Verari Systems Announces Full Support for New Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors Models 185/285/885

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- 3/6/2006 -- Verari Systems™, a premier developer of powerful, platform-independent blade computing systems, announced today that it will increase the company’s support of AMD’s dual-core chip offerings by adopting the fifth set of dual-core processors released from AMD (NYSE: AMD) consisting of Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processors Models 185, 285 and 885. Verari Systems will offer the new processors across its entire product line, including its most recent blade server platform offering, BladeRack^® 2.

“As one of the largest x86 server manufacturers in the United States, we have an ongoing commitment to our customers to provide the very latest processor technology in all of our products. It is only natural for Verari Systems to continue its collaboration with AMD in providing our HPCC clients with a solution that gives them the best performance per watt x86 architecture available,” said David Driggers, CEO of Verari Systems. “With AMD’s native dual-core processors, they are the undisputed leader in x86 dual-core processing performance and energy-cost savings for multi-processor capable servers. This impressive advantage, tied with our BladeRack 2 blade server platform’s unprecedented power efficiency and thermal cooling technology, provides one of the most efficient HPCC solutions available on the market today.”

“Verari has a strong reputation for high-performing servers,” said Randy Allen, corporate vice president, Server and Workstation Division, AMD (NYSE: AMD). “The incorporation of the new Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors will help give Verari an even stronger advantage in the marketplace. The combination of intense compute power coupled with streamlined power management capabilities packs a powerful punch in today’s datacenter.”

Verari Systems' scalable, platform-independent architecture ensures seamless incorporation of the latest in next-generation high performance technology. The Verari Systems BladeRack 2 blade server platform is one of the most power-efficient solutions available today. The system consists of 66 nodes containing 132 Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors and Verari Systems’ patented Vertical Cooling Technology™, which enables some of the world's fastest microprocessors to perform in one of the highest density, highest performance server environments possible. Combined with the Verari Command Center™ software, which extends systems management with the capability to provision systems software, applications and updates across blade servers, Verari Systems’ servers utilizing Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors form a powerful high performance computing solution for grid and utility computing.

About Verari Systems
Verari Systems, Inc. is the premier developer of powerful, flexible, and scalable platform-independent blade computing systems that are defining a new era in high performance utility computing for the enterprise data center. Enterprises such as Akamai, ConocoPhillips, Lockheed Martin, Lucasfilm, Ltd., Northrop Grumman, Qualcomm, Sony Imageworks, Veritas DGC and Walt Disney Feature Animation, as well as top universities and research institutions worldwide, are among the 4000+ customers who have chosen Verari Systems' line of high density blade server clusters, rack-optimized servers and award-winning software solutions. To learn more about Verari Systems and its unique solutions, please visit www.verari.com or call (888) 942-3800.

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