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ClearCube (also known as ClearCube Technology or ClearCube Holdings) is a computer systems manufacturer based in Austin, Texas, best known for its blade PC products. Founded in 1997 by Barry Thornton as Vicinity Systems,[1][2] the company has been called "the blade PC pioneer" by The Register,[3] and "the long-standing leader in the blade PC hardware arena" by InfoWorld.[4] In 2005, ClearCube derived about a third of its revenue from virtual infrastructure products in the financial services sector,[5] the other major customers were in the health-care and government sectors, who also were enticed by the security of a centrally managed desktop infrastructure.[1][2]
Partnerships and competition
Until 2005, IBM was a reseller of the entire product line of ClearCube. Afterwards, IBM bundled some of its own hardware with ClearCube's software, and also diversified its software offering to include Citrix and VMWare products.[4] When IBM sold its PC division to Lenovo, the latter also began reselling ClearCube blades.[1][6] Other major PC manufactures, like HP, also began to compete in the blade PC niche around this time.[6][7] Other resellers of ClearCube products included Hitachi, CompuCom, and SAIC.[1]
In 2008, ClearCube spun off its software division as VDIworks, but the two companies remain closely associated in OEM partnership, and share the same investors and owners.[8] In January 2008, ClearCube also introduced products implementing Teradici's PC-over-IP protocol, including two dual DVI thin clients, the I9420 I/Port and C7420 C/Port, which connect to the blades using copper-based and fiber-optic Ethernet, respectively.[9]
See also
- virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
References
- ^ a b c d Deni Connor, (July 18, 2005) Lenovo deal gives ClearCube a boost. PC blade maker ClearCube gets major reseller deal, Network World
- ^ a b Larry Greenemeier, (January 9, 2003) ClearCube Lands Another $20 Million In Funding. New money will support the company's blade desktop-computing technology., InformationWeek
- ^ Ashlee Vance, (26th May 2004) ClearCube puts bells and whistles on blade PC, El Reg
- ^ a b China Marten (November 14, 2005) IBM, ClearCube to extend relationship, Infoworld
- ^ Darrell Dunn, (January 30, 2006) ClearCube, DataSynapse Add Grid-Enabled PC Blade Platform, InformationWeek
- ^ a b Tom Krazit, (Jul 11, 2005) Lenovo to Resell ClearCube Blade PCs, PC World
- ^ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/27/hp_ships_blade_pc/
- ^ David Marshall, (May 5, 2008) ClearCube spins off software business to VDIworks, InfoWorld
- ^ Agam Shah, (January 24, 2008) ClearCube announces thin clients, Computerworld
Further reading
- Michael Kanellos (September 20, 2002) Start-up brings 'blades' to the desktop, CNET News
- Shelley Solheim (June 8, 2006) ClearCube readies new PC blade tools, InfoWorld
- Oliver Rist, February 4, 2005 ClearCube makes good blade system even better, InfoWorld
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