to address Web 2.0-style computing.