“Intel can take the XESOS technology and incorporate it into other value-add products,” says Jason Bloomberg, an analyst with ZapThink. While Intel would not market its own distinct products to IT shops, OEMs could marry their hardware or software to the Intel technology to take advantage of the XML capabilities.

“One theory is that Intel is looking into building out its blade-management infrastructure, and XESOS can be a good software component that helps Intel offer XML networking capabilities,” Bloomberg says. Intel’s OEMs could take those capabilities and incorporate them into their blades. Sarvega was finding a niche in the blade market, signing a deal with Egenera to integrate its XML wares into the company’s BladeFrame System.

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