HP launches ProLiant DL180 server for APAC market

BANGALORE: As part of the growing family of servers developed in Asia, Hewlett-Packard (HP) today launched HP ProLiant DL180 server, designed to deliver optimal outcomes for businesses in the Asian markets.

Highlighting the features of the product, Rajesh Dhar, Country Manager, Industry Standard Servers, HP said: "Witnessing the increasing IT penetration in SMB space in Asia, HP's new server is targeted at small and mid-size (SMB) industries."

"Available exclusively in the APAC region, the product is powered by the new Dual Core and Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors offers maximum performance while controlling costs, with the lowest cost per gigabit of data in its class," he added.

Speaking on the occasion, Tony Parkinson, vice president and general manager, Industry Standard Servers, HP Asia Pacific and Japan said: "The new HP ProLiant DL180 is designed for growth. HP has invested in building -- from the ground up -- a server packed with innovation, rich features and power efficiency."

"Built on industry standards with the objective of meeting the needs of growing businesses in Asia. It is the ideal platform for customers, who are looking to grow beyond the capabilities of a distributed, tower-server based environment, offering all the efficiencies of a rack server while maintaining the economics of a tower server," he added.

"Growing businesses in Asia wish to ensure consistent business performance supported by a reliable and cost-effective technology solution," said R Ravichandran, Sales Director, Intel South Asia. "Dual Core and Quad Core Intel Xeon processor technology integrated with HP ProLiant DL180 offers a powerful combination available at a competitive price," he added.

Stating that the HP continues the trend of unprecedented growth and leadership in the x86 category in India, Rajesh said that the The HP ProLiant DL180 comes equipped with essential management features that allow network administrators to easily check and update servers from a remote location.

HP ProLiant DL180 2U chassis and the 2Gb DIMM memory option kit are specifically designed to support the computing needs of growing businesses. The features enable easy to use and easy to configure with off-the-shelf functionality.

Apart from these, the server meets the needs of network service providers looking to manage the networking, gaming, mail and messaging, file and print and data storage applications of their customers.

CIOL Bureau