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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — intel DEVELOPER FORUM — Super Micro Computer, Inc. , a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, is exhibiting its energy efficiency leadership with live SuperBlade(R) and QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) SuperServer demos at the intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2008, Moscone Center West, San Francisco, August 19-21 in Gold Sponsor booth #301. In addition, Supermicro CEO and president, Charles Liang, will give a 50-minute presentation entitled “Green Design Innovations that Maximize Server Efficiency” in Room 2000 beginning at 5:00pm today.
“Supermicro’s application-optimized server solutions empower our customers with the best green technology advantages available, such as 93%* peak power supply efficiency, more efficient thermal and cooling subsystems, more efficient board-level designs, and superior performance-per-watt (290 GFLOPS/kW*),” said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro. “We also offer customers the widest selection of optimized server solutions to choose from, including the industry’s most efficient 1U SuperServers featuring our new 560-watt power supply, our award-winning 1U Twin(TM) SuperServers with two nodes in a 1U, and our innovative Universal I/O (UIO) servers that support up to three high-performance add-on cards in a standard 1U platform. Our 1U SuperServers based on the intel 5100 (San Clemente) chipset typically save customers $200-$500* in electricity costs over 3 years with excellent performance.”
For the ultimate in power savings and performance-per-watt (290 GLOPS/kW), nothing beats Supermicro’s DatacenterBlade(TM) with up to 14 dual-processor (DP) blade modules based on the Intel(R) 5100 chipset in a 7U enclosure. Supermicro is providing a live demonstration of this data center-optimized solution at IDF.
Also optimized for 2.5″ hard disk drives, the high-density SC113MTQ-560CB, the cost-effective SC111T-560 series and the high-performance SC113TQ-560 series chassis all feature Supermicro’s new 560-watt multi-output power supply that delivers 85% power efficiency when the system operates at or above 20% loading and peak efficiency 90% at 50% loading, making them the greenest standard 1U rack server solutions available. Featuring Supermicro’s X7DCL-3 serverboard, the short-depth SuperServer 1025C-M3B and the cost-optimized SuperServer 1025C-3B combine onboard SAS with support for 8 and 4 hot-swap 2.5″ drive bays, respectively. Based on the low-power intel 5100 chipset, these servers maximize energy and cost savings with native DDR2 memory support and offer the benefit of a long (7-year) product lifecycle.
Optimized for HPC environments, the quad-processor (4P) SuperServer 8015C-TB packs up to 24 processing cores into a 1U form factor when loaded with the upcoming 6-Core Dunnington processors, which intel plans to launch in mid-September. Supermicro will be showing QPI implemented serverboards and platforms in booth #301, too.
Another live SuperBlade(R), which is a certified Intel(R) Cluster Ready (ICR) platform, is being demonstrated in booth #217 of the intel SPG Zone. With ten DP blade modules based on the intel 5400 chipset, this high-performance 7U blade solution supports up to 60 hot-swap 2.5″ hard drives with an onboard LSI 1078 SAS controller and RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 support.
“Supermicro’s participation in the Intel(R) Cluster Ready program enables resellers worldwide to quickly deploy optimized turnkey high performance computing solutions,” said Mark Spargo, intel Corporation’s director of Global High Performance Computing Sales. “Certified intel Cluster Ready, Supermicro’s OfficeBlade(TM) takes advantage of a full range of Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors to help it provide a low-power, low-noise cluster ideally suited for office environments, while its DatacenterBlade(TM) uses Intel(R) processors to help provide a high-density cluster solution to meet enterprises’ high-performance computing needs.”
Supermicro Server Building Block Solutions(R) offer exceptional flexibility and superior feature advantages. For more information on Supermicro’s complete line of server and workstation solutions go to .
About Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Supermicro emphasizes superior product design and uncompromising quality control to produce industry-leading serverboards, chassis and server systems. These Server Building Block Solutions provide benefits across many environments, including data center deployment, high-performance computing, high-end workstations, storage networks and standalone server installations. For more information on Supermicro’s complete line of advanced motherboards, SuperServers, and optimized chassis, visit http://www.Supermicro.com, email or call the San Jose, CA headquarters at 1 408-503-8000.
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Supermicro and Server Building Block Solutions are registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
* Peak performance, power efficiency and savings figures are based on internal testing results.
Michael Kalodrich

Tel: 408 503-8063

Super Micro Computer, Inc.

CHELMSFORD, Mass., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Mercury computer Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of high-performance, embedded computing solutions for complex image, sensor, and signal processing applications, announced availability of the SR-110 10GE VXS Gateway, a revolutionary network-centric building block for VXS systems.
To maximize the effectiveness of new, sophisticated sensor technologies, system designers are using 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) for fast and flexible image/data distribution, from any sensor to any authorized user. Despite its considerable bandwidth, however, 10 Gigabit Ethernet does not deliver the low- latency, deterministic communications required by real-time processing. A different type of protocol, such as RapidIO(R), must be used for real-time signal processing. The design challenge is to create a network-based solution that can seamlessly and transparently move data between 10GE and RapidIO, so the overall sensor network solution can employ the advantages of both fabrics. To make this type of processing available on a sensor network requires a gateway.
As an example, for network-attached multiprocessing, the SR-110 10GE VXS Gateway from Mercury automatically transports the network data (via 10GE) into the VXS chassis, which in turn streams the data into the serial RapidIO fabric, making the data available to all VXS compute nodes in the chassis. After user application computations are complete, the data is transported out of the system via the Gateway to the 10GE network.
The SR-110 10GE VXS Gateway self-boots at power-up, and is user-configurable. No other programming or user intervention is required to enable high-bandwidth data streams into and out of the Gateway.
“With the SR-110 10GE VXS Gateway, we’ve taken Mercury’s proven ability to capture and process large volumes of sensor data in real time to the sensor network architecture paradigm, enabling fast, flexible and transparent data movement between the 10GE and RapidIO fabrics,” said Ian Dunn, Chief Technologist, Advanced Computing Solutions, Mercury computer Systems, Inc. “By deploying the Gateway in VXS, developers can implement a single, platform-wide Ethernet network that streams sensor data to C4I (command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence) applications.”
Based on the Freescale MPC8548 processor, the Mercury SR-110 10GE VXS Gateway is a highly integrated platform that includes a Power Architecture(TM) core, serial RapidIO, Gigabit Ethernet controllers, and an integrated DDR2 memory interface. With MultiCore(TM) Plus software, the SR-110 10GE VXS Gateway supports both gateway and bridging modes. Support features include:
– bridging/forwarding of all Ethernet frames (Transparent Layer 2 switch in bridge mode),
— broadcast and multicast with IGMP v2 snooping in both directions, and
— redundant/failover gateway support.

For more information on the Mercury SR-110 10GE VXS Gateway, visit , or contact Mercury at (866) 627-6951 or at .
Mercury computer Systems, Inc. - Where Challenges Drive Innovation(TM)
Mercury computer Systems () provides specialized, high-performance computing systems and software designed for complex HPC and embedded applications in a range of industries that include aerospace and defense, telecommunications, medical imaging, semiconductor, EDA, and more. Our products blend unmatched expertise in algorithm optimization and silicon design with software application knowledge and industry-standard technologies. Mercury’s comprehensive, purpose-built solutions capture, process, and present data for the world’s largest medical imaging companies, 8 of the 10 top defense prime contractors, and other leading Fortune 500 and mid-market companies in semiconductor, energy, telecommunications, and other industries. Our dedication to performance excellence and collaborative innovation continues a 25-year history in enabling customers to gain the competitive advantage they need to stay at the forefront of the markets they serve.
Mercury is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and serves customers worldwide through a broad network of direct sales offices, subsidiaries, and distributors. We are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market .
Forward-Looking Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those relating to the SR-110 10GE VXS Gateway product. You can identify these statements by our use of the words “may,”"will,”"should,”"plans,”"expects,”"anticipates,”"continue,”"estimate,”"project,”"intend,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic and business conditions, including unforeseen weakness in the Company’s markets, effects of continued geo-political unrest and regional conflicts, competition, changes in technology and methods of marketing, delays in completing engineering and manufacturing programs, changes in customer order patterns, changes in product mix, continued success in technological advances and delivering technological innovations, continued funding of defense programs, the timing of such funding, changes in the U.S. Government’s interpretation of federal procurement rules and regulations, market acceptance of the Company’s products, shortages in components, production delays due to performance quality issues with outsourced components, inability to fully realize the expected benefits from acquisitions or delays in realizing such benefits, challenges in integrating acquired businesses and achieving anticipated synergies, and difficulties in retaining key customers. These risks and uncertainties also include such additional risk factors as are discussed in the Company’s recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.
Challenges Drive Innovation and MultiCore are trademarks of Mercury computer Systems, Inc. RapidIO is a registered trademark of the RapidIO Trade Association. Other product and company names mentioned may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Contacts:
Tom Roberts, Product Marketing Manager
Mercury computer Systems, Inc.
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Kathy Sniezek, Public Relations Manager
Mercury computer Systems, Inc.
978-967-1126 /

Mercury computer Systems, Inc.

SAN JOSE and SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 3 /PRNewswire/ — Networked storage expert Infortrend(R) (Public TPE: 2495) and Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative computer products, today announced that the Fujitsu MBC2073 RC, MBC2036 RC and MBB2147 RC, enterprise-class, 2.5-inch SAS hard disk drives have passed qualification testing for use with Infortrend EonStor(R) (ES) B12 series RAID subsystems. Available in 36GB (1), 73GB or 147GB capacities, these 15,000 and 10,000 RPM, Small Form Factor (SFF) SAS drives combine with ES B12 arrays to give IT managers an ideal storage system for applications that demand efficient space utilization, low power consumption, and 24/7 reliability and performance.
For years, 3.5-inch disk drives have been the dominant choice for enterprise storage arrays. At the end of 2007, Infortrend announced the industry’s first 2.5-inch RAID subsystems: the EonStor B12S-R/G1030 SAS-to-SAS and the B12F-R/G1430 Fibre Channel-to-SAS arrays. These smaller, more efficient arrays have received positive reviews and derive many of their benefits from the advantages of the SFF drives they house. The 2.5-inch Fujitsu drives are 70 percent smaller than conventional 3.5-inch drives, allowing the ES B12 subsystems to deliver twice the throughput in the same footprint. Additionally, the SFF drives use 40 to 50 percent less power and generate less heat when operating, thereby reducing the cost of cooling.
“Infortrend and Fujitsu share a commitment to consistently deliver better storage solutions to the market through our close cooperation in product research and development,” said Thomas Kao, director of global product marketing and planning at Infortrend Technology Inc. “Integrating high-performance Fujitsu drives into an EonStor B12 subsystem unites industry-leading technology that satisfies the needs of IOPS-intensive and space-critical environments.”
“Infortrend has demonstrated the benefits of Small Form Factor hard disk drive technology, by launching 2.5-inch arrays into the RAID market,” said Lorne Wilson, senior vice president, sales and marketing at Fujitsu computer Products of America. “2.5-inch SAS hard disk drives continue to prove greater energy efficiency verses traditional 3.5-inch hard disk drives, deliver higher performance and utilize less rack space.”
About Infortrend
Infortrend, the networked storage expert, is a pioneer in cost-effective, high performance storage products. The company provides EonStor(R) storage subsystems and SANWatch(R) software for virtually all storage interfaces including Fibre Channel, SAS, iSCSI, SCSI and SATA. For over a decade, Infortrend has provided reliable, fault-tolerant technology to prominent OEMs, distributors, and storage integrators worldwide. The company’s core competency includes performance optimized RAID ASICs, feature-rich firmware, and redundant, high availability RAID subsystems. Founded in 1993, Infortrend is traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (Taiex), ticker number 2495. For more information, visit .
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 160,000 employees supporting customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited reported consolidated revenues of 5.3 trillion yen (US$53 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. For more information, please see: .
About Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc.
Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. conducts engineering and marketing activities in Sunnyvale, California, and sales operations throughout the United States. Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. currently offers products and services including hard disk drives, scanners and scanner maintenance, broadcast video products, palm vein recognition technology and 10GB Ethernet switches. Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. is located at 1255 East Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800-626-4686 or 408-746-7000. For more information, please see:
(1) One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes; accessible capacity will be
less and actual capacity depends on the operating environment and
formatting.

Infortrend, EonStor, SANWatch, and EonPath are trademarks or registered trademarks of Infortrend Technology, Inc. Fujitsu is the trademark of Fujitsu Limited. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Media Contacts:
Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc.
Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc.
Ayumi Sakoda
Tel: 1-408-746-7297

Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc.
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
Erin Del Llano
Tel: 1-415-512-0770

Infortrend: Asia Pacific
Infortrend Technology, Inc.
Jannie Chang
Tel: 886-2-22260126, ext. 8545

Infortrend: Germany
Fleishman-Hillard Munich GmbH
Robert Belle
Tel: 49 89 230 31 627

Infortrend: North America
Sturgeon Public Relations
Steve Sturgeon
Tel: 1-858-472-5669

Infortrend: UK
A3 Communications
Federica Monsone
Tel: 44 (0) 1252 875 203

Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ — Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced the release of its 2.5″ hard disk drive (HDD) series line up that offers support for 24-hour non-stop operation with capacities up to 250GB. The new Fujitsu 2.5″ MHZ2-BK 7200 RPM and the 2.5″ MHZ2-BS 5400 RPM SATA series features enhanced performance for extended duty disk drive usage for business critical and industrial applications that require higher storage capacity.
“While it’s self-evident that all HDDs get ‘rested’ when not being used (and are built to a ‘good enough’ duty cycle), it is equally true that there are many business-critical applications that do not offer any ‘rest’ time … and cannot afford any downtime,” commented Mark Peters, an analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group. “Such extreme operating demands clearly require the very highest-duty-cycle disks designed specifically to support such ‘always on’ environments. Fujitsu’s newly enhanced, extended duty hard disk drives are custom designed to address this market need for continuous operation, where a regular ‘good enough’ approach is simply not good enough.”
Organizations are increasingly requiring 24×7 operations from their hard disk drives. With its new HDD offerings, Fujitsu directly addresses these demands with each model providing support for specific applications. The high performance MHZ2-BK 7200 RPM model is maximized for blade servers, nearline storage devices, telecommunication devices, and other data-intensive business critical applications that require 24-hour operation. The MHZ2-BS 5400 RPM series is designed to support industrial applications with 24×7 access including surveillance cameras, industrial PCs, POS systems, ATMs and robotics. Both the MHZ2-BK and MHZ2-BS series have extremely low power consumption, providing the highest level of energy efficiency available. Fujitsu is the only company currently offering RV (rotational vibration) compensation technology for 2.5″ SATA HDDs, which minimizes the adverse effects of vibration to maximize performance of applications under demanding operating conditions.
“For five years, Fujitsu has been delivering industry-leading 2.5″ drives with 24×7 operation capability. With the addition of the MHZ2-BK and MHZ2-BS series, we continue to leverage our extensive experience and pioneering technology to meet the demand for high-performance drives with greater storage capacity,” said Joel Hagberg, vice president, marketing and business development, Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. “These new drives offer greater energy efficiency and are part of the Fujitsu Green Policy Innovation initiative that promotes products and services that help customers minimize their ecological footprint and reduce energy costs.”
Pricing and Availability
The Fujitsu MHZ2-BS HDD series is currently available and the MHZ2-BK series will be available in July 2008. Pricing is available upon request.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 160,000 employees supporting customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited reported consolidated revenues of 5.3 trillion yen (US$53 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. For more information, please see: .
About Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc.
Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. conducts engineering and marketing activities in Sunnyvale, California, and sales operations throughout the United States. Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. currently offers products and services including hard disk drives, scanners and scanner maintenance, broadcast video products, palm vein recognition technology and 10Gb Ethernet switches. Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. is located at 1255 East Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800-626-4686 or 408-746-7000. For more information, please see:
(1) One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes; accessible capacity will be
less and actual capacity depends on the operating environment and
formatting.

Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks and The Possibilities are Infinite is a trademark of Fujitsu Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Statements herein are based on normal operating conditions and are not intended to create any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. reserves the right to modify at any time without notice these statements, our services, products, and their warranty and performance specifications.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Ayumi Sakoda
Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc.
408/746-7297

Erin Del Llano
Schwartz Communications
415/512-0770

Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire/ — Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced full disk encryption (FDE) for its 2.5″ 7,200RPM SATA hard disk drive (HDD) line-up with up to 320GB(1), offering the industry’s highest security standard for data at rest. The Fujitsu MHZ2 CJ series is the first HDD in the world to support the hardware-based AES-256 bit encryption standard, enabling the HDD to provide the strongest data protection from unauthorized access by setting a password. Fujitsu’s line of highly reliable and efficient hard disk drives now includes an HDD that combines maximum data security features with high performance, resulting in an ideal computing environment.
“The cost and consequences associated with DataJacking are rising, but the problem is preventable,” according to John Rydning, IDC’s research director for HDDs. “Fujitsu’s new hardware-based encrypted hard disk drive for notebook PCs exemplifies a simple and easy to implement solution that will substantially reduce the risk of DataJacking.”
Current software-based security solutions have a potential weakness, because encryption keys exist in system memory whenever the system is being used. Also, encryption is computationally intensive, which impacts the system performance. In the Fujitsu MHZ2 CJ series, encryption and decryption are performed by the hardware of the drive instead of by the computer’s CPU and memory. The key used to encrypt and decrypt data is cryptographically regenerated only when the correct password is received at power-on, and is unattainable when the system is powered off. The drive automatically encrypts and decrypts the data with no impact on the system performance. Hardware- based HDD encryption is the most effective security method available for mobile computing.
“With industry reports estimating 700,000 laptops stolen every year and the associated costs reaching $5.4 billion, organizations are facing a clear and pressing security threat,” said David James, vice president, advanced product engineering, Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. “The Fujitsu MHZ2 CJ series creates a simple-to-use and virtually impenetrable data lock down, with no encryption keys remaining on the machine when it is powered off. The data on the disk drive remains inaccessible without the password, delivering advanced protection for the organization owning the machine, and the critical data for which they are responsible.”
Along with the full disk encryption protection, the Fujitsu MHZ2 CJ series also addresses organizations’ needs to securely and instantly make data on the drive inaccessible when redeploying or disposing of the drive. The advanced secure erase feature immediately invalidates every piece of data just by changing the in-drive encryption key, making the stored data completely indecipherable. With this immediate and secure erasure, the drive significantly saves time and costs for users and companies.
Fujitsu is also an active board member of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), which is a non-profit industry standards organization that focuses on developing, defining, and promoting open specifications for IT-benefiting trusted computing. Fujitsu will jointly work on the initiatives to support and promote the standardization and development of an ever better security solution.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies, highly reliable computing and communications products, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers’ success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited reported consolidated revenues of 5.1 trillion yen (US$43.2 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. See for further information.
About Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc.
Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. conducts engineering and marketing activities in Sunnyvale, California, and sales operations throughout the United States. Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. currently offers products and services including hard disk drives, scanners and scanner maintenance, broadcast video products, palm vein recognition technology and 10Gb Ethernet switches. Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. is located at 1255 East Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800-626-4686 or 408-746-7000. For more information, please see:
(1)One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes; accessible capacity will be less and actual capacity depends on the operating environment and formatting.
Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks and The Possibilities are Infinite is a trademark of Fujitsu Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Statements herein are based on normal operating conditions and are not intended to create any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc. reserves the right to modify at any time without notice these statements, our services, products, and their warranty and performance specifications.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Ayumi Sakoda
Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc.
408/746-7297

Erin Del Llano
Schwartz Communications
415/512-0770

Fujitsu computer Products of America, Inc.