First fruits of IBM Corp’s tie-up with Network File System server specialist Auspex System Inc, Santa Clara, California, are also built around the basic Rios 1 chip set. The 7051 network file server models 800 and 840 – aimed at sophisticated network system users – come with up to eight Ethernet ports and up to 48Gb and 144Gb disk respectively. Prices go from $177,600 with deliveries to begin in May.
