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RACKABLE
SYSTEMS JOINS GLOBAL INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM
FOCUSED ON DATA CENTER ENERGY MANAGEMENT
-- Rackable Systems' Founding Membership in The
Green Grid Highlights the Company's
Commitment to Efficient, Power Conscious Data Center Solutions --
MILPITAS, Calif., April 27, 2006 –
Rackable Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RACK), a leading provider of servers
and storage products for large-scale data centers, today announced
its participation as a founding sponsor of The Green Grid, a global
organization focused on reducing growing power and cooling demands
in data centers worldwide.
The Green Grid (www.thegreengrid.org) is an open, global consortium
whose goals are to decrease data center and other IT facility energy
usage patterns by defining and propagating best practices in data center
operation, construction and design. With support from the Environmental
Protection Agency and Alliance to Save Energy, The Green Grid is ultimately
intended to serve as an interactive resource for IT professionals;
a forum for sharing proven practices in data center energy management
as well as working with other organizations to identify new industry-standards
and metrics related to energy.
"Thermal efficiency and reduced power consumption have been a
key focus for Rackable Systems since our company's inception,"
said Tom Barton, CEO of Rackable Systems. "As a pioneer in designing
and developing energy efficient servers and storage, we are excited
by the opportunity to further contribute to the industry by helping
to direct the efforts of The Green Grid."
Rackable Systems' award-winning chassis and cabinet designs enable
customers to improve thermal efficiency, even in the most complex IT
environments. The company launched it's first Distributed DC Power
solutions in 2003, aimed at reducing power consumption and improving
server reliability in any AC- or DC-based data center.
"The Green Grid is pleased to have the support and commitment
of Rackable Systems as we work with one of the world's top server manufacturers
to champion best practices and energy management in the data center,"
said Kevin Knox, vice president, Commercial Business at AMD, a founding
sponsor of The Green Grid. "Rackable Systems has clearly demonstrated
its leadership in providing efficient, low power, high performance
systems, and we look forward to working with Rackable Systems and the
other members of The Green Grid to drive change in the way enterprises
approach power."
About Rackable Systems
Rackable Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RACK) is a provider of servers and
storage products for scale out data center deployments. The company's
servers are designed to provide benefits in the areas of density,
thermal efficiency, serviceability, power distribution and remote
management. Founded in 1999 and based in Milpitas, California, Rackable
Systems serves Internet, semiconductor design, enterprise software,
federal government, entertainment, financial services, oil and gas
exploration and biotechnology customers worldwide.
To learn more about Rackable Systems visit www.rackable.com.
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