NEC adds Intel-based servers

networking, CBR reports.

The new servers' additional features are combined with NEC's new ProgrammableFlow support to accelerate cloud computing by maximising the effectiveness of operational expenditure, especially business-critical applications and database consolidation at corporate data centres.

NEC's ProgrammableFlow Networking Software will leverage the Express5800 E5 Generation to reduce the complexity and cost of networking through a Software Defined Networking architecture.

“Customers are demanding platforms that deliver both versatility and performance,” SunHerald.com quotes Dylan Larson, director of marketing for Intel's Data Centre Infrastructure Group, as saying.

“The Intel Xeon E5-2600 product family delivers exceptional energy efficiency, trusted security and leading performance. NEC's continued investments take advantage of these innovations to deliver platforms that meet customers' needs.”