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HEWLETT-PACKARD WILL CRANK up the heat in the hotly contested high-volume server market Monday with the release of two NetServers that can incorporate up to six Pentium III Xeon processors, company officials said.

Hewlett-Packard claims to be the first manufacturer to offer a six-way server; vendors traditionally make the jump from four processors to eight. The computer vendor said the systems should prove popular with customers who are looking for a powerful server with headroom to expand their businesses and who do not want to spring for a pricier eight-way system.

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