| v> | | | | expensive for many to consider, said Jim Bowen, |
| San Jose, CA November 16, 2004 —- HPC | | | | HPC Systems’ Director of Systems |
| Systems, Inc. announces the availability of the | | | | Engineering. Whether handling corporate |
| A5220HS Server, the industry’s first 8 | | | | databases or performing complex scientific |
| Processor AMD Opteron based Server utilizing | | | | computations, the A5520HS is a workhorse for |
| HTX-PRO technology by Iwill USA Corporation. | | | | enterprise. |
| This technology allows the AMD64 Direct Connect | | | | The A5220HS server features include up to 8 AMD |
| Architecture to achieve its full potential, providing | | | | Opteron processors capable of simultaneous |
| infinite possibilities in customization and unparalleled | | | | 32-bit and 64-bit computing capability, up to 128GB of |
| bandwidth access in I/O intensive applications. | | | | ECC 333/400 DDR memory via 32 DIMM Slots, four |
| The A5220HS leverages the AMD64 Direct Connect | | | | (4) Gigabit Ethernet ports, onboard Mellanox |
| Architecture already standard on all AMD Opteron | | | | InfiniBand dual channel host controller, up to eight hot |
| systems through Iwill's HTX-Pro HyperTransport | | | | swappable SATA or SCSI HDD’s, redundant |
| interconnect. HTX-Pro uses the same HyperTransport | | | | power supplies, five PCI-X slots, 3.25' FDD & 5.25' |
| technology bus that connects memory, I/O and | | | | drive bay for CD/ DVD-ROM or tape devices, |
| processors to also connect expansion I/O devices | | | | remote server management capabilities, a choice of |
| directly to the AMD Opteron processor at 6.4GB | | | | Windows or Linux operating systems in a 5U |
| s (or higher if available) of total bandwidth per | | | | rackmount enclosure. |
| HyperTransport technology link. HTX-Pro allows | | | | About HPC Systems, Inc. |
| for a modular system design, freeing the | | | | HPC Systems is an SDB / 8(a) certified manufacturer |
| motherboard from handling expansion buses and | | | | and integrator of a broad range of customized |
| devices such as PCI, PCI-X and InfiniBand by | | | | server, storage and cluster solutions to the |
| concentrating those functions into separate system | | | | Government, Universities, Corporate and High |
| boards connected by HTX-Pro, allowing the I/O | | | | Performance Computing markets. HPC Systems, Inc. |
| portion of the system to be upgraded without | | | | focuses on utilizing standard commodity hardware, |
| replacing the entire platform. A user may start using | | | | standard interconnects and networking technology to |
| the platform based around PCI-X add-in devices and | | | | develop customized solutions. Our offerings come in |
| upgrade to PCI-Express at a later date by simply | | | | Rackmount, Workstation and Blade Server |
| changing out the modular I/O board. | | | | configurations. Our goal is to develop and deliver high |
| The A5220HS brings a highly scalable, high | | | | quality, reliable, and cost effective solutions that |
| performance integrated, 64-bit computing solution to | | | | meets the individual requirements of our customer. |
| the enterprise market. The lower price and superior | | | | For more information on the 8-Way AMD Opteron |
| scalability and performance of the AMD Opteron | | | | Server, please visit |
| processor, relative to other available 64 bit | | | | Contact Info: |
| architectures, allow systems like the A5220HS to | | | | Tanya Miller |
| bring a level of performance previously too | | | | HPC Systems, Inc. |