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EGENERA BladeFrame AVAILABLE ON immixTechnology GSA SCHEDULE

Egenera Inc, a leader in utility computing, announced that its Egenera BladeFrame system, BladeFrame ES system and support services are available to federal government agencies through immixTechnology's GSA (General Services Administration) Schedule contract, GS-35F-0330J. Under this agreement, immixTechnology will help to facilitate the government procurement process and accelerate the sale of Egenera solutions to the public sector.

"Our government customer base is looking for ways to dramatically reduce datacenter costs, mitigate server sprawl, create business continuity and operate in a mission-critical way," said Art Richer, vice president at immixTechnology. "We are very pleased to be working with Egenera, a leading provider of utility computing solutions, to bring these benefits to government agencies."

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United States government and military organizations worldwide are already relying on Egenera's utility computing solution, the BladeFrame, to dramatically reduce costs and increase availability for IT initiatives. Agencies leveraging the Egenera system include U.S. Intelligence Agencies, the Department of Defense, the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, the United States Army and multiple e-Gov functions.

"As utility computing initiatives are implemented, the ability to reduce costs and increase availability is proving vital to the productivity and success of the government enterprise," said Doug Duenkel, vice president of federal operations at Egenera. "We have made the U.S. public sector a strategic focus and value our relationship with immixTechnology for their thorough understanding of enterprise computing and the government end user."