IBM Unveils Three Energy-Efficient Servers Powered by Quad-Core AMD
Opteron™ Processors
Enterprise Customers Have Choice of 28 Quad-Core AMD Opteron
Processor-Based OEM Server Platforms
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) May 28, 2008 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced growing industry support for the Quad-Core
AMD Opteron™ processor among global OEMs
continues with IBM’s
launch of three updated System x™ servers.
Designed to address customer
priorities such as energy efficiency, performance, scalability, and
virtualization, the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers from
IBM offer an exceptional power-efficient platform for today’s
most demanding datacenters.
“Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers
deliver energy-efficiency even in the context of satisfying IBM’s
most demanding high-performance computing solutions,”
said Randy Allen, senior vice president, Computing Solutions Group, AMD. “Datacenter
managers are increasingly seeking a balance of performance,
energy-efficiency, and advanced virtualization functionality in order to
optimize server resources amidst skyrocketing power, cooling and space
costs. The Quad-Core
AMD Opteron processor is at the forefront of addressing this new
real-world definition of datacenter performance.”
“IBM continues to deliver innovation and
choice in the x86 market with today’s
introduction of System x servers based on AMD’s
new Quad-Core processors,” said James
Northington, vice president, IBM System x. “The
new System x3755 allows clients to grow the system along with their
business, affordably scaling from the standard 2 socket system to 3 and
4 socket configurations while delivering industry leading price and
performance.”
IBM has refreshed its current line of rack-mount AMD Opteron
processor-based System
x servers. These include the x3455
which is ideal for technical and financial applications, the x3655
for memory-intensive applications such as database, virtualization and
dynamic web serving, and the x3755
that takes advantage of AMD’s Direct
Connect Architecture to speed scientific and technical computing
through breakthrough performance with outstanding memory addressability
in high performance computing (HPC) environments.
Visit AMD on the Web
For more information on the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor family,
including FAQs, development tools, pricing and other general
information, please visit www.amd.com/opteron.
About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of
innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer
electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice
and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions
that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information,
visit http://www.amd.com.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron and combinations thereof, are
trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for
informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
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