Dell Computer have announced performance enhancements to its enterprise-class servers with the introduction of Intel`s new Pentium III Xeon processor to its PowerEdge 6300 and PowerEdge 6350. Dell also announced plans to broaden its line of enterprise servers with the introduction of an eight-processor system, based on Intel`s Profusion architecture.
"The upgrade of our servers to the new Pentium III Xeon technology will provide customers more processing power to run their database, decision support, and enterprise resource planning applications," says Brendan McAravey, Enterprise Sales Manager for Dell Computer SA.
Applications running on Dell PowerEdge servers will be enhanced by features from Intel`s Pentium III Xeon processors, including the Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) extensions designed to provide customers with an up to 10% performance increase in enterprise-class applications requiring greater memory capabilities, such as databases and enterprise resource planning tools. Improved communication protocols in the new processors also enable applications to run faster across networks and enhances web-based applications.
With the future introduction of an eight-way capable PowerEdge system, Dell will provide customers a full range of Intel architecture-based servers, from dual-processor capable small business systems to clusters of 8-processor enterprise-class computers for large corporate data centres.
"We expect that the market for these systems will see significant growth after 2000, when they can take advantage of Microsoft`s Windows 2000 operating system. Windows 2000 is expected to offer greater scalability for servers featuring eight-way processing technology," says McAravey.
The following PowerEdge servers are currently available with the new 500 MHz Pentium III Xeon processors, and will be available with the 550 MHz processor when that technology is available from Intel for four-processor servers:
PowerEdge 6300, a four-processor server, featuring redundant components for enhanced reliability and other high-end availability and scalability features. The system is designed to meet customers` enterprise and business-critical computing needs.
PowerEdge 6350, a compact, full-featured enterprise-class server, designed for corporate data centres to meet critical storage consolidation, clustering and centralised computing requirements. The PowerEdge 6350 offers the same high-level of performance as the PowerEdge 6300 in a 4U, rack-dense form factor.
Every PowerEdge server is built-to-order and shipped directly from the factory, offering customers the exact configuration they want for their computing environment. Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Novell IntraNetWare 4.11, and Novell NetWare 5 operating systems can be factory-installed on all Dell PowerEdge servers. Servers are shipped standard with system management features including HP OpenView Network Node Manager Special Edition (NNM SE), for system and network management of up to 250 nodes (such as desktop PCs or servers), and HP`s ManageX Special Edition, for application and operating system management.
Dell provides service and support in conjunction with Dell Service Providers, Wang Global and Unisys.
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