Dell SA has announced its PowerEdge 1400 server, designed to offer higher levels of performance and functionality at an aggressive price. Suited to departments, workgroups, distributed environments, as well as small and medium-sized businesses, this server is easy to set up and manage, while offering room to grow with customers` increasing demands.
Dell, the number two provider of Standard Intel Architecture Servers worldwide, designed the PowerEdge 1400 to provide customers with technology typically found on higher-priced servers, according to Brendan Mc Aravey, enterprise product sales manager at Dell SA.
This machine supports up to two 1 GHz Intel processors with 133MHz Front Side Bus, an embedded Dual Channel Ultra3 (Ultra 160) SCSI controller and high-bandwidth 64-bit PCI slots. "In addition to increased performance, the dual channel SCSI controller provides added value by supporting internal tape devices without the need for a SCSI card," adds Mc Aravey.
"With the PowerEdge 1400, we are providing businesses of all sizes with the high-performance server technology they demand, and the customisation and management capabilities they need, at a cost they can afford."
This server incorporates a number of features and benefits, which should optimise performance while maximising value, says Mc Aravey. "These include a ServerWorks ServerSet LE 3.0 chipset that adds to the benefit of the latest bandwidth intensive peripherals like RAID and Gigabit Ethernet cards."
The embedded Intel Pro/100+ Server Adapter provides a 10/100Mbs Ethernet connection without having to use a PCI slot, and memory capacity from 128MB to 2GB of SDRAM allows customers to grow their server as their application demands increase. In addition, it supports up to 144GB of Ultra3 SCSI storage capacity and 10,000-RPM hard drives for additional drive performance.
Mc Aravey points out that every PowerEdge 1400 server is built to the customer`s order and shipped directly from the factory. "To take advantage of the growing market for Linux-based servers, Dell can install the Red Hat Linux 6.2 operating system on the PowerEdge 1400 server at the factory. Customers can also order the server with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Windows NT Server 4.0, and the latest version of Novell NetWare, factory installed."
In addition, Dell can provide factory installation of Microsoft NT Small Business Server (SBS) Version 4.5. This package of Microsoft`s popular BackOffice applications provides businesses of up to 50 employees with a highly integrated, easy to configure suite of applications at attractive prices.
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