NEC Announces First Server in Industry to Provide Lockstep Support for Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5300 Processor; Delivers a 200% Performance Increase over Current Models.Express5800/320Fc Fourth-generation Fault Tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. Server Delivers the Highest Levels of System Integrity in the Industry from a Leading Enterprise Vendor SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation of America, a premier provider of IT, network and identity management solutions, today announced the NEC Express5800/320Fc Fault Tolerant (FT) server -- the first in the industry to deliver lockstep lock·step n. 1. A way of marching in which the marchers follow each other as closely as possible. 2. A standardized procedure that is closely, often mindlessly followed. Noun 1. support for the low voltage Low voltage is an electrical engineering term that broadly identifies safety considerations of an electricity supply system based on the voltage used. While different definitions exist for the exact voltage range covered by "low voltage", the most commonly used ones include "mains Quad-Core Intel([R]) Xeon([R]) processor 5300 series, while delivering more than a 200% performance gain over current Dual-Core models. Additional enhanced features of the NEC Express5800/320Fc FT server include support for the fastest front side bus that provides up to 66% greater CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. Input/Output (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 ); a 50% increase in memory capacity for applications and virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. management (VM); PCI-Express expansion for 25% faster I/O and compatibility; enhanced internal disk support; and certified support for NEC's next-generation external storage subsystems. "With today's requirement for 7x24 availability, it is imperative that organizations of all sizes reduce the recovery time associated with system failure as well as improve the integrity of their operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. ," said David Reine, analyst, The Clipper Group. "NEC's Express5800/320Fc FT demonstrates industry leadership by delivering lockstep support for Intel's initial implementation of Quad-Core processor technology." The NEC Express5800/320Fc, the company's fourth-generation fault tolerant system, delivers the highest availability for mission critical applications, and effectively supports the emergence of server consolidation and virtualization workloads. Combined with NEC's storage technologies, availability software for applications, and disaster recovery capabilities, the 320Fc expands NEC's fault tolerant offering, providing the broadest solution set in the industry from a single vendor. The NEC Express5800/320Fc demonstrates NEC's commitment to advancing the Intel processor family by being first to implement lockstep support for the Quad-Core Intel Xeon family of processors. "All of NEC's FT series of servers have been designed from the ground up to specifically address the growing need for instantaneous recovery of server virtualization (1) Running applications in separate, isolated partitions within a single server. The "virtual machine" method can run different operating systems simultaneously, whereas the "OS virtualization" method runs applications for only one operating system (see virtual machine and OS and mission critical applications for businesses of all sizes," said Matthew Wolken, vice president and general manager of Fault Tolerant Servers & Enterprise Storage, NEC Corporation of America. "When coupled with NEC's storage, software and services, the 320Fc delivers unparalleled performance, while delivering the lowest total cost of ownership from a top enterprise platform provider." The award-winning NEC Express5800 series of servers is renowned for its enterprise-class system integrity, and comes equipped with fully redundant components to deliver up to 99.999% continuous uptime. The NEC Express5800/320Fc is the first product developed jointly by NEC Corporation and Stratus Technologies, Inc. as a result of their collaboration agreement signed November 2005. "Intel and NEC are two companies with a long history of collaborative innovation. Once again, Intel and NEC are coming together to further enhance server availability on top of the record performance of the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor," said Kirk Skaugen, vice president of Intel's Digital Enterprise Group and general manager of the Server Platforms Group. "The result of this new joint innovation is exciting new levels of performance and server reliability targeted to industries where failures aren't an option." Pricing and Availability The NEC Express5800/320Fc Series Quad-Core models will be available in June 2007. The new 320Fc will offer support for Microsoft([R]) Windows([R]) Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2. Red Hat([R]) Enterprise Linux support will be available in Q4 2007. Pricing is not yet available. About NEC Corporation of America NEC Corporation of America is a leading technology provider of network, IT and visual display solutions. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, NEC Corporation of America is the North America subsidiary of NEC Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : NIPNY), a Global 200 company founded in 1899, which delivers technology and professional services ranging from server and storage solutions, digital presentation and visual display systems to biometric security, optical network, radio communications and IP voice and data solutions. NEC Corporation of America serves carrier, SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. and large enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries. For more information, please visit www.necam.com. NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. Other product or service marks mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. All Rights Reserved. [c] 2007 NEC Corporation of America |
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