Dell announced two database servers which promise to give enterprise users high-end performance for less cost. The company introduced four-processor PowerEdge 680 and 685 servers, along with software and services designed to help users build data centers with the new hardware.“With the launch of the PowerEdge 6800 and PowerEdge 6850, we have effectively lowered the barrier to entry for customers looking to deploy a high-performance, four-processor server for database environments,” Jeff Clarke, senior vice president of the Enterprise Product Group, said in a statement. “While our cus-tomers continue to look to us for low cost, the real value we’re offering is a tightly integrated solution of high performance hardware, certification with leading applications, complete management software and the professional services to ensure optimal installation and usage in their data center.”The servers will use Intel’s Truland platform, which brings new technologies such as the PCI Express interconnect technology, 64-bit capabilities, a 667MHz front-side bus and support for DDR2 memory to multiprocessor servers using the E8500 chipset, IDG News Service said. These features are available on PCs and low-end servers, but Intel tends to gradually introduce upgrades to server technology because of the long process of testing and validating new chips and chip-sets for enterprise servers. Technology Industry