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Introducing the PRIMERGY RX220 Rack Server from Fujitsu Siemens Computers
With its new PRIMERGY RX220 rack server, Fujitsu Siemens Computers joins the growing ranks of OEMs who build blade servers powered by the AMD Opteron™ processor.

Coming in late 2005, the PRIMERGY RX220 is equipped in single and dual-core configurations. Single--core
AMD Opteron processor-based solutions operate at frequencies up to 2.6 GHz. Solutions powered by the new Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors operate at frequencies up to 2.2 GHz.

When choosing AMD64 technology to expand its PRIMERGY RACK portfolio, Fujitsu Siemens Computers recognized the AMD Opteron processor with Direct Connect Architecture and AMD PowerNow!™ technology with Optimized Power Management is ideally suited for data center environments. The performance, efficiency, security, stability, scalability, noise reduction, and energy savings possible with the AMD Opteron processor meet customer needs while creating a seamless migration path from 32- to 64-bit computing.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ PRIMERGY RX servers offer cost-effective scaling, simple operation, and enhanced IT production quality. Its centralized PRIMERGY ServerView Suite functions facilitate troubleshooting and permit remote anywhere, anytime access. And its modular PRIMECENTER design accommodates the seamless integration of PRIMEPOWER compute nodes, storage SAN and NAS subsystems, and other infrastructure components.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers now offers a full line of professional business solutions based on AMD64 technology, including servers, workstations, and business desktop PCs.

Learn more about Fujitsu Siemens Computers PRIMERGY RX220 rack server, powered by the AMD Opteron processor>>>

New IBM Server Solution: e326m Servers Provide Enhanced Performance with PCI Express
New models of the IBM eServer 326, featuring single- and Dual-Core
AMD Opteron™ processors are designed to deliver increased performance for high-performance computing applications that require high memory bandwidth and fast interconnect. This 1U, 2-way rack-optimized server is ideal if you're looking for intense computing at an affordable price.

Xtended Design Architecture™ allows the e326m to feature hot-swap SCSI hard disk drives, integrated RAID-1 mirroring provide dependable access to data and management features such as an integrated IPMI-compliant service processor allow you to remotely manage your system with confidence. With support for 16GB of 32 PC3200 and PCI Express, the e326m combines innovation with industry standards to provide customers affordable performance-optimized solutions.

Explore IBM’s single-core and Dual-Core server and workstation solutions based on the AMD Opteron processor>>>

Looking for a Small Footprint Server with a Large Memory Capacity?
The APPRO 1U XtremeServer™ provides crucial operational strengths such as tremendous reliability, scalability, serviceability to support technical and enterprise applications. This new 1U XtremeServer features up to two single- or Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors and eight DIMM sockets per CPU providing Xtreme memory capacity - up to 64GB per server.  This server is ideal for memory-intensive and I/O-intensive applications and for customers who need a flexible and innovative density-optimized 1U server with simplified management.

“Appro’s new 1U XtremeServer supports 8 DIMM sockets per CPU. That is a new paradigm for server memory availability,” said John Lee, director of Product Marketing of APPRO. “This new high-performance and versatile 1U server also achieves outstanding performance with Dual-Core AMD64 technology, offers great computing power with less wattage while providing an ideal server for memory intensive and I/O intensive applications.”

The 1U XtremeServer is packed with advanced features:

• 2-way, Single- or Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processors
• Largest memory capacity - 8 DIMM Sockets per CPU, up to 64GB
• Up to two SATA or SCSI hot-swappable drives
• Up to 800GB SATA or 292GB SCSI
• 1 PCI-X and 1 PCI Express x16
• Dual-port Gigabit NICs
• 1 PCI-X and 1 PCI-E (ET), 1PCI-E (SET)
• ServerDome Remote Management – IPMI 2.0 compliant
• Cable-free design, ready to run, simple to install, service and maintain
• Rack and cluster model
• Support for Windows® or Linux OS

Enterprise applications to include Beowulf clusters, financial modeling, compute farms, digital rendering, seismic analysis, video streaming, web hosting, complex custom application development, or other applications requiring higher floating-point and memory bandwidth performance are ideal environments for the 1U XtremeServer. It is also a perfect foundation for super-computing clusters.

Learn more about solutions from APPRO based on single- and Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors>>>

Success Story: Ciena Corporation Reduces Time-to-Market, Lower Costs
Ciena Corporation supplies application-focused networking equipment, software, and services to communications service providers, cable operators, governments, and enterprises. The company focuses on key telco applications, as well as those addressing enterprise and data services, storage connectivity, Ethernet converged services, Ethernet private line and virtual private line, data services gateway and frame relay, and ATM corporate services. Ciena’s networking systems, software and services are designed to target and cure specific network pain points so its customers can best exploit the latest applications that are driving their businesses forward.

According to Ciena’s Steven Rennick, lead network systems engineer, “Selecting the AMD Opteron processor-based Sun Fire V20z server was a no-brainer. Once we moved to the Sun Fire V20z servers based on the AMD Opteron processor, we were able to easily deliver results and meet our tightened manufacturing deadlines.”

Learn more about Ciena’s new Sun Fire V20z servers, running open source GCC Linux and powered by AMD Opteron processors are helping deliver its ADSL2+ telecommunications solutions faster and at a lower cost>>>

On-Demand: High Performance Computing with HyperTransport™ Technology
The High Performance Computing (HPC) market is one of the market sectors primed to fully reap the benefits of HyperTransport™ technology - a high-performance, scalable interconnect architecture characterized by extremely low latency and high bandwidth. HyperTransport technology is particularly well suited to serve the HPC market by virtue of its low latency and integration in processors, such as the AMD Opteron processor with Direct Connect Architecture, which has been widely adopted in HPC system companies’ massive multi-processing (MMP) and scalable system clusters. Coupled with the HTX connectivity standard, HyperTransport technology’s processor-to-processor and processor-to-I/O architecture is leading companies like yours into new realms of high performance computing at the lowest cost structures.

You’re invited to join key representatives from the HyperTransport Consortium in a live Web cast to hear more about:

• Different approaches taken by companies to meet the demands of the HPC market.
• Details about standard implementations, customized implementations and implementations utilizing HTX connectivity.
• How to tap the high performance computing market potential using HyperTransport technology.

Mark your calendar for Tuesday, November 8, 2005 (11AM PST) and be sure to read future issues of AMD Opteron Solutions for more details and registration information regarding HyperTransport Consortium’s next online event.

Register now and learn more about the November 8th on-demand seminar focused on HyperTransport™ technology and it’s benefits in the HPC market>>>

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