Compaq launches Proliant 8000, Proliant 8500 servers

NEW DELHI, September 1: Compaq, announced

the launch of its 8-way server models in India. The servers, developed in

collaboration with Intel, come in two models-- Proliant 8000 and 8500,

based on the 8-way Profusion Symmetric Multi-processor (SMP) architecture.

It provides almost total linear scalability for 8-way processor servers

operating Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000, Novell NetWare, SCO

Unix and Linux. The prices of the Proliant 8000 and 8500 are dependent on

the configuration of the system. The entry-level configuration of Proliant

8500 with one PIII Xeon 550 MHz processor, 512 KB Level 2 Cache and 256 MB

RAM would be approximately Rs 12 lakh while 8000 will cost Rs 20 lakh for

the same configuration with two PIII Xeons. Financial institutions,

Government sectors and Enterprise applications are the targeted audience

in India.

According to Compaq India Managing Director Balu Doraisamy, "With

the launch of Proliant 8000 and 8500, Compaq will be able to address high

growth business segments such as ERP, ISP, Web related applications and

any application of large databases."

This architecture will power the most demanding applications in the

organization, like e-commerce, decision support, ERP, messaging and

collaboration, with the scalability and performance for a new generation

of business computing. The 16 GB SDRAM, dual memory controllers and

point-to-point data access optimize response time and reduce bottlenecks

for ERP applications. Balanced memory, I/O and processing scalability. It

provides faster access to data, thereby enhancing competitiveness and

accommodates more users than the conventional server. With the launch of

these servers, Compaq hopes to change the competitive landscape for

eBusiness infrastructure, redefine the server marketplace and generate

major new revenue opportunities.