Acer, the fourth largest vendor in the global IT market (source: Gartner data, 4Q 2006), today announced that it will support its Oman partners in the upcoming COMEX event in Muscat, Oman. The show, which is the country’s leading IT exhibition, will take place 22-26 March.
“Acer has always considered Oman to be a growth market in the region, and we are proud to lend our support to this fine event after several years of constructive participation,” said Krishna Murthy, General Manager of Acer Middle East.
In related news, Acer has launched its Altos R520 server, a high-density, high-performance, easily-scalable 1U rack-mount solution.
To minimize TCO and improve manageability the Acer Altos R520 comes equipped with two software suites – Acer Easybuild and Advanced Server Manager 7.1 – that simplify installation and set-up also providing performance and critical event management and remote console services to network administrators. These components make a dramatic difference to enterprise IT expenses by making the Altos R520 simple and efficient to manage.
High-density servers are becoming increasingly attractive to businesses and enterprises of all sizes looking to rationalize their existing Data Centre space in a project that boosts its capacity and performance without increasing floor space. However, before going ahead with such projects companies need to confirm that the existing infrastructure is able to meet the increased demands of a high-density solution, namely power and cooling. The Altos R520 features a comparatively low-demand power supply and intelligently designed cooling system making it ideal for easy deployment in a wide a range of environments.
Acer Altos R520
The Acer Altos R520 is designed with all the performance a fast paced, fast growing front-end and single-function application needs in a 1U server. The 1U size and the 2-way processor capability provide the customers with a highly available, rack-optimized solution for single function and front-end applications.
Exceptional price performance
Designed to match budget and application requirements, the new series is equipped with dual high-speed Intel Xeon processors supporting the Intel Extended Memory 64 (Intel EM64T) and Intel Dual Core technologies, meaning that high performance rack optimized application servers are already compatible with upcoming native 64-bit operating systems and applications. The Altos R520 delivers the same levels of performance as a flexible stand-alone server: it supports up to 8 DIMM DDRII system memory, expandable up to 32GB to protect and power your investment, a choice of PCI-Express or PCI-X expansion slots and serial-attached SCSI technology that drives storage performance to 3GB/s per channel.
Rack optimized
The Acer Altos R520 is a rack optimised solution, which will integrate smoothly into any standards based computing environment. When you're adding an Acer Altos R520 server to your existing network, you can do so with confidence, knowing that your server is built using proven Acer and Intel technologies. Acer also offers a full range of Acer Altos rack equipment, which is designed for highest serviceability and optimum manageability.
Easy to install and manage
The complete Acer Altos range comes equipped with Acer Easybuild, a software suite that simplifies installation and set-up thanks to an intuitive user interface that provides an easy-to-follow process to configure the system. The Altos R520 also includes ASM 7.1 software (Advanced Server Manager) that makes comprehensive systems management easy by providing performance and critical event management and remote console services to network administrators.
Warranty is 3 years on-site, with Acer Advantage upgrades.
About Acer
Acer ranks as the world's No. 4 branded PC vendor, designing easy, dependable IT solutions that empower people to reach their goals and enhance their lives. Since spinning-off its manufacturing operation, Acer has focused on globally marketing its brand-name products: mobile and desktop PCs, servers and storage, LCD monitors and high-definition TVs, and handheld/navigational devices. Acer's unique Channel Business Model is instrumental to the company's continued success. The model encourages partners and suppliers to collaborate in a winning formula of supply-chain management, allowing Acer to provide customers with fresh technologies, competitive pricing, and quality service. Established in 1976, Acer Inc. employs 5,300 people supporting dealers and distributors in more than 100 countries. Estimated revenue for 2006 is US$11.31 billion. Please visit www.acer.com.
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Technical Specifications
Acer Altos R520
Form factor • 1U rack mount
Processor • One or two 64-bit Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 sequence:
o Up to 3.73 GHz with 2x2 MB L2 cache
o Up to 3 GHz with 4 MB L2 cache
o Up to 2.66 GHz with 2x 4 MB L2 cache
o Front-side bus: 1066/1333 MHz
• Intel® Virtualization Technology
• Intel® Hyper-Threading™ Technology
• Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) support
• Intel® EM64T
Number of processors (std/max) • 1 / 2
Cache 4MB L2 (8MB L2)
Memory (max) • Eight Fully Buffered DDR2 667 ECC registered DIMMs
o Quad-channel memory bus
o 512 MB to 4 GB DIMMs for up to 32 GB of total system memory
o Memory mirroring
o Memory sparing
Expansion slots 2 PCI Slots available
- 1 low profile PCI Express X8
- 1 high profile PCI Express X8 changeable to PCI-X slot
Storage interface • Integrated SAS RAID controller with RAID level 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50 supported
Disk bays (total/hot-swap) 6 Hot Swap disk ports available on standard configuration
Up to eight SAS/SATA HDDs
Maximum internal storage • Up to eight SAS HDDs for a total of 1.168 TB of storage
• Up to eight SATA HDDs for a total of 1.28 TB of storage
Network • Integrated dual-port gigabit Ethernet
Power supply (std/max) • 650 W 1+1 hot-swap, redundant power supply 110/220 V (1/2)
Hot swap components Hotswap Hard Drives, Hotswap redundant Power Supplies and Easyswap fans
RAID support • Supports hot-plug SATA with 6 Channel SATA controller installed
• Integrated SATA S/W RAID with RAID level 0, 1, 10 supported
• Optional SATA S/W RAID 5
• Supports hot-plug SAS/SATA with optional SAS upgrade kit installed
• Integrated SAS S/W RAID with RAID level 0, 1, 10 supported
• Optional SAS H/W RAID with RAID level 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 supported
Security features • Acer Altos Easydiagnostics
• External warning LED
• Chassis intrusion alert
Systems management • Acer Altos Easybuild v7.1
• Acer Altos Advanced Server Manager v7.1
Operating Systems supported • Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
• Windows® Server 2003 Standard Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (EM64T)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (EM64T)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
• Novell® NetWare® 6.5
Warranty 3 Years on-site
