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Title	Software as appliance: An easier approach?
Type	News
Source	NewsFactor Magazine Online 10/4/05
Summary	Software appliances promise to reduce the complexity of deploying and managing enterprise apps -- much like the ASPs of yesterday but without the privacy and compliance concerns. The real win is when software appliances are used with blade servers. "With a software appliance, you can image a blade rapidly. So not only do you have this self-managing piece of software, but you also have it running on a self-managing piece of hardware. It's pretty compelling," says Mike Riley, vice president of marketing and strategy at Network Engines. continue

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