SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- At the LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco, Area Electronics Systems, Inc. today announced its most powerful server platform to date. Designed for enterprise-critical database, high-performance computing, and high-definition video rendering applications, the new platform can accommodate unusually high levels of memory, disk capacity, and I/O speed to complement up to four single- or dual-core processors.
Named the Areasys 3400, the new 3U rack-mount product is based on AMD Opteron Series 800 64-bit processors incorporating Direct Connect Architecture, which eliminates front-side buses to improve I/O and optimize memory performance. The dual-core versions of the processors reduce power requirements and improve performance when running multiple applications simultaneously.
Up to four PCI Express X8 channels and four 1Gbps Ethernet links are supported through dual ServerWorks Hyper Transport 2000 chipsets, which together provide up to 4GB of bidirectional I/O.
The quad processors can be backed with up to 64GB of double-data rate error-correcting memory, and the front face of the Areasys 3400 offers twelve 3.5 inch bays for hot-swappable SATA disks -- for a total capacity of up to six terabytes (6,000 gigabytes) of RAID array storage using today's maximum 500GB drives.
The system is powered by two 700 watt supplies with a third hot spare. Ten hot-swappable fans keep it all cool.
"The Areasys 3400 platform lets integrators assemble enormous computing power and storage in a single-box," said William Huang, Area's president, "and we think it's a bargain at $3,995. We expect to begin deliveries in mid-September."
The Areasys 3400 platform is base-priced at $3,995 without processors, memory, or hard drives, and with a 4-drive on-board RAID controller, for sales to integrators and resellers.
About Area
Area Electronics Systems, Inc. designs and markets high-performance servers, plus storage products for direct attachment (DAS) and network attachment (NAS). In business since 1987, Area is located at 950 Fee Ana Street, Placentia, CA 92870. The company can be reached at (714) 224-8300 or through its Web site, www.areasys.com. Interested parties are also invited to sign up for Area's mailing list.
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