[July 17, 2006] In-Stat Report Explores How ATCA Platform Providers are Battling IBM For Telco Market Tweet SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. --(Business Wire)-- July 17, 2006 -- Competitors in the carrier-grade, blade-based server market for the telecom industry are gearing up for a major battle, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). In one corner are a group of industry heavyweights including Hewlett Packard, Motorola, Radisys, and Sun Microsystems, and in the opposite corner is IBM, the high-tech market research firm says. The AdvancedTCA platform is built on an open industry standard, while IBM's entry is a beefed-up version of its enterprise-class BladeCenter. "Although the IBM BladeCenter T may have a few disadvantages, IBM will present the BladeCenter series T platform to prospective customers as a product offering similar to AdvancedTCA platforms," says Norm Bogen, In-Stat analyst. "IBM is leveraging the strength it has with its Telco customer back office systems by offering a companion Central Office product known as the BladeCenter T." Recent research by In-Stat found the following: -- Telcos are now beginning to demand open, cost-effective, high-performance, next-generation, carrier-grade platforms in order to pass on improved performance and innovation to their customers at a reasonable cost. -- Platform providers feel that Telecom Equipment Makers are best served if they can minimize their cost by acquiring Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components to put together an application-ready platform rather than developing a platform using proprietary technology. -- AdvancedTCA platform providers offer Telcos and their customers reinforced protection of their long-term investment when introducing new functionality in their networks. The research, "A Comprehensive Comparison of Major AdvancedTCA Platforms Versus IBM's BladeCenter T" (#IN0602873NT), compares the major carrier-grade, blade-based platforms being offered to the telecom industry. It includes analysis of the competing technologies and products and of major vendor strategies. For more information on this research, please visit: http://www.instat.com/catalog/scatalogue.asp?id=28 or contact Tina Sheltra at 480-609-4531 or [email protected]. The price is $2,995 (US). About In-Stat Technology vendors, service providers, technology professionals and market specialists, worldwide, rely on In-Stat's experienced staff and in-depth research to support critical business, product and technology decisions. In-Stat's insights are derived from both a deep technology understanding and comprehensive research, which examines each segment of the value chain for each market. Regular and ongoing end-user demand and primary research surveys underpin much of the analysis, enabling In-Stat to provide incisive market knowledge and guidance on future market opportunities. In-Stat is a strategic segment of the $9 billion Reed Elsevier global information network, with access to an expansive worldwide electronic network, extensive technology databases and well-informed personnel. As a member of Reed Business Information, In-Stat is a division of the largest business-to-business publisher in the U.S. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]