RAID Incorporated Launches 7U Fusion MAGNABlade Solution With 20 Nodes in One Blade Chassis


METHUEN, MA--(Marketwire - March 30, 2010) -  RAID Incorporated, an end-to-end high-performance solutions provider specializing in leading-edge technologies, today announced the Fusion MAGNABlade solution, the highest density blade system in the industry. The 7U chassis can hold twenty Intel Xeon 5600 or 5500 dual-socket nodes with up to 2.5TB of memory. The Green design with 94% power efficiency reduces total operating cost up to $1,000 as compared to discrete 1U servers.

"With optional QDR InfiniBand or 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches allowing bandwidth to support the most demanding applications, along with onboard IPMI 2.0 with KVM over IP and remote virtual media over LAN to simplify management, this solution is an easy choice for any data center," stated Dr. Ercan Kamber, Director of HPC Engineering at RAID.

About RAID Incorporated
Since 1994 RAID Inc. has provided true 100% customized storage and computing solutions that best meet the unique requirements of HPC centers, corporations, government entities and educational institutions worldwide. From supercomputing to grid computing, RAID Inc. ensures the availability of critical digital content in real-time, all the time. The company guarantees this with the "RAID Approach," the industry's only concierge service and support model that assures the highest level of personalized support and resolution to any issue. StorageWatch®, the industry's only real-time monitoring and managed storage service offering which lowers total cost of ownership while increasing data availability, was developed as part of the "RAID Approach" to better serve its customers. RAID Inc.'s guaranteed "customer first" approach has made them an industry leader in true 100% customized storage and the best service and support. For more information about RAID Inc. visit www.raidinc.com or call 800-330-7335.

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