NEC Launches New Fault-Tolerant Server Model Featuring Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors.Tokyo, Japan, July 9, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - 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 today announced the launch of a new NEC Express5800/ft series fault-tolerant server[1] featuring up to two Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors[2]. The latest ft series model, 320Fc-MR, is the first server product designed under the joint development agreement signed by NEC and Massachusetts-based Stratus Technologies Stratus Technologies is a Maynard, Massachusetts based producer of fault tolerant computers. Stratus Technologies is a 1999 spinoff of Stratus Computer founded in 1980. , Inc. in November 2005. The NEC Express5800/320Fc-MR will first go on sale in Japan and 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. on July 9, 2007, followed by Asia Pacific market launch at a later date. In addition to enhancing its GeminiEngine chipset that NEC designed to ensure 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. processing in redundant components, the 320Fc-MR features up to two Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor X5355 and a 1333MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. front side bus (improved from 1066MHz in the previous models), achieving up to five times the processing power of the previous single-core processor models[3]. Supporting Microsoft(R) Windows Server See Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. (R) 2003, Enterprise Edition[4], the 320Fc-MR is also the first ft series model to support Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux (often abbreviated to RHEL) is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market, including mainframes. Red Hat commits to supporting each version of RHEL for 7 years after its release. v.4[5]. This allows a wide range of open-source applications to run on 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. in the high-availability fault-tolerant server. Furthermore, the 320Fc-MR features Active Upgrade(TM)[6] to minimize system downtime associated with update activities[7]. The new software product enables the user to install update modules or operating system-related security patches without rebooting the system. NEC's fault-tolerant servers address planned and unplanned downtime through its dual modular architecture, which enables the active and physically replicated modules to process the same instructions simultaneously. The replicated modules include 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. , memory, 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 components, hard disk drives, power supply and cooling fans. In the event of a hardware failure, the replicated module continues normal operation, ensuring transparent failover and system integrity. The faulty module is separated automatically, but there is no need to interrupt system operation during replacement. In recent years, an increasing number of corporations are calling for operational stability to minimize the risk of business disruption due to hardware failures, along with high-speed processing capabilities to handle a massive amount of data. Providing high processing power and reliability, the NEC Express5800/320Fc-MR is the optimum choice for enterprise customers - from Web service providers to medium-sized corporations running mission-critical systems and data centers with management servers running around the clock. Based on NEC's new IT platform vision, "REAL IT PLATFORM" [8], the 320Fc-MR has been designed not only to offer ultimate availability through its hardware redundancy, but also to deliver enhanced system continuity and cost performance, along with high computing power. Notes: [1] A non-stop server that continues normal operation through transparent failover in the event of a hardware failure [2] Intel and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. [3] Performance was measured by running multi-threaded applications and compared to that of NEC's previous dual-core ft series models. [4] Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. [5] Red Hat is a trademark or registered trademark of Red Hat Inc. in the United States and other countries. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Linux is a trademark or registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and other countries. [6] Active Upgrade is a trademark of Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd. [7] Active Upgrade is not available for Linux. [8] Announced in July 2006 for realization of next generation IT platforms. For more details, please go to: http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/0607/1801.html Other company names, logos and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of others. About NEC Corporation NEC Corporation (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 6701; 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) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com Source: NEC Corporation Contact: Mr. Takehiko Kato NEC Corporation Tel: +81-3-3798-6511 kato@cj.jp.nec.com Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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