APPRO INTRODUCES 1U QUAD AMD OPTERON PROCESSOR-BASED SERVER.

Appro, a developer of high-density, high-performance servers, has introduced 4-way processing available in a 1U form factor.

This server is designed to deliver the highest power-to-density ratio of any 1U server available. The Appro 1142H server offers scalability, reliability, and the best performance and value to support mission-critical technical applications such as video streaming, database applications, computational clustering and web and mail serving. Appro's thermal management, mechanical and air duct design allows efficient cooling for four processors in a high-density platform. Appro combines engineering design and AMD Opteron processor technology to deliver supercomputing performance at an excellent price-performance ratio.

Appro 1142H key features: Up to four AMD Opteron processors with simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing capability, HyperTransport technology, support for up to 32GB of DDR memory in 16DIMM Sockets, 2 IDE or SCSI HDDs, slim FDD and CD drives or DVD ROM drive and a full PCI-X 64bit/133MHz riser slot. Appro also offers remote server management capabilities, high-speed interconnect options and a choice of Linux or Windows operating systems.

"The Appro 1142H server is the result of listening to our customers," said Daniel Kim, Appro's CEO. "We see the year 2004 as the first time quad processor machines have the opportunity to become pervasive in the High Performance Computing (HPC) market. With Appro's 1U-1142H 4-way processing server and the AMD Opteron processor delivering 32-bit and 64-bit computing, Appro will deliver the best solution for HPC customers' business needs."

"Appro's cutting-edge 1U-1142H server based on Quad AMD Opteron processors will double the density of their current 1U servers and provide best-in-class processor performance for 32-bit applications, with easy transition to 64-bit computing," said Ben Williams, director of the Server/Workstation Business Segment at AMD. "Appro servers based on AMD Opteron processors offer reliability and scalability for the most demanding technical applications."

About Appro

Established in 1991, Appro's headquarters is in Milpitas, CA. Appro is already one of the fastest-growing high-performance computing server vendors in the US today. Appro has an R&D and manufacturing center in Asia and currently plans to expand in different locations in the US. APPRO enables a variety of network computing applications by developing powerful, scalable, and reliable clusters, servers, storage subsystems and high-end workstations for the high-performance computing (HPC), Internet computing and cluster market.

Appro can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.appro.com/.