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Supermicro Displays Performance-Per-Watt Leadership at International SuperComputing (ISC) 2009
HAMBURG, Germany, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --
- 2U Twin2 ("Twin Squared"), SuperBlade(R) and Other Innovative Servers
Featuring Intel(R) Xeon(R) 5500 (Nehalem) Processors & Gold Level Power
Supplies
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in
application-optimized, high performance server, blade, and workstation
solutions, is demonstrating its 2U Twin2 server with four hot-pluggable,
dual-processor (DP) nodes and record x86 server performance-per-watt (375
GFLOPS/kW*) this week at ISC '09 (booth 310). In addition to the 2U Twin2,
Supermicro's award-winning 1U Twin(TM) and SuperBlade(R) servers, SAS2
storage systems as well as a new 1U server supporting up to five add-on cards
are also on display. Featuring the most efficient power supplies (93%+*),
cooling subsystems and motherboard designs in the industry, Supermicro
solutions deliver the industry's best performance-per-watt,
performance-per-dollar and performance-per-square-foot.
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"Our 2U Twin2 SuperServers with 93%+ energy-saving technologies deliver
extra performance-per-watt, TCO savings and computing density, especially
when powered by the latest Intel(R) Xeon(R) Nehalem processors," said Charles
Liang, CEO and president of Supermicro. "Our solutions deliver the highest
system-level efficiency in the industry. This increases the maximum computing
power per rack and lowers the total cost of ownership, while also reducing
energy consumption and protecting the environment."
"The new Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5500 series provides a foundation for
Supermicro to deliver its customers new levels of system intelligence, with
the processor's ability to dynamically optimize itself to meet the
performance and energy efficiency requirements of a given workload and
customer environment," said Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager
of Intel's Server Platforms Group. "Intel is thrilled with the collaboration
and innovation we've seen from Supermicro around this new breakthrough in
intelligent processing."
Supermicro's 2U Twin2 servers are fully compatible with existing and
upcoming Supermicro Twin serverboards. The hard drives, power supplies and
computing nodes are all hot-swappable to facilitate easy installation and
minimize system downtime. For high availability, 2U Twin2 servers provide
optional redundant power and three or four 3.5" drives per node for RAID 5
data protection.
For high-performance computing, Supermicro also offers a flexible range
of SuperBlade(R) configurations that support either 10 or 14 dual-Xeon(R)
5500 (Nehalem) server blades in one 7U enclosure. Ideal for large-scale
datacenters and HPC applications, SuperBlade(R) is both VMware certified and
Intel Cluster Ready (ICR) certified. Best for personal supercomputing,
Supermicro's OfficeBlade(R) operates at a quiet 50dB, making it suitable for
office environments. Supermicro also offers the world's first 6Gbps SAS-2
blades available for its StorageBlade(TM) systems, which feature six SAS-2
drives per blade and optional RAID5.
Delivering 93%+ power efficiency, 80 PLUS(R) Gold Level power supplies
with PM-Bus come standard with nearly all new Supermicro systems, including
its latest Nehalem SuperBlade(R) servers. Supermicro provides the ultimate in
system customization with its Universal I/O (UIO) interface that allows
customers to choose from a host of I/O cards including SAS-2, 10Gb Ethernet,
Fiber Channel or InfiniBand subsystems. For optimum performance-per-dollar
and best remote management, Supermicro also offers onboard IPMI 2.0 with
media and KVM-over-LAN support on its new platforms, as well as 10Gb
Ethernet, cost-effective DDR and high-performance QDR onboard InfiniBand
versions for its Twin serverboards.
Supermicro Server Building Block Solutions(R) offer exceptional
flexibility and state-of-the-art features. Come see Supermicro's latest HPC
server solutions in booth 310, and visit www.supermicro.com for detailed
information on the industry's widest selection of server, blade and
workstation solutions.
About Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI)
Supermicro emphasizes superior product design and uncompromising
quality control to produce industry-leading serverboards, chassis and server
systems. These Server Building Block Solutions provide benefits across many
environments, including data center deployment, high-performance computing,
high-end workstations, storage networks and standalone server installations.
For more information on Supermicro's complete line of advanced motherboards,
SuperServers, and optimized chassis, visit www.supermicro.com, email
marketing@supermicro.com or call the San Jose, CA headquarters at
+1-408-503-8000.
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* Peak power efficiency and performance figures based on internal testing
results.
Supermicro, SuperBlade, OfficeBlade and Server Building Block Solutions
are registered trademarks and 1U Twin and 2U Twin2 are trademarks of Super
Micro Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.






