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Penguin Computing® Expands Opteron™ Product Line
Two new 1U dual processor Opteron servers and a dual processor workstation to debut at LinuxWorld Expo.
New York, NY -- January 21, 2004 --Penguin Computing today announced three new AMD® (NYSE:AMD) Opteron 32-bit/64-bit platforms at LinuxWorld Expo (Booth #865). The new platforms are the Altus 1100, a dual processor 1U server/cluster compute node with Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives; the Altus 1200, a dual processor 1U server/cluster compute node with SCSI hard drives; and the Tempest 2100, a dual processor high-performance workstation.
Penguin Computing’s Opteron-based platforms offer the processing power and memory addressing advantages of 64-bit systems while simultaneously offering native compatibility with existing 32-bit software. These products round out Penguin Computing’s existing Opteron product line, which currently includes the Altus 1000E, a 1U dual processor server with IDE hard drives, the Altus 3200 3U dual processor server/cluster head node and the Altus 4200 4U quad processor high-capacity server.
Penguin Computing is demonstrating its full line of Opteron rack-mounted products in a cluster running the new 64-bit version of Scyld Beowulf at LinuxWorld Expo. Penguin Computing is also demonstrating the Tempest 2100 workstation in AMD’s booth (Booth #413).
"Penguin Computing’s Opteron-based product line provides a wide variety of options fulfilling customer needs for high performance 32-bit / 64-bit systems," said James Carrington, director of product marketing at Penguin Computing. "Initial customer response to Opteron has been outstanding and we look forward to the continued growth of this product line."
"The AMD Opteron processors featured in Penguin Computing’s Altus and Tempest platforms provide exceptional 32-bit performance with an easy migration path to 64-bit applications," said Ben Williams, director of the Server/Workstation Business Segment at AMD. "Customers taking advantage of the Altus and Tempest products and Penguin Computing’s experience in customization can be on the leading-edge of high performance server and workstation system technology."
Ordering information and complete technical specifications for the Altus product line are available at http://www.penguincomputing.com or by telephone at 1-888-PENGUIN (888-736-4846). All of Penguin Computing system products can be configured to a customer’s specific needs, from component options to disk partition sizes. In addition, information is available on Penguin Computing’s other customizable cluster, server and workstation products, along with full details on the comprehensive support options available for Penguin Computing’s system products.
About Penguin Computing
Penguin Computing is the leading innovator of highly scalable Linux cluster, server and workstation platforms based on open standards hardware and software. Scyld, a Penguin subsidiary, develops Scyld Beowulf®, the leading 2nd-generation cluster operating system. The company's extensive customer base includes Fortune 1000 companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Founded in 1998, Penguin Computing is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, please visit Penguin Computing at http://www.penguincomputing.com and Scyld at http://www.scyld.com.
Media Contact
James Carrington
Penguin Computing
415-358-2607
jcarrington@penguincomputing.com
© Penguin Computing is a registered trademark of Penguin Computing, Inc. Scyld Beowulf is a trademark of Scyld Computing Corporation. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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