New Mission-Critical Servers From Augmentix Corp. Change Economics of Applied Computing, Delivering up to Twice the Performance of Competing Systems for as Little as Half the Price.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUPERCOMM 2004 Booth# 13551 HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2004 Augmentix Corp. today unveiled a new line of mission-critical servers for applied computing applications that offer up to twice the performance of competing systems for as little as half the price. Augmentix has changed the economics of mission-critical computing by enhancing state-of-the-art commercial servers for greater environmental resilience, reliability and ease of servicing. Competing systems are built from scratch, often with components that are a full generation behind those found in standard, commercial models. By contrast, Augmentix starts with systems that employ the most current processors, drives and other components. "We've engineered an innovative and cost-effective solution for applications that require a high level of robustness, reliability and serviceability (system) serviceability - The ease with which corrective maintenance or preventative maintenance can be performed on a system (e.g. by a hardware service technician). Higher serviceability improves availability and reduces service cost. Serviceability is one component of RAS. , and for companies that want state-of-the-art technology that's been previously unavailable to applied computing markets," said Chris Melson, Augmentix President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "This is what the market has been telling us is needed in today's value-conscious business climate." Augmentix's initial NEBS- and ETSI-compliant server products - the Augmentix A+750(TM) and Augmentix A+1750(TM) models - are based on the PowerEdge(TM) 750 and PowerEdge(TM) 1750 servers from Dell. Both models are engineered to deliver leading-edge performance for demanding applications in markets such as communications, industrial automation, medical imaging and the military. Initial customer shipments are slated for the third quarter. In addition to the Augmentix A+ server line, the company also announced the industry's first hardware and software solutions for automated and unified management of heterogeneous server environments. The Augmentix A+Server Availability Management Processor(TM) (A+SAMP(TM)) card is designed for sophisticated platform management of installations requiring 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. , lights out management, or streamlined remote maintenance actions. The Augmentix A+HPI HPI abbr. history of present illness software is based on the Service Availability Forum
Both the A+SAMP and A+HPI products are included in all Augmentix servers and can also be used for managing Dell, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and/or Intel systems, enabling out-of-band management Out-of-band management (sometimes called Lights-out management or LOM) is the use of a dedicated management channel for device maintenance. It allows a system administrator to monitor and manage servers and other network equipment by remote control regardless of access to these servers for reliable "lights-out" system availability management. "Augmentix products combine an ingenious idea with solid engineering implementation - it sounds simple to re-package standard servers for applied computing applications, but it is not easy in practice," said David Paul, Director of Business Development at Suntron Corp., a systems integration and design firm. "Augmentix servers and system management solutions are a unique and elegant answer to our clients' applied computing challenges." In addition to producing servers and system management products, Augmentix provides innovative services to its customers, including pre-deployment level 3 engineering support, customized engineering solutions, proactive engineering change notification, 7x24 technical support, configuration control and end-of-life inventory management, and integration of customer-provided and qualified third-party components and software. Augmentix's management team consists of industry veterans from Texas Micro, RadiSys and Tandem, with decades of collective experience in applied computing and high-availability product development and marketing. The company has received $3 million in initial funding from Austin Ventures. Product Specifications, Pricing and Availability Augmentix A+1750 server: -- Based on Dell PowerEdge This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (TM) 1750 -- 2U high, 20" deep rack-mount package -- 3.06 GHz Xeon single or dual processors -- Dual Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. -- Hardware RAID 5 w/ULTRA III hot swap To pull out a component from a system and plug in a new one while the main power is still on. Also called "hot plug" and "hot insertion," hot swap is a feature of USB devices, allowing an external drive, network adapter or other peripheral to be plugged in without having to power down the SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. drives -- Three SCSI Disk ULTRA III drives with up to 438GB Capacity -- 6 PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). expansion slots A receptacle inside a computer or other electronic system that accepts a printed circuit board. The number of slots determines future expansion. See PC data buses. (hardware) expansion slot - A connector in a computer into which an expansion card can be plugged. -- Redundant hot swap power (AC and DC) -- NEBS NEBS Network Equipment Building System (Bell Telephone Labs) NEBS Network Equipment Building Standards NEBS New England Business Services NEBS New England Barbecue Society NEBS Neue Europäische Bewegung Schweiz and ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. compliant -- Pricing starts at $3,999 -- Available in the third quarter of 2004 Augmentix A+750 server: -- Based on Dell PowerEdge(TM) 750 -- 1U high, 21" deep rack-mount package -- Single 3.4 GHz Pentium IV See Pentium 4. processor -- Dual Gigabit Ethernet -- Hardware RAID w/hot swap SCSI drives -- Up to 500GB SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. or 292GB SCSI disk capacity -- 2 PCI expansion slots -- Redundant hot swap power -- NEBS and ETSI compliant -- Pricing starts at $1,999 -- Available in the third quarter of 2004 Augmentix A+SAMP card -- Half-card PCI form factor -- Low power (15W) -- Internal or external +12V power source -- Pricing starts at $599 (including A+HPI software) -- Available in the second quarter of 2004 Augmentix A+HPI software package -- Based on the SA Forum's Hardware Platform Interface (HPI) specification -- Pricing starts at $99 per server -- Available now About Augmentix Augmentix Corp. develops server and system management hardware and software solutions for applied computing applications that reduce the cost of mission-critical computer systems by up to 50%. Designed for demanding applications in communications, industrial automation, medical and government markets, Augmentix's A+ servers are enhanced versions of top-tier industry standard Intel-based servers, featuring state-of-the-art components and modified for greater environmental resilience, reliability, expandability and serviceability. Augmentix also produces server management hardware and software solutions for managing heterogeneous server environments. Funded by Austin Ventures and based in Houston, Augmentix was founded by a team of industry veterans with deep experience in mission-critical, applied computing technology markets. Augmentix is a client company of the Houston Technology Center, a non-profit corporation that educates entrepreneurs and assists emerging companies in Houston's key technology sectors. More information on Augmentix and the company's products is available at www.augmentix.com or by calling (713) 271-2700, ext. 300. Augmentix, A+1750, A+750, A+Server Availability Management Processor, A+SAMP and A+HPI are trademarks of Augmentix Corporation. Dell and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc. EDITORS' NOTE: Photos of the Augmentix products are available in .jpg or .eps format by request to Judith Vanderkay, jvanderkay@virtualmgmt.com or 781-876-6208. See Augmentix in Booth # 13551 at SuperComm in Chicago, June 20-24. |
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