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Rackable
Systems to Deploy Intel Itanium 2-Based Server Products for HPC in Oil
& Gas, Entertainment, Biotech and EDA
- Harnessing The Power Of Intel Architecture To
Provide Cost-Effective and Scalable Solutions -
SAN JOSE, CALIF., June 30, 2003 — Rackable Systems, Inc.,
(http://www.rackable.com) a leading
provider of large scale, rack-mount server and storage solutions, announced
today that it has expanded its premier line of high performance computing
server products by adding new offerings based on the new Intel®
Itanium® 2 processor (http://rackable.com/products/64_bit.htm).
Rackable Systems' Itanium family-based line includes enterprise grade
2-way and 4-way systems based on the Intel® SR870BH2 and the Intel®
SR870BN4 platforms, featuring performance and reliability for high-end
server markets. Rackable Systems' 4-way Itanium 2-based system is available
immediately and its 2-way system is available for immediate order with
July shipment dates.
Rackable Systems is also offering a density-optimized version of a
2-way Itanium 2-based system that includes its industry-leading cooling
mechanisms and lights-out management features, also based upon the
Intel SR870BH2 platform. This system will be available in Q3 of this
year. The company's innovative, patented server designs in half-depth
form factors enable back-to-back mounting and superb thermal dissipation.
Rackable Systems' Itanium 2-based offerings will power industries and
applications with high-performance compute power requirements, such
as Semiconductors (EDA applications), Oil & Gas (seismic data processing),
Biotech (drug discovery), Automotive (finite element analysis and crash
simulation) and Entertainment (image rendering).The Itanium 2-based
feature set also makes it an ideal solution for demanding database
computing applications. These industries have typically migrated substantial
amounts of computing away from proprietary RISC architectures to Intel-based
systems, and will now be in a position to take advantage of true 64-bit
computing based on Itanium 2 processors.
"The Itanium 2 processor line has been specifically designed to
support high performance applications, an area of expertise for Rackable
Systems,"
said Tom Barton, President and CEO, Rackable Systems. "We are
pleased to extend our Intel-based product line, while keeping our customers
ahead of the curve in processor innovation."
"Rackable's systems based on Intel's new Itanium 2 processor and
Intel's server platforms provide high-performance, high-density solutions
for the mid-tier and high-end of the marketplace," said Phil Brace,
director of marketing, Intel Enterprise Platforms and Services Group.
"Their systems deliver the performance and value customers require
for demanding enterprise environments."
RACKABLE SYSTEMS 64 BIT COMPUTE SERVER SOLUTIONS
Intel Itanium 2
Rackable Systems offers a compute server that utilizes the Intel server
platform SR870BH2 and supports up to two Intel® Itanium 2 processors.
The Itanium 2 processor extends the functionality of the first generation
Itanium processor and is backward compatible. With its massive execution
resources, 6.4 GB/sec system bus bandwidth, and 6MB of integrated level
3 cache, the Itanium 2 processor offers up to 50 percent higher transaction
processing performance than comparable platforms, and is expected to
increase performance by 50-100 percent.
The Intel® Server Platform SR870BN4 delivers the power of up to
four Intel Itanium 2 processors in the industry's first 4U rack-optimized
design for that architecture. Featuring up to 32GB of registered SDRAM
memory in 16 DIMM slots and 6.4 GB/sec peak memory bandwidth, the Intel
SR870BN4 platform is an ideal solution for meeting the performance
and reliability requirements of a broad range of enterprise and technical
computing applications.
Rackable Systems offers a complete line of compute server and storage
products including the C1000, C2000, C2000V and C2004 Compute Server
Series (http://www.rackable.com/products/compute.htm),
and the S3009, S3012, and S3116 Storage Server Series (http://www.rackable.com/products/storage.htm),
each designed to cost-effectively deliver the highest levels of quality
and performance. Rackable Systems' server products have key competitive
advantages in the areas of CPU density, thermal management, power consumption,
and serviceability.
ABOUT RACKABLE SYSTEMS
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Rackable
Systems leads the industry in large-scale data center deployment solutions.
Through innovative design, patented technology and commitment to customer
service, the company offers a broad line of server products that can
be rapidly deployed in data centers and other demanding IT environments.
Serving leading-edge technology companies, universities and research & development
organizations, Rackable Systems' customers include Biogen, Cold Springs
Harbor Laboratories, Deutsche Bank, Electronic Arts, Lawrence Livermore
Labs, nVidia, SLAC, Sony America, Tellme, Webex and Yahoo!.
To learn more about Rackable Systems, visit (http://www.rackable.com),
call 408-240-8300 or write to info@rackable.com.
Rackable Systems is a registered trademark
of Rackable Systems®, Inc. All other trademarks are property
of their respective holders.