The DellTM PowerEdgeTM R900, the company's highest performing server ever on SPECjbb testing, and other enhancements to the PowerEdge server lineup were introduced here today at Oracle OpenWorld. The new servers will be available to order worldwide before the end of November. For more information, visit www.dell.com/poweredge. The four-socket, 4U server was designed from the ground up for running critical enterprise databases and applications. The PowerEdge R900 also is ideal for virtualized environments with enhanced expandability, memory and the latest Intel® Xeon® quad-core processors. The Dell PowerEdge R900 can deliver unmatched database performance running Oracle Database 10g Release 2, topping SPECjAppServer2004 results from Sun and Hewlett-Packard for 2-node servers1. With the highest SPECjbb2005 scores of any 4-socket server in the industry, the PowerEdge R900 can also deliver industry-leading server performance for general computing.3 With the PowerEdge R900, Dell continues to reduce information-technology complexity and provide relevant solutions for enterprise environments with the industry's first in-line firmware updates. With new Dell PowerEdge servers, customers are no longer forced to take hard drives off-line and then flash new firmware because updates are delivered in-line in seconds. The R900 provides an energy-efficient solution with the power to process the most demanding enterprise applications, including: Standards-based power monitoring capabilities for controlling power consumption and energy-related expenses; Strengthened security with the new Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and other features for protecting critical information; and Enhanced systems management through Dell OpenManage 5.3, providing customers with greater, more simplified control of data centers and virtual environments. In addition to the R900, Dell has furthered its commitment to server performance and energy efficiency with updated versions of the PowerEdge 1950
ORACLE OPENWORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, 12-NOV-2007 05:00 AM Oracle today announced Oracle® VM, server virtualization software which supports both Oracle and non-Oracle applications. Oracle VM offers scalable, low-cost server virtualization that is up to three times more efficient than existing products from other vendors. Key Oracle products including Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Applications are certified with Oracle VM. Backed by Oracle's world-class support organization, customers have a single point of support for their entire virtualization environments, including Linux operating system and Oracle products. Consisting of open source server software and an integrated Web browser-based management console, Oracle VM provides an easy-to-use, rich, graphical interface for creating and managing virtual server pools, running on x86 and x86-64-based systems, across an enterprise. Oracle VM offers: * Simplified Installation -- with single install, patching and upgrading for both Oracle VM and Oracle Enterprise Linux; * Faster Deployment -- through pre-configured Virtual Machine images of Oracle Database and Oracle Enterprise Linux; * Greater Efficiencies -- three times more efficient than other server virtualization products; * Linux and Windows Support -- support for Linux and Windows guest operating systems including: Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 and 5; RHEL3, RHEL4 and RHEL5; Windows 2003, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP (on HV capable hardware); * Single Source of Support -- backed by Oracle's world-class support organization, customers have a single point of contact for their entire virtual environments, including the Linux operating system, and Oracle Database, Fusion Middleware and Application software. * Low Total Cost of Ownership -- enables customers to deploy server virtualization for a fraction of the cost when compared to other vendor products. Oracle applications, middleware and database software currently certified with Orac
RENO, Nev. (SC07), November 12, 2007 – QLogic Corp. (NASDAQ:QLGC), a leader in networking for storage and high performance computing (HPC), today unveiled an expanded portfolio of products, services, qualifications and an ecosystem program for HPC networking. HPC clusters have rapidly grown to comprise more than 60 percent of servers deployed in HPC environments and IDC is forecasting a compound annual growth rate through 2011 of 40 percent for InfiniBand HCAs and switches. HPC cluster administrators, especially new administrators in financial and industrial environments, are asking for complete cluster networking solutions. In response, QLogic is implementing a strategy to: 1) deliver the highest performance HPC networks, 2) provide complete server and storage HPC networks and, 3) weave QLogic technology tighter into the HPC ecosystem. The result is HPC cluster networks from QLogic deploy easier, run faster and scale higher. "We see the size of HPC clusters in scientific environments continuing to grow, while new business and industrial HPC clusters are rapidly emerging," said Jeff Benck, president and chief operating officer, QLogic Corp. "QLogic is positioned to provide the HPC networking hardware, software and services to customers looking to partner with a complete solution provider." The expanded HPC networking portfolio unveiled by QLogic at SC07 includes: The World's Fastest InfiniBand HCA - The QLogic 7200 20Gb DDR HCA is the world's fastest HCA with the lowest scalable latency, highest bandwidth and fastest messaging rate – the standards for performance of a cluster interconnect. An InfiniBand Switch Designed for Oracle Clusters – The SilverStorm™ 9020 Enterprise Cluster Accelerator is designed specifically for Oracle Real Application Clusters. The 9020 delivers director-class InfiniBand fabric switch availability, performance and scalability in a cost-effective and compact package. The SilverStorm 9020 also includes gateways to Fibre Channel sto
Barcelona, Spain – Microsoft TechEd IT Forum 2007 (Booth D6) – November 12, 2007 – ScriptLogic® Corporation (www.scriptlogic.com), a leading provider of systems lifecycle management solutions for Microsoft Windows-based networks, today announced Desktop Authority MSI Studio 4.0, a solution that reduces the cost of application ownership and software distribution by simplifying the creation, modification and deployment of application installers. The product's comprehensive tool set empowers administrators to develop, enhance and test Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) packages for pain-free software distribution to desktops across the enterprise. Version 4.0 now integrates with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 for rapid roll-out of applications across the enterprise. "Version 4.0 of Desktop Authority MSI Studio takes ScriptLogic's solution for creating and editing application installers to a new level, and extends its value both as a standalone solution and as part of the Desktop Authority product family," said Jon Rolls, senior director of product management at ScriptLogic. "We're also proud to announce that through Microsoft's technology adoption program, IT administrators can capture and package applications and publish them directly to System Center Configuration Manager for radically simplified application deployment." Desktop Authority MSI Studio 4.0, offered in both standard and professional versions, combines package capture, re-packaging of existing installers, an intuitive MSI editor that exposes the most frequently accessed properties, many wizards to simplify common tasks, and enhanced functionality for performing rapid validation visually within the editor. The professional version, Desktop Authority MSI Studio Pro, additionally offers Zero-Touch Testing and Conflict Resolution to highlight deployment problems before they occur. The latest version of Desktop Authority MSI Studio offers the following benefits: Reduce th
BARCELONA, Spain — Nov. 12, 2007 — Today at TechEd IT Forum 2007, Microsoft Corp.'s foremost technology show in Europe for IT professionals, Bob Kelly, corporate vice president in the company's Server and Tools Business, announced details of next-generation solutions to deliver Dynamic IT for the People-Ready Business. "Earlier this year, we introduced our vision for Dynamic IT, which aims to make IT a stronger partner to the business by bringing together the capabilities of core infrastructure, application and development platforms," Kelly said. "At TechEd IT Forum, we are demonstrating how that vision is coming to life for customers as IT is streamlined across the full spectrum of our software and technology offerings, including through exciting new developments with Windows Server, Microsoft System Center, Microsoft SQL Server and the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack. The response from customers has been strong as we move toward the worldwide February 2008 launch of Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008." New Windows Server 2008 Virtualization Offerings, Pricing, Licensing Details During his keynote address, Kelly made the following announcements related to Windows Server 2008: •Hyper-V. This is the official name of the server virtualization technology within Windows Server 2008 that was previously code-named "Viridian." Microsoft also announced Hyper-V Server, a standalone hypervisor-based server virtualization product that complements the Hyper-V technology in Windows Server 2008 and allows customers to virtualize workloads onto a single physical server. •Windows Server 2008 editions, pricing and licensing. Microsoft will offer customers the choice of eight versions of Windows Server 2008, each tailored to suit a variety of customer requirements. Pricing and licensing details were also disclosed. Complete details can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/nov07/11-12HyperVPR.mspx.•The Server Virtualization Validatio