American Megatrends RAID Technology Helps Fujitsu Siemens Computers Achieve a High TPC-C Result.Business Editors &Technology Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2000 Editorial Summary -- AMI announces its recently developed RAID controller technology helped Fujitsu Siemens Computers achieve a high TPC-C(TM) performance result for eight-way Microsoft and Intel(R)/Windows NT(R) systems. -- AMI's MegaRAID(R) Enterprise 1500-H is a state-of-the-art 64-bit PCI Ultra2 LVD SCSI RAID controller for enterprise-class servers. 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. Inc. (AMI), the number one RAID controller A disk controller card that supports one or more RAID configurations. Originally only for SCSI drives, RAID controllers have become very popular for PATA and SATA drives. See RAID. manufacturer in the world, today announced its MegaRAID(R) Enterprise 1500-H helped Fujitsu Siemens Computers Fujitsu Siemens Computers is a Japanese and German IT vendor, selling consumer and business computing products in the markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (products marketed elsewhere are sold under the Fujitsu brand). -the leading European IT company - achieve a high transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. performance result for Microsoft's SQL server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. with recently published TPC-C A benchmark that measures overall transaction processing performance. See TPC. (TM) benchmarks. TPC-C results show that the Intel(R) based PRIMERGY K800 server from Fujitsu Siemens Computers achieved outstanding performance, 40,696.25 tpmC (transactions per minute), while delivering a price/performance for all eight-processor systems at 16.78 Euros ($16.97)/tpmC. The results were one of the highest numbers in its class. Full results can be found at http://www.tpc.org. Fujitsu Siemens Computers' TPC-C results, based on AMI's Enterprise 1500-H - a super high performance 64-bit PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). 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. RAID controller for enterprise-class servers - concluded that its PRIMERGY K800 Server with eight Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Xeon(TM) 550 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. has one of the highest records for an eight-way TPC-C result. &uot;This RAID technology not only provides a level of I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output performance commensurate with the processing power produced by eight 550 MHz Intel Pentium III Xeon processors, but enhances the overall server performance as evidenced by these latest TPC-C benchmarks,&uot; said Jason Sabatino, AMI's RAID program manager for Europe. &uot;We are proud to have helped Fujitsu Siemens Computers achieve this result with the use of our Enterprise 1500-H RAID controller. This result further shows that AMI's performance over the competition has been consistent.&uot; The AMI controller technology used in these tests is the latest in a generation of award-winning AMI MegaRAID(R) products specifically designed and co-developed with 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 customers who require the highest levels of I/O performance, high-availability and superior data management capabilities. &uot;AMI's high-performance Enterprise 1500-H controller contributed to Fujitsu Siemens Computers' high TPC-C results,&uot; said Dr. Joseph Reger, Vice President Strategic Marketing at Fujitsu Siemens Computers. &uot;The outstanding TPC-C benchmark results demonstrate the superior processing performance customers can expect from our PRIMERGY K800 server.&uot; The PRIMERGY K800 server, which belongs to the PRIMERGY Enterprise class - whose systems are positioned for corporate solutions with maximum performance and availability, has 4 GB memory, nine SCSI controllers and total GB storage of 3535 GB. The TPC-C total system cost was 682,917 Euros ($690,497.42) and the PRIMERGY K800 server will be available from now on. The Enterprise 1500-H advanced RAID controller features the Intel(R)i960(R)RN processor with a 100 MHz internal JX core. Surrounded completely by 64-bit architecture, along with four Ultra2 SCSI channels, the controller reaches the highest data throughput in its class. For the highest level of fault tolerance available today, the Enterprise 1500-H features:
-- Support for S.M.A.R.T. Drives;
-- COD - Configuration on Disk;
-- Automatic detection of failed drives;
-- Hot swapping of new drives without bringing the system down;
and
-- On-board battery backup module for cache memory, which
provides up to 72-hour data retention.
TPC-C tests are rigorous widely known industry standard benchmarks conducted under the supervision of the Transaction Processing Performance Council Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1985 to define transaction processing and database benchmarks and to disseminate objective, verifiable TPC performance data to the industry. (http://www.tpc.org), and provide an indication of real-world server performance in On-Line Transaction Processing (database) On-Line Transaction Processing - (OLTP) The processing of transactions by computers in real time. (OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing ) environments, database and decision support environments. About AMI 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 U.S. and throughout the world including Munich, London, Taipei, Madras, Seoul 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 www.ami.com. About Fujitsu Siemens Computers Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT company, was formed through a joint venture between Fujitsu Computers (Europe) Limited and Siemens Computer Systems, and commenced operations on 1st October 1999. The company is jointly owned by Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG, and has its headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. With extensive European manufacturing facilities, customer-focused companies in 25 European countries, and more than 9,000 experienced employees, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is aiming to be the number one computer company in its home market, Europe, by the year 2001. Fujitsu Siemens Computers provides the world's most complete portfolio of best-in-the-class IT products. From the smallest notebooks to the most powerful data centre solutions, its world-leading technology creates solutions to business problems and enhances individual's lifestyle. Developed and manufactured in Europe for Europe, the product portfolio benefits from the technologies and worldwide sourcing networks of the parent companies. In addition to an enviable customer base which includes most of the top 1,000 largest enterprises in the Europe, the company's assets include: relationships with more than 2,000 of the leading VARs, distributors and retailers with over 100,000 outlets serving millions of customers; a sales organisation with more than 2,500 sales professionals; and the combined strengths of the parent companies - with a global network of service and integration partners as well as more than 80,000 specialists dedicated to the product portfolio. Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the new IT force in Europe. Home page: www.fujitsu-siemens.com |
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