HP today introduced the new HP ProLiant G6 server line, which delivers double the performance of previous generations, enabling customers to get more value out of every IT dollar.

The HP ProLiant G6 line’s advances in energy efficiency, virtualization and automation, make it ideal for all customers. These innovations are combined with comprehensive financing programs and service offerings to redefine server economics. The new HP ProLiant G6 servers are available in 11 standards-based tower, rack and blade platforms. This represents the largest HP ProLiant rollout in company history.

Dell today introduced five new blade, rack and tower PowerEdge servers based on the new Intel® Xeon® 5500 Series processors. Dell designed its 11th generation of servers with input from IT professionals worldwide to help companies do more with less by simplifying data center operations, improving performance and energy efficiency, and lowering total cost of ownership.

The new Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers are available today on www.dell.com/PowerEdge starting at $1,599 or through any of Dell’s more than 40,000 Global PartnerDirect Channel Partners.

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Intel Corporation introduced 17 enterprise-class processors today, led by the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series. They are Intel’s most revolutionary server processors since addressing the market with the Intel Pentium® Pro processor almost 15 years ago.

Intel will formally launch the Nehalem EP architecture today. A majority of vendors including HP, Dell, IBM and others are expected to unveil their product lines based on the new architecture. Dell already has provided a preview of their Nehalem roll-out last week. With Intel adopting a direct memory connect architecture, a new processor performance war is beginning. Initial processors will feature four cores; six and eight cores are expected later this year.