As the problem scales, a bottleneck at the server end grows worse.
There are different level of security needs and on-board localized security capabilities and server end security have been improving rapidly because of the need to support iOS and Android.
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For example, if the cloud detects that the client has high-end graphics, it can let the client do some rendering, transmitting abbreviated math that describes the function to be rendered, rather than forcing the server end to do the work centrally and ship lots of pixel values down the line.
"We think all the Web pages need to be generated from an application server that end users can access and that is tied to back-end databases, " says Burson, who believes NetWare 5.1 will address this issue.
Sun Microsystems, which specialises in high-end server computers, is adding much more software to its product mix.
The company has also struggled broadening the base for its Itanium high-end server chip (See "Intel Kicks Off Overhaul").
Now Intel is combining its cost advantage over AMD and embrace of cooler chips to take back the high-end server business.
However, since the launch of its Bulldozer architecture, AMD has seen a steady increase in demand for its high-end server processors.
Though it can be used as a phone, the BlackBerry's power lies in its ability to push e-mail automatically from the company server to the end user.
Fujitsu is kicking off a big push into the U.S. computer market with a high-end server intended to take on IBM and Hewlett-Packard in their home turf.
More important, says Carr, Sun's other motive may be inspiring an industry shift--one that could mean more high-end server sales and reverse a growing trend toward sales of cheaper Windows and Linux servers.
The superior performance and high-reliability Spinpoint F4 is engineered for high-end computing in PCs, Macs, high-end workstations and server applications.
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With its low-end workstation and server markets coming under attack from economy-class machines using off-the-shelf Intel chips and Microsoft NT software, Palo Alto, Calif.
"Sharing the workload across client and server offers automotive manufacturers and end-users the best of both worlds, " said Andy Gryc, automotive product marketing manager, QNX Software Systems.
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Initially, Linux, which is rapidly taking share from Windows in the low end of the server market, was seen as an insurrection against Microsoft and its proprietary approach to technology.
On the back end, one server shelf can serve up to 15 players an HD (read: 720p) feed simultaneously, and graphical artefacting is kept to a minimum because it streams over the operator's managed network.
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And, in its lower-end Intel-based server market, Compaq is facing stiffer competition, not least from Dell.
Tap in Indonesia.com, Malaysia.com or Vietnam.com and you'll end up in the server of Vancouver company Communicate.com touting the domains for sale.
Instead of grabbing content from the nearest DNS server, which could be half way across the world, now CDNs can grab content from the server that is closest to the end user.
Mr. Chertoff counseled companies to think long and hard about retaliating on their own, noting that they could end up crippling a server that controls hospital equipment, while also unwittingly hosting malware.
And so in the case of the set-top box you typically would store the video back on the server, either the Media Center server in the home, or the your video provider server back at the head-end.
In the past Intel has first put its newest process technology to work in pricey server processors and chips for high-end gaming machines.
The SnapLogic server can then become the one place that end users look for access to approved data sources.
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Mobile Server beta one will be released at the end of this month, and commercial availability slated for next year, according to sources.
Netflix is also hitting the rumor mill with reports of 1.5TB of server space being staked out at the high-end Isilon hosting service.
Then in April, AMD Chief Executive Hector Ruiz told trade newspaper InfoWorld that AMD's server chip share would be 12% by the end of this year, even though the share had stopped growing.
Such dynamics will require high end servers to handle increased data load which can create potential for server microprocessor ASP growth.
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Some of the server categories include: SPARC enterprise servers, CoolThread servers, x64 servers and high-end servers.
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The chip is designed for high-end servers running the Unix operating system and has been launched with a new server designed around it.
We forecast that Intel Server Processor Market Share will increase slightly in the near term and remain flat thereafter till the end of Trefis forecast period.
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