As part of its continuing initiative to bring enterprise-class computing solutions to the Windows NT operating environment, Unisys Corporation today introduced the Aquanta QS/2, the company`s first four-way server based on Intel`s new Pentium II Xeon Processor.
The new product was introduced at Intel Corporation`s worldwide press event in Santa Clara, where the new family of Intel processors was formally announced. Unisys participated in Intel`s worldwide launch by hosting press events in the United Kingdom, France and Germany as well as in Santa Clara.
The new Aquanta four-way signals a new era in enterprise-class computing with breakthrough price/performance. The Aquanta QS/2 has posted record breaking benchmarks of 17,700.43 tpm-C, an astounding increase of more than 46% over the previous highest ranking TPC-C results of 12,105 tpm-C posted for a four-way system from NEC [see Footnote end of release].
Non Intel-based architectures, such as an Alpha-based or RISC-based server offer solutions costing as much as $315.78 $/tmpC while the new Aquanta QS/2 features one of the industry`s most economical price/performance solutions at just $26.21/tpmC.
The Aquanta QS/2 supports up to four Intel Pentium II Xeon processors, up to 8GB of ECC memory and offers the industry`s most advanced Intel processing power and the very highest performance and availability crucial to mission-critical database and OLTP applications. The Aquanta QS/2 was running Microsoft`s Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0 and SQL Server Enterprise Edition 7.0. Available immediately, the Aquanta QS/2 enterprise server is priced starting at $11,478.
The Aquanta QS/2 also takes advantage of Intel Extended Server Memory Architecture - a collection of technologies that allows operating systems and enterprise applications to achieve a fundamental performance and system benefit and transcend the 4 Gigabyte memory barrier. Intel`s Pentium II Xeon processor can provide the first, complete support for this architecture.
"Unisys continues to raise the bar in terms of offering the industry`s most competitive price/performance enterprise-class solutions. When compared to the price/performance of RISC and Alpha processing architectures, Intel`s breakthrough technology is by far the most cost-effective solution on the market today.
The new Aquanta QS/2 is the next evolutionary step in providing enterprise customers with world-class hardware solutions based on this advanced technology. In addition, we provide unparalleled support services on a global basis," said Leo Daiuto, group vice president and general manager, Enterprise NT Systems and Product Development & Technology, Unisys Computer Systems.
"Unisys server solutions with the highly-scaleable Pentium II Xeon processor deliver unsurpassed value to business users in the enterprise computing market segment," said Tom Macdonald, marketing director, Intel`s Enterprise Server Group. "These solutions deliver excellent flexibility and versatility, while also providing outstanding price/performance for the customer."
"During preliminary testing, we have seen significant performance increases over comparable Pentium Pro-based systems. As our testing of Nasdaq applications on the
Aquanta QS/2 progresses, we expect to see continued increases in performance. We envision using the platform for developing new enterprise Windows NT applications in our real-time market environment." said John M. Hickey, Executive Vice President, Nasdaq Technology Services and Chief Technology Officer, NASD. " In addition, Nasdaq has been extremely pleased with the quality, style, and support Unisys has delivered with the new server."
Footnotes
- NEC Express 5800 HX4100 at 12,105.53 tpmC and $32.76/tpmC.
- Digital (now Compaq) AlphaServer 8400 5/300 c/s at 9,414.06 tpmC and $315.78/tpmC.
- Unisys TPC results are as of June 29, 1998 and competitive results are as of June 28, 1998.
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