NEC COMPUTERS INC. ANNOUNCES EXPRESS5800/120RC-2.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. Computers Inc., a leading provider of world-class mobile, desktop and server computing solutions for the enterprise market, has announced the Express5800/120Rc-2 server, a key component in NEC's service-provider platform for fast-growing e-businesses. Also announced recently, NEC Computers' service provider platform offers customers an all-in-one solution, including fibre channel storage from 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. Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EMC), rack systems from APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. , factory hotload options for Red Hat (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 : RHAT RHAT Red Hat (stock symbol) RHAT Rainwater Harvesting Association of Tanzania RHAT Register Hba Attributes ) Linux and new UltraCare installation services. This announcement underscores NEC Computers' ongoing commitment to help enable customers get their business up and running quickly and cost effectively, offering a turnkey solution for customers implementing high-density, rack-mount computing systems. "With the new service provider platform, NEC Computers continues to bring comprehensive server solutions to ASPs/ISPs and e-businesses by helping to simplify the decision-making process, while continuing to offer customers a variety of choices," said Stephen Blanchette, vice president and general manager of NEC Computers Inc.'s Server Business Unit. "The service provider platform brings together the key IT elements that our customers need to help them operate and grow their businesses cost-effectively, including high-performing server solutions, management tools, service and support." NEC Computers' new service provider platform features the dual-processor-capable Express5800/120Rc-2 server, a 2U rack system designed for superior levels of uptime. The system is powered by Intel Pentium III processors and supports a range of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server, and Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. . Key service-provider platform options include an industry-standard APC rack (42U), which fits up to 21 Express5800/120Rc-2 servers, for a maximum of 42 processors; EMC CLARiiON FC5300 high-performance fibre channel storage; a factory hotload option for Red Hat Linux 6.2; and an APC uninterruptible power supply See UPS. (hardware) Uninterruptible Power Supply - (UPS) A battery powered power supply unit that is guaranteed to provide power to a computer in the event of interruptions in the incoming mains electrical power. (UPS) for emergency battery backup. The Express5800/120Rc-2 server is designed to deliver scaleable performance, outstanding reliability and maximum uptime, with high-availability features including hot-swap hard-disk drives, power supplies and redundant cooling. A broad range of RAID board options is available to promote reliability and data integrity. As part of the service provider platform, NEC Computers also offers two new installation services: the Rack Installation Service and NOS Installation Service. The rack installation service includes assembly and installation of all rack components and connection of the server into the customers' networks, verification of the factory installed network operating system An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. functionality, and diagnostic testing to verify hardware integrity and operability. The NOS installation service provides on-site installation and basic testing for selected operating systems Windows NT, Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server, Novell NetWare, SCO OpenServer and UnixWare that are not pre-installed at the factory. All Express5800 servers are shipped standard with the ESMPRO Management Suite software with integrated Management Workstation Application (MWA Digispeak for "a kiss" (the sound "mwa" makes!). See digispeak. ), which enables system administrators to continuously monitor, analyze, and manage client/server information and operation throughout the network via LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. or WAN. The ESMPRO Management Suite software facilitates quick response to critical issues and provides tools for proactive planning and server administration, which reduces the risk of system downtime or failure. The updated EXPRESSBUILDER setup and configuration software is designed to enable seamless system installation. All products are available today through select resellers and direct from NEC Computers. The NEC Express5800/120Rc-2 server is available for sale now with system prices beginning at $3,469(1). NEC Computers has also introduced the Express5800/120Ed system, an architecturally advanced dual-processor-capable Intel Pentium III-based server. An economically viable choice for growing workgroups and small businesses, the Express5800/120Ed server offers high-reliability features, and comprehensive remote management capabilities to enhance system control of server operations. |
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