Starting late this month, IBM blade server customers will have the option ... applications to Linux," he said. "And look at the cost to put Microsoft on the blades. Say it costs about $700 for ...

The company started shipping its LS20 Opteron-based server blades, which were first discussed in April, said Tim Dougherty, director of BladeCenter marketing at Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM. The blades ...