Having been appointed as a reseller for Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Shoden Data Systems has installed a high-end server solution at the Liberty Group.
The deal, which saw the first local installation of a Fujitsu Siemens Computers PRIMEPOWER 2000 server, aims at dramatically reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) in the Liberty Group's information technology environment.
Fanie van Rensburg, MD of Shoden Data Systems, explains: "By consolidating the server footprint with a more powerful option than the previous infrastructure, the Liberty Group was able to reduce the total amount of processors used - thereby limiting operational costs in terms of licence fees."
Liberty Group's Hamid Essop, divisional director Group Information Technology Operations, adds: "Having already installed several Hitachi storage systems through Shoden Data Systems, the next logical step was to address the cost/performance issue in our applications environment. The Fujitsu Siemens Computers solution is fully compatible with our existing infrastructure and has delivered exactly what we wanted in this process."
"This is a breakthrough into the South African marketplace for our PRIMEPOWER server range," says Mark Wilson, MD of Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "The PRIMEPOWER has established a reputation for best-in-class performance in Europe and through Shoden is starting to make inroads into the South African market."
The PRIMEPOWER 2000 is a high-end server with a capacity of 128 processors and symmetrical multi-processing (SMP). The PRIMEPOWER 2000 is an ideal platform for switching from distributed server environments to integrated server environments. Scaleable up to 128 SPARC64 processors, the PRIMEPOWER 2000 is also designed for processing large enterprise and scientific applications.
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With offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, Shoden Data Systems (Pty) Ltd is the sole distributor for Hitachi Data Systems in SA. In addition, Shoden Data Systems is the sole distributor of INRANGE Technologies Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of Channel Extenders, Fibre Channel and ESCON/FICON directors. Shoden Data Systems is also a Veritas Premier Partner and provides integrated, managed, best-of-breed storage area network solutions to the marketplace.
Based on more than 200 collective years of experience in the service, support and marketing of Hitachi products, Shoden Data Systems uses its intellectual capital and industry leading products to provide customers with total solutions in the storage, enterprise servers and connectivity arenas. The following offerings are available:
* Storage - the HDS Freedom storage range, including Lightning 9900 and 9500.
* Connectivity - the Inrange FC/9000 Fibre Channel/ FICON Director, ESCON Directors and Channel Extenders.
* Servers - Fujitsu Siemens PrimePower range of servers.
Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems is committed to enabling organisations worldwide to exploit the full potential of information. By following and deploying our TrueNorthT strategy, we provide customers with a broad range of storage solutions to simplify, protect and optimise their information infrastructures. Our offerings include enterprise and modular storage systems and software, professional services, fully complemented by best-of-breed products through industry alliances.
With 2 700 employees, Hitachi Data Systems conducts business through direct sales and resellers in the public, government and private sectors in over 170 countries on six continents. Its customers include more than 50% of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, please visit http://www.eu.hds.com.
Hitachi, Ltd
Hitachi, Ltd, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 320 000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2001 (ended 31 March 2002) consolidated sales totalled 7,994 billion yen ($60.1 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors, including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit http://global.hitachi.com.
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