Fujitsu sets new standards in data centre with PRIMERGY dual-socket servers

* New generation of PRIMERGY dual-socket servers set new standards in modularity, scalability and cost-efficiency.
* Overall performance improvements of up to 70% with new Intel Xeon processor E5 family.
* Third generation of Fujitsu's ServerView Virtual I/O Manager available for new PRIMERGY dual socket servers.
* Versatile line-up suitable for wide range of business applications and data centre deployments.

Fujitsu today announces global availability of the next generation PRIMERGY dual-socket x86 servers, designed to set a new standard in versatility, scalability and cost-efficiency.

Meeting a wide range of tomorrow's IT demands while achieving a fast return on investment today, the comprehensive new line-up of servers deliver a leap forward in performance and modularity.

Fujitsu's new concept of a modular chassis design for its PRIMERGY server line-up creates a highly customisable server platform that allows customers to configure systems freely to meet their current IT needs, and extend later if required.

By supporting General-Purpose computing on Graphics Processing Unit (GPGPU) cards and faster data throughput, the versatile new PRIMERGY servers are suitable for almost any business application or data centre scenario.

Customers choosing PRIMERGY are also assured of investment protection over the server life cycle. The new models provide 100% additional memory capacity and space for an additional 33% hard disks. After-sale server expansion kits are available should server configuration needs change.

Fujitsu's innovative ServerView Virtual I/O Manager ensures an ease of administration and also provides network-agnostic virtualisation in dynamic data centre scenarios. On-the-fly roaming, adding and recovering virtual server profiles is now supported, and the time and effort required to redeploy images is reduced from hours to minutes.

The third generation of Fujitsu's ServerView Virtual I/O Manager is available for all new PRIMERGY dual socket servers. Simplified power management features combined with 94% efficient modular power supply units further enable businesses to reduce server energy costs by up to 73% in comparison to the previous generation.

Overall performance improvements for new PRIMERGY dual socket server models of up to 70% are achieved with the help of the latest Intel Xeon processor E5 family. In the field of high performance computing, system performance climbs by 120%, using Intel's new Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX).1

Available as tower, rack and blade models, the new line-up of Fujitsu PRIMERGY dual-socket servers includes:

* The no-compromise economy tower server PRIMERGY TX300 S7
* Maximum productivity in an 1U housing with the PRIMERGY RX200 S7 rack server
* The versatile PRIMERGY RX300 S7 rack server
* Maximum expandability with the newly-introduced PRIMERGY RX350 S7 rack server
* A versatile and cost-efficient server blade, the PRIMERGY BX920 S3
* A high-end PRIMERGY BX924 S3 server blade for the most intensive applications2

Supporting quotes:

Jens-Peter Seick, Senior Vice-President, Product Development Group Fujitsu Technology Solutions

“In today's economy, more businesses are struggling with the challenge of preparing for the future while managing tight budgets and adapting swiftly to changing business requirements. The Fujitsu PRIMERGY dual-socket servers address this concern with improved performance, cost-efficient operation and the versatile scalability of our innovative modular design.”

Boyd Davis, VP and GM of Intel Datacenter Infrastructure Group

“Intel welcomes Fujitsu's next generation PRIMERGY platforms. By utilising the energy efficiency, performance, breakthrough I/O capabilities and advanced security features of the new Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family, the new PRIMERGY platforms are designed to be the heart of a flexible and efficient data centre. The combination of performance, flexible modularity, and overall cost-effectiveness enabled by the collaboration between Fujitsu and Intel make these platforms an excellent fit for usage scenarios from virtualisation and cloud computing to design automation or real-time financial transaction.”

Notes to editors

1. Measured with SPECint_rate_base2006 and Linpack on PRIMERGY server with Intel Xeon 5600 processor series in comparison to the PRIMERGY server based on Intel Xeon processor E5 family. SPEC and the benchmark name SPECint are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. For more information about SPECint2006, see www.spec.org/cpu2006/
2 Delivery start varies by model and country.

For further information, please see

Feature and benefits: http://new-primergy-2012.ts.fujitsu.com
TX300 S7: http://new-primergy-2012.ts.fujitsu.com/products/tx300
RX200 S7: http://new-primergy-2012.ts.fujitsu.com/products/rx200
RX300 S7: http://new-primergy-2012.ts.fujitsu.com/products/rx300
RX350 S7: http://new-primergy-2012.ts.fujitsu.com/products/rx350
BX920 S3: http://new-primergy-2012.ts.fujitsu.com/products/bx920
BX924 S3: http://new-primergy-2012.ts.fujitsu.com/products/bx924

Images and photography
TX300 S7: http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/search.php?search=tx300+s7&resetrestypes=1
RX200 S7: http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/search.php?search=rx200+s7&resetrestypes=1

RX300 S7: http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/search.php?search=RX300+S7&resetrestypes=1
RX350 S7: http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/search.php?search=rx350+s7&resetrestypes=1
BX920 S3: http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/search.php?search=BX920+S3&resetrestypes=1
BX924 S3: http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/search.php?search=bx924+s3&resetrestypes=1