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Appro Unleashes 4U Quad AMD
Opteron Processor-Based Servers
Appro, a leading provider of high-performance enterprise computing systems,
introduced its brand new 4U Appro 4145H server based on quad AMD Opteron
processors at LinuxWorld. This product will be available for purchase starting
February 2004.
The Appro 4145H is designed to address the needs of high-performance,
high-availability server and workstation users. This quad AMD Opteron
processor-based server delivers high compute performance with expandable
storage capability; PCI-X and AGP 8X slots support providing performance and
capability for high-end graphic simulations. This server is ideal for
compute-intensive graphics application such as mechanical and engineering
graphics simulation and rendering, scientific visualization, digital content
creation and more.
Appro 4145H Key Features: Up to four AMD Opteron processors; simultaneous
32-bit and 64-bit computing capability; HyperTransport technology; up to 64GB
of DDR memory in 16 DIMM Slots; PCI-X and 8x AGP slot support for advanced
graphics cards; four hot-swappable HDDs -- IDE or SCSI hard disks; a 5.25-inch
drive bay for tape devices; remote server management capabilities; and the
choice of Windows or Linux operating systems.
"Appro 4145H servers based on AMD Opteron processors will offer an
outstanding
portfolio of highly flexible, scalable server solution. Users will increase
project productivity through exceptional application, visualization and
data-throughput while still achieving outstanding price/performance," said
John Lee, director of product marketing of Appro.
"Appro's customers deploying the new Appro 4U 4145H server based on AMD
Opteron processors can experience outstanding performance capability,
reliability and scalability for the most demanding enterprise-level and
high-end graphic/technical applications," said Ben Williams, director of the
Server/Workstation Business Segment at AMD. "These cutting-edge systems based
on AMD64 technology provide best-in-class performance for customers' 32-bit
applications and offer a seamless transition to 64-bit computing."
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