Bull Reinforces Its Escala Range with Four New AIX Servers Based on Power5 Technology.BOSTON & PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- A new partitioning dimension for more flexibility of use; Double the performance of the previous range Bull strengthens its presence in the entry- and mid-level server market with the announcement of Escala PL250R/T R/T rather than R/T Related To R/T Real Time R/T Room Temperature R/T Round-Trip (travel booking) R/T Response/Time R/T Running Time R/T Research & Technology R/T Race/Track R/T Rapid Transit R/T Road & Track , PL450R/T, PL850R, PL1650R, four new AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. (TM) servers based on Power5 processor technology. Power5 technology features "micro-partitioning", which allows the dynamic creation of up to 10 partitions per physical processor. This fine level of granularity The degree of modularity of a system. More granularity implies more flexibility in customizing a system, because there are more, smaller increments (granules) from which to choose. , unique in the UNIX server A medium to large-scale computer system in a network that runs under Unix. Unix servers are widely used as application servers and database servers and are available from a variety of vendors, including Sun, IBM, HP and others. market, makes optimisation of server resources possible, and facilitates the consolidation of front-end and departmental servers. At the same time, Bull announces the availability of the new version 5.3 of AIX 5L for the entire Escala range. The new Escala servers The 2-way Escala PL250R/T server and the 4-way Escala PL450R/T are available in Rack or Tower format to consolidate a large number of resources, starting with the entry-level servers. Escala PL850R and Escala PL1650R, 8- and 16-way servers, in Rack format, introduce a brand new modular architecture approach, with the possibility of adding up to 3 additional modules to a base 4-way model. Each module acts as an independent server, or may be connected to a larger 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. (Symmetric Multi Processing) structure via a new high-speed interconnection technology. An advantage of this modular architecture is the possibility of obtaining an entry-level configuration at a very competitive price. The flexibility of this solution can be increased using Power on Demand which augments 4, 8 and 16-way servers by the permanent or temporary activation of processors and memory depending on needs. Implement server and storage infrastructures at reduced cost Bull has created complete and open storage and high-availability solutions to help the rapid implementation of server and storage infrastructures at reduced purchase and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales . The solutions reinforce the competitive lead of the new Power5 range of Escala servers. Application Roll-over Facility (ARF): a high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. solution Bull announces version 4 of its Application Roll-over Facility (ARF), a solution developed by Bull's High Availability Competence Centre in Echirolles, France. ARF brings optimal availability to applications while remaining competitively priced and providing very easy implementation. Escala in 5 dimensions: the answer to simplification needs For those companies requiring simple configurations which are easy to implement and use, Bull has created pre-packaged solutions, tested and validated by its competence centres, and integrated at its Angers site in France. Known as "Escala 5D", these configurations include: --2 Escala Servers (2, 4 or 8-way Power5) --1 EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. redundant disk sub-system and its management software --Bull's High Availability Solution (Application Roll Over Facility) --Support and Maintenance Services Availability The entire server range is available as of September 1st, 2004. About Bull Bull designs and develops servers and software for an open environment, integrating the most advanced technologies. It brings to its customers its expertise and know-how to help them in the transformation of their information systems and to optimize their IT infrastructure and their applications. Bull is focused on the public sector, banking, finance, telecommunication, utilities and manufacturing sectors. Capitalizing on its wide experience, the Group has a thorough understanding of the business and specific processes of these sectors, thus enabling it to support the IT needs of customers in these markets. Its distribution network spreads to over 100 countries world-wide. Escala is a registered trademark of Bull S.A.. IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and AIX are registered trademarks or trademarks of IBM Corporation. UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). is a registered trademark or trademark of The Open Group. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. |
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