FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1999-0205
| Japanese Release | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Fujitsu teamservers Build In Greater Power & Flexibility
- latest upgrades boost line's Internet readiness -
Tokyo, October 20, 1999 -- Fujitsu Ltd. today announced a full-line upgrading of its teamserver family of IA servers to accommodate higher processor speeds and much larger internal disk populations without compromising the customer benefits of its tough RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) strategy. In addition, the company announced new models based on both 600MHz Intel® Pentium®III processors and 550Mhz Intel® Pentium®III Xeon™ processors.
The teamserver models M800i and L800i match the requirements of the data center and enterprise computing segments of the market. All models have been upgraded from 500MHz to 550MHz processors with a variety of cache sizes from 512KB to 2MB. New 600MHz models are being introduced for the teamserver C300i entry-level file and print, C800i workgroup computing and G800i departmental segments, further enhancing the power and flexibility of Fujitsu's servers at the volume delivery end of the market.
"Our smaller servers have been selling well in various retail and workgroup computing market segments," said Mr. Isao Suzuki, Senior Vice President and Group President, Marketing Group, Fujitsu Limited. "So these changes anticipate greater data volumes and power requirements that will occur as these segments move to Internet distribution models, a greater use of graphics and new forms of in-store promotion."
Improving Internet readiness and accommodating larger disk populations, the popular single processor C300i entry models now support Ultra2Wide SCSI cards. Base memory on all C300i, C800i series models has also been standardized at 128MB (G800 is 256MB), and even the smallest teamserver now supports up to 72.8GB of internal disk storage. The use of external disk storage cabinets can significantly increase this basic capacity.
At the other end of the range, the storage capabilities of the M800i and L800i teamserver series have also been enhanced. The L800i series now supports up to 254.8GB and the M800i series 509.6GB internal to the base cabinet. This greatly improves their growth capacity for use as platforms for ERP, large database or as online shopping servers. The 4-way M890ic teamserver recently set a world record of 25,440.6 tpmC at $28.57 per tpmC.
"We are seeking not only to make our servers price competitive but also to provide top-end power and capacity to meet the demands of our larger customers as they move to more Internet-based business models," added Mr. Suzuki.
All upgraded teamservers will start shipping from November 15th.
Product Highlights - Revised Specifications
C300i and C800i teamservers
C300i C800i Processors Pentium III 500/550/600Mhz Number 1 1 or 2 Memory 128MB std. 768MB max. 128MB std. 1GB max. 5 inch bays 3 (1 used by CD-ROM as std.) 3.5 inch bays 4 (non-hotplug) 4 (3-hot plug) HDD options 9/18GB 7,200rpm Ultra2 Wide 9/18GB 7,200rpm Ultra Wide Max. internal 72.8GB I/O slots 4 x PCI, 1x ISA 3 x PCI, 2 x ISA LAN(std.) 100Base-TX/10Base-T,Wake on LAN Rackmountable No Yes Disk expansion Cabinets Yes Yes G800i teamservers
G800i Processors Pentium III 500/550/600Mhz Number 1 or 2 Memory 256MB std. 2GB max. 5 inch bays 3 (1 used by CD-ROM as std.) 3.5 inch bays 8 (hotplug) HDD options 9/18GB 7,200rpm U2Wide Max. internal 145.6GB I/O slots 4 x PCI, 1x ISA, 1 x shared LAN(std.) 100Base-TX/10Base-T,Wake on LAN Rackmountable Yes Disk expansion Cabinets Yes L800i and M800i teamservers
L800i M800i Processors Pentium III Xeon
550Mhz 512KB/1MB/2MBPentium III Xeon
550Mhz 1MB/2MBNumber 1 to 4 Memory 256MB std. 4GB max. 256MB std. 8GB max. 5 inch bays 3 (1 used by CD-ROM as std.) 4(1 used by CD-ROM as std.) 3.5 inch bays 8 (hot plug) 14 (hot plug) HDD options 9/18/36GB 7,200/10,000rpm Ultra2 Wide Max. internal 254.8GB 509.6GB I/O slots 6 x PCI, 1x shard 10 x PCI, 1 x shared LAN(std.) 100Base-TX/10Base-T,Wake on LAN 100Base-TX/10Base-T Rackmountable Yes Yes Disk expansion Cabinets Yes Yes An 8-way teamserver HS900 based on 550MHz Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Xeon(TM) processors has previously been announced.
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Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) is a leading provider of comprehensive information technology and network solutions for the global marketplace. Comprising over 500 group companies and affiliates worldwide -- including ICL, Amdahl and DMR Consulting Group -- the Fujitsu Group had consolidated revenues of 5.24 trillion yen ($43.3 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. With world-class hardware and software technology in computers, telecommunications and microelectronics, and a corps of 55,000 systems and services experts around the world, Fujitsu is uniquely positioned to harness the power of the network to help its customers succeed. Altogether, the Fujitsu Group has 188,000 employees and operations in over 100 countries. Homepage: http://www.fujitsu.com/
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