For Dell's growth plan to work, software allies like Microsoft and Oracle and chipmakers like Intel and Broadcom must develop technology that allows switches and routers to be assembled from off-the-rack components--the way PCs and servers have been built for years.

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For Dell's growth plan to work, software allies, such as Microsoft and Oracle, and chipmakers, such as Intel and Broadcom, must develop technology that allows switches and routers to be assembled from off-the-rack components--the way PCs and servers have been built for years.

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The gen2 unit features a sleek, all-black enclosure, but the real improvement is the addition of an infrared-out port, which provides more flexibility for customers who keep their components in a cabinet or rack.

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On the Blade Network web site (note the .net address or you wind up on a site about hand-crafted knives) the company illustrates a rack with two Intel Xeon quad core blade servers with other components for high speed messaging and switches.

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