SoftLayer Adds Speed with Xeon-Based Dempsey and Woodcrest Servers.DALLAS -- On-demand hosting provider, SoftLayer Technologies, announced today that Intel Xeon-based servers with Dempsey and Woodcrest processors are now available. "We pride ourselves on consistently delivering best-in-class solutions to our customers," said Steven Canale, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at SoftLayer. "Not only are these new systems lightning fast, but we've also made them affordable." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mr. Canale, the Xeon-based Dempsey servers are an extension of Intel's Netburst architecture featuring dual core technology. "With the Dempsey server line, we're offering great value for high performance. Single processor, dual core servers start at $179 per month while dual processor, dual core servers start at $249 per month." SoftLayer also offers the Xeon-based Woodcrest servers. These servers incorporate a new architecture change from Intel and include 1333Mhz front side bus, fully buffered DIMMs Fully Buffered DIMM (or FB-DIMM) is a memory technology which can be used to increase reliability, speed and density of memory systems. Conventionally, data lines from the memory controller have to be connected to data lines in every DRAM module. for maximum RAM performance and PCI-E See PCI Express. expansion for RAID applications. Offering intensive processing power for mission critical applications, dual processor, dual core Woodcrest servers start at $299 per month. Additionally, SoftLayer announced that dedicated KVM (K Virtual Machine) A version of the Java Virtual Machine for small devices with limited memory. See J2ME. See also KVM switch. KVM - Keyboard Video Mouse over IP comes standard with all Dempsey and Woodcrest servers. Other providers require customers to pay for this as a software upgrade service, but with SoftLayer, the dedicated KVM over IP is actually a free hardware upgrade. "At SoftLayer, we do everything possible to ensure our customer's needs are met and expectations exceeded," concluded Mr. Canale. "Combine these new offerings with SoftLayer's private network and customers get a world-class product line with complete control and remote management capabilities." Both systems include: --Supermicro 1U architecture with 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 SATA/SAS hard drives --High density 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. drives for maximum storage (750GB) or fast SA-SCSI drives at 15k for maximum performance --10/100/1000 Network cards for public and private networks --IPMI 2.0 control with built in KVM over IP functionality About SoftLayer Technologies Located in the INFOMART in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. , SoftLayer was formed in June 2005 by a team of industry executives seeking to deliver low cost next generation on-demand hosting services for the small to medium enterprise (SME (1) (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) See SMB. (2) (Subject Matter Expert) An individual who is well-versed in the policies and procedures of a particular department or division. ). Utilizing proprietary software, coupled with the industry's first network-within-a-network topology, the company delivers unprecedented power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing unparalleled scalability. For more information please visit www.softlayer.com or call 866-398-7638. |
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