Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, today announced the release of a new high-end series in its PRIMEQUEST server line, the PRIMEQUEST 500 series (three models) servers with Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 processors, providing performance improvements up to 2.5 times that of previous models.
The PRIMEQUEST servers are built to meet the highest demands for reliability and availability in data centre operations. The PRIMEQUEST 500 series servers deliver the most advanced virtualisation capabilities available along with extended system scalability for Linux and Windows environments. Combining the latest Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 processor with Fujitsu Siemens Computers cutting-edge architecture and design, the new PRIMEQUEST 500 servers are the ideal choice for enterprises that require the economic benefits and flexibility of industry standard solutions without compromising their business continuity.
The PRIMEQUEST server series uses high-performance 64-bit Intel Itanium 2 processors with a Fujitsu-developed chipset [2] that maximises reliability and scalability of the processor. With Fujitsu unique dual synchronous system architecture [3], the PRIMEQUEST servers combine the economy of open-standard systems with the reliability of a mainframe.
"Using our self-developed chipset and unique dual synchronous system architecture, PRIMEQUEST servers meet the demands of the most sophisticated data centres by offering superior scalability and performance in a compact, energy-efficient design," said Dieter Herzog, Executive Vice-President, Enterprise Products, Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "These new servers are one cornerstone of our Dynamic Data Centre strategy, where servers, storage, networks and middleware are integrated in pre-built building-blocks to provide a dynamic and flexible IT environment."
Since their worldwide launch in April 2005, the PRIMEQUEST servers have been deployed in customer sites around the world, for use on mission-critical systems as legacy modernisation, and as large-scale database systems, providing customers with high reliability, high scalability and enabling them to reduce total cost of ownership. Among the many customers who have deployed PRIMEQUEST servers are the following:
* Banco Popular (Spain)
* Circle K Sunkus Co, Ltd (Japan) / Information Analysis System
* Coput (Spain) / Linux with open source database system
* Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc (Japan) / SAP system for Konica Minolta Group
* SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Japan) / Consolidated database system
* Sung-Ae Hospital (Korea) / Medical information, electronic medical record system
* TO Solutions Co, Ltd (Japan) / Server consolidation for Q.P. Group
* Vodafone K.K. (Japan) / Sales support system
The new PRIMEQUEST 500 series servers are ideal for mission-critical applications that demand superior performance, reliability, scalability, flexibility and optimum resource usage. Typical application deployments for PRIMEQUEST servers include large-scale database and online transaction processing environments, legacy modernisation, ERP platform and database/server consolidation. Offering up to 64 processor cores accessing 2TB of uniform main memory in a maximum of 16 partitions, Fujitsu Siemens Computers` PRIMEQUEST is at the forefront of high-end systems capable of hosting business-critical operations.
The PRIMEQUEST 500 servers integrate the Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 processors with a number of architectural design features from Fujitsu Siemens Computers to offer a unique combination of power and flexibility. Coupling the advanced eXtended PARtitioning (XPAR) capabilities of the PRIMEQUEST servers with the Intel Virtualisation Technology offers customers the most advanced virtualisation capabilities on the market. Not only can system resources such as CPU and memory be partitioned, but I/O Units can also be individually partitioned to optimise resource allocations on a per-partition basis.
Augmenting the PRIMEQUEST physical partitioning capabilities, future enhancements built upon the Intel Virtualisation Technology will host virtual partitions, offering a rich multitude of partitioning options. Furthermore, partitions can be defined with system mirror mode, offering industry-leading fault immunity in the memory and cross-bar implementation.
"Together Fujitsu and Intel are providing state-of-the-art design and system architecture to give enterprises the flexibility and freedom they desire for their mission-critical applications," commented Thomas Kilroy, Vice-President General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group, Intel Corporation. "With more than double the performance of previous generation Intel Itanium 2 processor-based servers, mainframe-class RAS features, and improved energy efficiency, the new dual-core Intel Itanium 2 processor-based PRIMEQUEST servers are ideal for application consolidation in mission-critical data centres."
PRIMEQUEST 500 servers will be available globally in September 2006.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers continues its collaboration with leading enterprise vendors of Linux systems Red Hat and Novell SuSE, and with the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL), contributing to the hardening of the open operating system for business-critical deployments.
PRIMEQUEST servers extend the server portfolio from Fujitsu Siemens Computers that includes PRIMEPOWER servers based on the SPARC64 processor running the Solaris operating system and PRIMERGY Industry Standard servers. Together they provide a comprehensive server portfolio that satisfies different service level requirements for maximum availability and scalability. The new PRIMEQUEST servers are ideal for customers extending their existing mission-critical infrastructures with open-source Linux, Windows and Itanium technologies.
The PRIMEQUEST server line is offered as part of the Fujitsu Siemens Computers Dynamic Data Centre strategy under the roof of the TRIOLE concept of the Fujitsu Group for optimised IT, which unites servers, storage, networks and middleware to provide a dynamic and flexible customer IT environment, aimed to increase business continuity, agility and efficiency. Fujitsu Siemens Computers will continue to provide and expand solutions and products for the Dynamic Data Centre that include PRIMEQUEST servers, enabling customers to introduce 64-bit mission-critical Linux and Windows technology into the data centre.
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EDS Corporation, Tom Egan, VP Global Service Delivery
The new PRIMEQUEST servers are ideal for mission-critical applications which demand high availability, robust performance, enhanced flexibility and optimum resource usage. The next-generation of PRIMEQUEST servers with the highly-anticipated Intel Itanium 2 processor will deliver an advanced system for large-scale database and online transaction processing environments, legacy modernisation, and database/server consolidation.
Microsoft Corporation, Bill Laing, general manager, Windows Server Division
We are excited that the PRIMEQUEST 500 series will offer our mutual customers increased performance and reliability for mission-critical database and line of business applications. As customers migrate from mainframes to open systems, Microsoft and Fujitsu are working together to provide enterprise customers with an ideal server solution, ensuring high availability and business continuity.
Novell Inc, Roger Levy, vice-president and general manager of Open Platforms Solutions
Novell is excited about the launch of new Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 500 series servers. Designed to handle customers` mission-critical workloads in the data centre, our SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on new Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST servers will offer an open, scalable, high-performance data centre solution that comes with application security, virtualisation and integrated systems management.
Red Hat Inc, Tim Yeaton, Senior Vice-President of Worldwide Marketing and General Manager of Enterprise Products
Red Hat and Fujitsu have collaborated closely to optimise Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Fujitsu servers and to provide world-class support and services to enterprise customers for years. We believe that the combination of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and the new Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 500 series servers will deliver reliable, secure, high-performance Linux solutions built on the benefits of open source, and will satisfy mission-critical computing needs to the enterprise.
Oracle Corporation, Judson Althoff, vice-president, Platform Alliances
The combination of Oracle and the Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST servers let companies operate cost-effectively by taking advantage of industry-standard solutions while achieving high performance and reliability. Oracle believes this new PRIMEQUEST server will enhance reliability, availability and scalability, and will expand with Oracle the customers` choice of business-critical IT deployment.
Symantec Corporation, Rob Soderbery, senior vice-president, Data Center Management Group
Symantec is pleased to support the announcement of Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 500 series servers. Symantec`s Datacenter Foundation solutions combined with PRIMEQUEST server hardware delivers high availability and high performance while increasing the reliability of mission-critical applications. Together, Fujitsu and Symantec can help enterprise customers reduce data centre complexity and total cost of ownership.
[1] PRIMEQUEST 480 was the recipient of the sixth annual eWeek Excellence Awards (2006), in the category of server hardware.
[2] The Fujitsu developed chipset utilised in the PRIMEQUEST 500 series, as in the PRIMEQUEST 400 series, incorporates the results of the Semiconductor Application Chip Project funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation.
[3] Proprietary hardware architecture from Fujitsu that, through thorough built-in redundancies of the server`s hardware and advanced controls for the hardware`s synchronous operation, enables a dramatic improvement in the server`s uptime and processing continuity.
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