Angstrom Announces One of the First 16-core AMD Opteron-TM- Processor-based Blade Servers: The Titan64 OctaBlade-TM-.BOSTON -- Titan64 OctaBlade Provides 128GB of Memory Capacity for Database Applications Angstrom Microsystems, an AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Opteron(TM) processor specialist company, is announcing one of the world's first blade servers running on eight Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors. These blade servers can be easily racked, providing cluster-friendly ease of deployment. The Titan64 OctaBlade is available immediately and will be on display at the AMD Opteron Anniversary Event in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , April 21, 2005. A Titan64 OctaBlade rack is comprised of four stacked nests, each nest housing four OctaBlades for a total of 16 blades. Each blade is a four-processor cache coherent, shared memory (SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. ) system with the option of 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. , IDE, SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. HDDs and high-speed interconnects such as FiberChannel or Infiniband. "Angstrom Microsystems is a leader in AMD Opteron processor-based systems and provides leading-edge server blade designs," said Ben Williams, vice president, Commercial Sales and Marketing, AMD (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AMD). "The Titan64 OctaBlade with the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor enables a new level of performance and scalability to those markets needing extra-large memory foot-prints." "AMD has once again taken the 'pole-position' with the introduction of the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor," said Lalit Jain, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Angstrom Microsystems. "Angstrom is proud to announce enterprise-class database computing technology based on the 8P/16-core AMD Opteron processor-based blade design." Angstrom Microsystems is a high-performance computing (HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. ) company providing AMD64 expertise and knowledge of HPC software in the bio-informatics, scientific computing, financial modeling, graphics rendering, and oil and gas industries. Angstrom enhances clustering technology for these markets with remote management software and AMD Opteron processor expertise. About Angstrom Microsystems Angstrom Microsystems (www.angstrom.com) specializes in the design and manufacturing of AMD Opteron processor-based servers and workstations. It is leading the charge to Dual-Core AMD Opteron technology-based solutions. Its customers include Industrial Light and Magic (ILM: Star Wars) and Instinet. Angstrom has earned a reputation for quality, service, and engineering innovation in the server space. Its high-performance AMD Opteron processor-based blade servers lead the industry in quality, price and performance. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
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