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[j3pflynn]

pfosse - If I recall, it has to do with the focus of their purpose.

http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/767114.html
The following IBM System x and BladeCenter products were introduced on Tuesday:

1. BladeCenter LS41 - Enterprise class scalable 2-way to 4-way blade; targeted for ERP, data marts, data warehouses, databases and HPC clusters.
2. BladeCenter LS21 - Enterprise class 2-way blade optimized for performance computing; targeted for financial services, scientific, high performance computing, databases.
3. System x3755 - For mid-market, large enterprise customers, targeted for scientific computing, such as weather simulations and crash test analysis.
4. System x3655 - Business performance server, targeted for database/ERP, business intelligence, IPTV and Video on Demand applications.
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System x3455 - High performance compute node, targeted for scientific and technical computing, database and Linux clusters.