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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY /
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Breaking News - Platforms:
Transmeta Efficeon Processor
Enables JM-net Blade Server
Transmeta Corp, a leader in efficient computing, announced that Japan-based
JM-net Inc will ship a high performance and power efficient blade server in
Japan and Asia based on Transmeta's Efficeon processor.
JM-net's EC86S blade server, for data center and Grid computing environments,
utilizes Transmeta's Efficeon to provide a compact system design with minimal
heat dissipation. This allows excellent performance, per watt, per unit of
space. This metric is critical for datacenters, which often face real estate
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"We evaluated several potential processors for this blade server, and the
Efficeon processor best suited the design and performance requirements of this
very compact system," said Kazou Ueki, president of JM-net Inc. "Transmeta's
technology is very well suited for the blade server space, particularly in the
way it helps reduce the total cost of system ownership for end customers."
The 19-inch 3U JM-net device is scheduled to begin shipping in May and
accommodates 12 blades with 12 Efficeon processors. Additional system features
for each blade include:
"JM-net's blade server highlights the capability of the Efficeon processor to
combine high performance with energy efficiency to create high compute density
in a small, fanless blade," said Arthur L. Swift, senior vice president of
marketing at Transmeta Corp.
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