NEC Corporation of America Offers Entry-Level Fault Tolerant Server with Operational Simplicity and up to 99.999% Uptime at an Affordable Price.Next-Generation Express5800 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 Brings Solution for 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. 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 telephony solutions, today announced the Express5800/320Ma (single-socket), a sub-$12k fault tolerant server that provides the ultimate 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 with up to 99.999% uptime. Based on the same hardware architecture as its fault tolerant server predecessor, the single-socket 320Ma's affordable starting price starting price n (COMM) → precio inicial starting price n → prix initial starting price start n (at auction of $11,999 provides the operational simplicity and functionality that many small- or medium-sized businesses desire without sacrificing the high quality standard NEC is known to offer. "The introduction of the single-socket 320Ma ft server proves our commitment to providing a wide range of solutions that meet the demanding needs of various computing environments," said Matthew Wolken, vice president, Fault Tolerant Server and Enterprise Storage of NEC Corporation of America. "Our latest offering is easy to operate and maintain without the cluster system training requirement, and it provides high-performance and reliability at an affordable price point." "Small- and medium-sized businesses have limited IT resources and IT skill-sets, compared with large enterprises," said Jean S. Bozman, vice president in IDC's Global Enterprise Server Solutions group. "NEC is addressing this skill-set shortage by reducing the time and cost associated with deploying a high-availability solution for mission-critical applications and data. The price-point of this entry-level server will bring a fully fault tolerant solution, with uninterrupted data service, to SMB sites that could not have afforded it before." The single-socket 320Ma's simplicity reduces the set-up, operation and recovery process complexities that many cluster systems possess. Easy administration and configuration only add to the value this latest edition has to offer by using a single-system-view. With full hardware redundancy, its continuous availability is automatic and transparent to the user without the loss of transactions; reducing the management time required by a full IT staff and lowering the total cost of ownership. Furthermore, unlike clustering systems, its single operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. (OS) and application license provide yet another cost saving benefit for enterprise customers. The competitive price is ideal for remote offices requiring unwavering accessibility such as manufacturing, access control, distribution hubs, financial institutions, and retail stores. The entry-level NEC fault tolerant server supports Microsoft([R]) Windows([R]) 2003 Enterprise Edition R2, Red Hat([R]) Enterprise Linux([R]) AS4, and up to 8 GB of memory. The award-winning, third-generation NEC fault tolerant series of servers is renowned for its unparalleled enterprise-class system integrity and equipped with fully redundant components to deliver up to 99.999% continuous uptime. This innovative solution is ideal for small- or medium-sized businesses and distributed environments of large enterprise that have demanding, mission critical applications where even small amounts of downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. can seriously impact the company. By avoiding costly downtime, the overall total cost of ownership is substantially reduced by minimizing the time and expense required for a full IT staff to achieve high availability. Introduced in 2001, these servers are enabled with dual hyper-threading Intel([R]) Xeon([R]) processors, where data instructions are handled in parallel instead of sequentially, accommodating heavy workloads and delivering greater overall performance. 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 Irving (pronounced 'er-ving') is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to , NEC Corporation of America is the North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. 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), and delivers technology and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. 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 and both SMB and large enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries. For more information, please visit www.necam.com. NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Other product or service marks mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. [c] 2006 NEC Corporation of America. |
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