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Breaking News - Platforms:
Standards-Based HP Integrity
Servers Up To 128 Processors
HP announced significant achievements in its standards-based server portfolio,
including breakthrough innovation in system design that dramatically increases
the workload capacity and cuts costs for HP Integrity server customers.
This is achieved with a new dual-processor module, called mx2, which features
two industry-standard Intel Itanium 2 processors on a single module that can
plug into existing systems -- delivering up to 35 percent lower acquisition
costs than similar IBM systems.
HP's standards-based, multi-OS server strategy, built on two foundational
architectures -- x86 and Itanium, allows the company to invest in value-added
innovation on top of standard server and storage components. The announcement
of the HP mx2 module was complemented by new Integrity benchmarks, services
and partners. In addition, HP announced record-breaking performance benchmarks
for x86-based HP ProLiant servers.
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"HP's focus on delivering the industry's broadest portfolio of standards-based
servers, as part of our Adaptive Enterprise strategy, enables us to innovate,
differentiate and add value for our customers," said Mark Hudson, vice
president of marketing of Enterprise Storage and Servers at HP. "Today's
announcements demonstrate that our strategy is working."
The mx2 dual-processor module enhancement allows increased performance,
flexibility and investment protection on HP Integrity servers. Customers can
consolidate more workloads onto an HP Integrity server with an in-chassis
upgrade to the module. Customers also get additional choices in price as this
module doubles the processor counts for the existing HP Integrity server
family.
"With the addition of the mx2 dual-processor module, HP Integrity Superdome
systems will be able to deliver enhanced flexibility and increased performance
density over previous Superdome systems -- crucial factors for our data
warehousing efforts," said Tim Eitel, chief information officer of Raymond
James Financial. "This competitively priced advancement to the Integrity
family, and the investment protection it offers Raymond James Financial,
reaffirms our decision to go with HP Integrity Superdome servers running
Windows Server 2003 to support current and future growth and enhance our
services for customers."
Industry-Leading Benchmarks, Expanding ISV Support
HP Integrity servers offer the opportunity to consolidate applications from
leading operating environments, including HP-UX 11i, Windows, Linux and later
in the year, OpenVMS. Already demonstrating superior performance
characteristics, the HP Integrity rx4640-8 server with the mx2 dual-processor
module has outperformed all competing servers in the eight-way two-tier SAP
Sales and Distribution (SD) Standard Application Benchmark as of May 4, 2004.
The SAP Standard Application Benchmark tests the hardware and database
performance of SAP applications and components. HP also holds the leading
SPECweb99 result in the eight-processor category as of April 20.
In the past 11 months, independent software vendors (ISVs) throughout Europe,
the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have benefited from the co-sponsored HP and
Intel Developer Forum. As a direct result of IDF workshops, more than 357 new
ISVs have been added to the growing list of vendors already porting their
applications to HP Integrity servers.
Starting in May and running through September, this collaborative forum is
being expanded to North America to help ISVs meet the growing demand for
Itanium-based applications across HP Integrity platforms. HP is making the HP
Integrity rx2600 server available to select North America and EMEA HP and
Intel developers at exclusive prices and loan opportunities.
"The new HP mx2 dual-processor module allows support for twice the number of
Itanium 2 processors than in previous servers -- which means more performance,
workload capacity and performance density for our customers who need it," said
Ivan Chong, vice president of product management at Informatica. "HP's
Integrity servers, along with the latest performance enhancements built into
Informatica's market-leading enterprise data integration software, can offer
our joint customers a very powerful and scalable solution for their most
demanding data integration workloads."
More information about HP Integrity servers is available at
www.hp.com/products1/servers/integrity/index.html.
HP ProLiant With AMD Opteron Processors Shatters Previous x86 4P Performance
Record
HP also announced a TPC-C benchmark result that joins previously published HP
ProLiant DL585 world-record results, positioning HP as the top-performing x86
four-way server vendor.
The recently announced ProLiant DL585 server is the first and only four-way
AMD Opteron-based server from a tier one vendor, and the system continues to
deliver outstanding performance. The DL585 posted a record x86 four-way result
on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition operating system with
123,027.42 transactions per minute (tpmC) at a price/performance ratio of
$3.50/tpmC.
The ProLiant DL585 was configured with four AMD Opteron Model 850 (2.4
gigahertz) processors with 1 megabyte L2 cache, eight Smart Array controllers,
403 hard disk drives and 97,920 user counts, and it offers best-in-class
management and high system uptime features ideal for data center deployment.
More than 20 percent greater than the previous top four-way x86 server
benchmark, the TPC-C result demonstrates HP's delivery of the best value to
customers with better performance and price/performance, lower total cost of
ownership, efficient system management capabilities and a seamless transition
toward 64-bit platforms. The HP ProLiant DL585 performed 20 percent faster, or
20,000 more transactions per minute, than the IBM xSeries 365 and 45 percent
faster, or 38,000 more transactions per minute, than the Dell PowerEdge 6650.
In addition to the superior design of the HP ProLiant DL585 server, the result
also showcased HP Smart Array controllers and StorageWorks enclosures, which
provided the high input/output subsystem necessary to achieve the breakthrough
performance levels.
HP Mission-Critical Services For NonStop Servers Extends Availability,
Business Continuity
Several HP mission-critical service offerings are being expanded, with global
availability expected to start this summer, to reinforce the HP NonStop
server's role as the de facto industry standard for businesses running
fault-tolerant applications requiring the ultimate in high availability. These
comprehensive service offerings focus on proactive measures to avoid downtime,
complementing the technology with people and process expertise.
New HP NonStop services include:
HP Mission Critical Partnership -- Helps customers achieve their business
objectives through continual IT service quality improvements. HP provides a
dedicated senior support team and a customized service-level agreement for
customers, including proactive IT service management and availability
consulting and customizable reactive support to meet availability objectives. HP Critical Service -- Helps customers achieve their IT availability
objectives through proactive onsite assistance integrated with fast reactive
support, including standard repair time commitments, immediate access to
NonStop experts, and priority escalation processes. - HP Proactive 24 Service -- Helps customers improve IT effectiveness through
proactive and reactive support, including access to NonStop experts and rapid
response to hardware and software issues.
- HP Support Plus 24 -- Provides customers with reactive support that is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for problem resolution. HP engineers
work with customers during coverage hours to isolate hardware and software
problems and work to resolve them as quickly as possible.
Included with all NonStop support agreements is the HP Instant Support
Enterprise Edition (ISEE) for NonStop servers. To resolve problems more
quickly, HP ISEE enables remote support over a secure Internet connection with
robust troubleshooting and repair capabilities via predefined scripts.
In addition, customers may choose one of three service solutions -- Critical
Service Solution, Proactive Service Solution or Foundation Service Solution --
based on their requirements. Each service solution includes a set of services
that provides quick installation, customized configuration and rapid startup,
as well as the recommended level of proactive and reactive support. HP
delivers services across the full IT lifecycle, including planning, design,
integration, installation and management.
More information about HP mission-critical services for NonStop platforms is
available at
www.hp.com/hps/mission/mi_nonstop.html.
About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and
institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure,
personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and
printing. For the last four fiscal quarters, HP revenue totaled $74.7 billion.
More information about HP is available at
www.hp.com.
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