Google Goes With Dell For Search Appliance

Dell Wednesday unveiled a new line of servers that will use Intel's Dempsey and Woodcrest processors and said it will custom manufacture a search appliance for Google based on the new line. <P> Dell's new PowerEdge servers, available in 1u, 2u or 5u/tower configurations, will use Intel's new Xeon 5000 and 5100 processors, formerly code-named Dempsey and Woodcrest, respectively. Dell said the systems also will include a programmable LCD that enables a visual diagnosis of server problems. <P> Search giant Google is using Dell to build servers for its corporate search appliance as well as load on the software and put on a custom bezel, a Dell spokesman said. "We will actually apply a unique bezel to the front of the server," he said. "It will be a Google product unique to Google's design." <P> The spokesman said Dell does some custom manufacturing in the Industry Solutions Group of its Americas Business Unit. <P> Last month, the two companies announced Dell would bundle its systems with Google's desktop software, which integrates several software applications and Google's toolbar. <P> Dell said the PowerEdge 1950, 2900 and 2950 based on Dempsey CPUs are immediately available at prices starting at about $1,749. Systems based on Woodcrest, including a blade, will be available in the "coming weeks," according to Dell. All the servers will use Serial Attached SCSI for storage.

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