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Intel ESAA Cuts Costly Red Tape For Server OEMs
Intel Corp cut costly red tape for enterprise server OEMs with the formation
of a program to precertify server platforms based on Intel architecture
processors with the offerings of major hardware and software vendors.
Currently, server OEMs that want to incorporate the hardware and software
offerings must individually submit their new IA-based systems to those vendors
for independent certification. The new Intel Enterprise Server Acceleration
Alliance (ESAA) is aimed at removing that hurdle by precertifying
Intel-architecture server platforms with participating independent hardware
and software vendors (ISVs and IHVs).
"Certification can be an expensive and time-consuming process for OEMs as well
as the independent hardware and software vendors," said Jeff Richardson,
general manager of the Intel Enterprise Platforms and Services Division. "The
Intel Enterprise Server Acceleration Alliance is focused on reducing
certification barriers, providing server OEMs a quick, cost-efficient avenue
for adopting a wide variety of software and hardware building blocks."
The objective of the ESAA is to enable cost-effective server solutions based
on components that are validated to work with Intel architecture. Initially,
the ESAA will focus on IT Infrastructure, including database, backup and
virtualization software, as well as drivers, storage and interconnect
components. In the future, the organization plans to add components for a
variety of vertical applications.
The first vendors to participate in the ESAA include EMC, InfiniCon, Oracle,
Quantum and VMware, an EMC Company. Multivendor solution support coordination
is being managed through the services of TSANet.
More information on the Intel Enterprise Server Acceleration Alliance is
available at www.intel.com/go/esaa .
About Intel
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a manufacturer of computer,
networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is
available at www.intel.com .
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