Buyers are likely to have to wait another 12 to 18 months after the Infiniband-enabled PCI cards come out before the technology is built into server motherboards, according to Allyson Klein, marketing programme manager for Intel's advanced component division, which is heavily involved with development of the standard.
When Infiniband does appear on motherboards, it will have a massive effect on the way servers are bought and configured. --Matt Loney, ZDNet News U.K.