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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.03.2005 (43) Date of publication: 08.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/06 (21) Application number: 04751054.0 (22) Date of filing: 30.04.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 15/177(1995.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/013462 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/099920 (18.11.2004 Gazette 2004/47)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 02.05.2003 US 428682 02.05.2003 US 428713 (71) Applicant: Egenera, Inc. Marlboro, MA 01752 (US)	(72) Inventors: MAYNARD, Justin Groton, MA 01450 (US) MILNE, Ewan Stow, MA 01775 (US) OAKES, Robert Brighton, MA 02135 (US) (74) Representative: Frost, Alex John  Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)