American Megatrends' MegaRAID Enterprise 1400 Helps Xi Computer's 1100x NetRAIDer Place First in Overall Performance.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 1999-- American Megatrends American Megatrends Incorporated (AMI) is a Georgia, USA based hardware company that creates PC hardware and firmware. It was founded in 1985 by the current chairman and president, S. Shankar. : Editorial Summary -- AMI's Enterprise 1400 RAID controller enabled Xi Computer to place first in a SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. test and beat out its other competitors in a file service test. -- The Enterprise 1400 controller offers intelligent caching support of up to 64 MB. American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) today announced its MegaRAID(R) Enterprise 1400 Ultra2 LVD See LVDS. LVD - Low Voltage Differential SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). RAID controller helped drive Xi Computer's NetRAIDer 1100x high-performance server to achieve First Place in Overall Performance in a PC World review of more than half a dozen Pentium(R) III Xeon servers. Driven by dual PIII-550 Xeons and the AMI fully I2O (Intelligent I/O) A standard for offloading input and output to an auxiliary processor. The auxiliary processor (I/O processor) manages the data transfer while the CPU does something else. compliant three-channel RAID controller with 64 MB of cache, the fast performance NetRAIDer 1100x placed first in the structured query language See SQL. Structured Query Language - SQL (SQL) test and third in the network service test. Xi Computer also distinguished itself in the file service test, beating out its nearest competitor by more than 20 percent and propelling itself into first place in overall performance. "With the help of AMI's MegaRAID(R) Enterprise 1400, Xi Computer was able to earn this outstanding achievement," said Robert Bragaglia, Marketing Manager at Xi Computer. "AMI's Enterprise 1400 RAID controller will also allow Xi Computer to continue its commitment to deliver high quality products and services and provide its customers with leading edge technology." The MegaRAID(R) Enterprise 1400 stands as the flagship clustering solution of the MegaRAID line of products. It supports more fault tolerant RAID levels than any other RAID solution and delivers superior performance through a tight hardware design. Up to three Ultra2 channels are available on the Enterprise 1400, with each channel powered by a Symbios Logic 53C895 SCSI processor. The controller also features an integrated flash ROM to facilitate easy upgrades. The MegaRAID(R) Enterprise 1400, providing the highest TPC-C A benchmark that measures overall transaction processing performance. See TPC. benchmark in 32-bit technology, has been shipping for over a year to several OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and channel customers. It ships with Power Console Plus(tm), AMI's advanced RAID configuration utility, and FlexRAID(tm) for on-line capacity expansion and RAID level migration. "We are pleased Xi Computer selected our product based on its high-performance Ultra2 LVD support," said Siamak Iranpour, Senior RAID Program Manager at AMI. "MegaRAID(R) products continue to raise the bar and lead the industry in PCI RAID technology. Our well-proven products bring fault tolerance, high performance and other industry-leading features to Xi Computer and other customers. We are looking forward to a long-term business partnership with Xi Computer by supplying it with our current and future MegaRAID(R) products." Founded in 1985, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has dedicated its resources to providing OEMs, resellers and systems integrators with leading edge computer technologies. This privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , best known for its Basic Input/Output Systems or BIOS, also supplies its state-of-the-art hardware, software, utilities and RAID controllers to over 55 percent of today's high-tech manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the US and throughout the world including London, Madras, Munich, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo to better serve our customers. For more information on AMI, its products, services or reseller opportunities, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit our website at www.ami.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Key Words: MegaRAID, NetRAIDer, Fault Tolerance, Xeon Server |
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