NEC Provides New Fault Tolerant Server with Twice the Processing Performance of Existing Models

Tokyo, October 28, 2009 – NEC Corporation today announced the sales launch of two new “NEC Express5800/ft series” fault tolerant servers (*1), the mid-range “NEC Express5800/R320a-M4,” which provides approximately twice (*2) the processing performance of existing models, and the “NEC Express5800/R320a-E4” entry model.


Primary features of the NEC Express5800/R320a-M4 and NEC Express5800/R320a-E4 models are as follows:

Approximately twice the processing performance of existing models

Equipped with the latest Intel(R) Xeon(R) 5500 processors (*3). High speed access between the CPU and memory enabled by Intel(R) QuickPath Interconnect technologies allows the NEC Express5800/R320a-M4 to achieve approximately twice the performance of existing models (320Fd-MR).

Large increase in memory / HDD capacity

Supports up to four times the main memory capacity (96 GB) and 2.6 times the HDD (2.4TB) of existing models. Ideal for database systems that require large capacity main memory and HDD.

Equipped with the “EXPRESSSCOPE(R) Engine 2” for remote server monitoring

The R320a-M4 and R320a-E4 come standard with the EXPRESSSCOPE(R) Engine 2, which enables remote control and monitoring from a management PC. Centralized control enables remotely located administrators to improve system availability.

NEC aims to expand business and introduce the NEC Express5800/R320a-M4 and the NEC Express5800/R320a-E4 to markets throughout the world, including Asia/Oceania, North America and Europe.

NEC Express5800/R320a-M4 and NEC Express5800/R320a-E4 shipping date

NEC Express5800/R320a- M4:

• Shipping Date (Japan): November 13, 2009
• Configuration/Notes: Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor X5570, memoryless, diskless, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise 64-bit compatible

NEC Express5800/R320a-E4:

• Shipping Date (Japan): November 13, 2009
• Configuration/Notes: Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E5504, memoryless, diskless, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise 64-bit compatible.

NEC is cultivating a highly reliable foundation of hardware in anticipation of expanding cloud computing business.

The NEC Express5800/R320a-M4 and NEC Express5800/R320a-E4 will be featured at the C&C User Forum & iEXPO2009, held November 5-6, at the Tokyo International Forum (http://www.nec.co.jp/uf-iexpo/e/).

(*1) A high availability server that avoids downtime by automatically locating and isolating damaged hardware, and featuring redundant primary hardware, including CPUs, main memory and others, that run in lockstep to achieve complete redundancy within the server.
(*2) As compared to the NEC Express5800/320Fd-MR based on NEC's evaluation measurement conditions.
(*3) Intel and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.
For further information, please refer to the following URL: http://www.nec.com/express/


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