NEC INTROS NEW EXPRESS5800/120LE SERVER.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., has launched the Express5800/120Le system, an architecturally advanced, dual-processor-capable, Intel(R) Pentium(R) III-based server. A high-performance, expandable server for growing small businesses, school systems and universities, the Express5800/120Le provides support for large file/print sharing applications, electronic mail and collaboration, Internet and intranet, databases and other specialized applications. The new system offers the high-reliability features necessary for demanding computing environments, including hot-swap hard-drive capability, a redundant hot-swap power supply option and redundant cooling fans. The Express5800/120Le server delivers scalable configurability with up to two Intel(R) Pentium(R) III processors, six PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). expansion slots, and a 32-bit or 64-bit RAID option. The server also offers outstanding 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 performance from the Ultra160 SCSI controllers and flexible packaging as either a tower or a 5U rack-mount chassis. Built-in remote management capabilities enhance system monitoring A System Monitor (SM) is a process within a distributed system for collecting and storing state data. There are many issues involved with designing and implementing a system monitor. and control of server operations. "The Express5800/120Le server features the performance and dependability that today's server customers demand," said Peter Thayer, director of marketing of NEC Computers Inc.'s Server Business Unit. "With the Express5800/120Le server, NEC Computers delivers versatility, outstanding availability features and integrated remote management capabilities to help customers manage their total cost of ownership." All Express5800 servers are shipped standard with the ESMPRO(R) 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 a 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 can help to reduce the risk of system downtime or failure. The updated EXPRESSBUILDER setup and configuration software is designed to enable seamless system installation for Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) and Windows(R) 2000. The NEC Express5800/120Le server is available now with system prices beginning at $2,159. All Express5800 servers can be purchased as build-to-order (BTO BTO British Trust for Ornithology BTO Business Technology Optimization BTO Bachman Turner Overdrive (band) BTO Business Transformation Outsourcing BTO Build-Transfer-Operate BTO Brutto (German: Gross [quantity]) ) through select resellers or by contacting NEC Computers at 888/632-8701 or www.nec-computers.com. All Express5800 servers are backed by a three-year limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. featuring on-site service(4), where available. Optional extended plans are also available. NEC Computers Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of NEC Computers International B.V., delivers mobile, desktop and server computing solutions to the commercial market in North America. NEC Computers focuses on the computing needs of the corporate market and sells systems primarily through the reseller channel. NEC Computers taps into the technological resources of NEC Corp.'s extensive research and development facilities in Japan, where products are developed for the global marketplace. |
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