ABIT now has available new server mainboards that provide not only power but value. Starting first with the dual Intel XeonT based WI-2P motherboard enabling truly powerful workstations and the SI-2P+ is which is ABIT's latest IntelR XeonT -based server board for performance dual-processor server systems and finally the New SI-1N series of server boards for Rack Optimized Internet Appliances, ABIT is bringing the power plus value combination to the server market.
The WI-2P, is based on Intel's new dual processor workstation platform: IntelR Xeon and IntelR E7505 chipset. Featuring the latest IntelR DP workstation technology, gigabit Ethernet LAN and Ultra160 SCSI storage interface, the WI-2P enables truly powerful workstations that can meet the most demanding workstation tasks.
Designed around the new IntelR NetBurstT microarchitecture, the IntelR Xeon processor with 512KB L2 cache allows multi-treading capability and up to 3.2GB per second system bus and memory throughput to ensure responsive access to applications and data. In addition, the IntelR Xeon processor features 144 new instructions, which further empowers workstations in accelerating key media, signal processing, and arithmetic operations. Coupled now with the newly introduced IntelR E7505 chipset, the IntelR Xeon platform delivers optimum workstation performance with the support of AGP 8x graphics and over 1GB per second Hub Interconnect bandwidth.
ABIT WI-2P motherboard not only takes full advantage of the Intel DP workstation technological advancement and cost effectiveness but also provides appealing features like dual-channel Ultra 160 SCSI storage interface and gigabit Ethernet networking. With this advanced feature set, the WI-2P delivers massive computing power, abundant memory capacity and high I/O bandwidth that altogether enable powerful personal workstations. The ABIT WI-2P motherboard enables personal workstations to surpass the demands of more technical and professional applications, like 3D modeling/rendering, scientific study and engineering designs that are traditionally performed by Unix-based machines.
ABIT WI-2P motherboard is implemented to provide the full features of the Intel E7505 chipset. Key features include:
Support for Intel XeonT of 2.8GHz and faster CPUs with 512KB L2 cache
6 DIMMs for 12GB PC2100 maximum memory capacity
8x/4x AGP Pro slot
One gigabit Ethernet LAN
Dual channel Ultra 160 SCSI (optional Ultra 320)
5 PCI/PCI-X expansion slots
Why the WI-2P?
Intel-based workstations, commonly defined as personal workstations, are increasingly replacing the so-called traditional workstations that are equipped with such chips as Sun UltraSPARC, Compaq Alpha and SGI MIPs chips that mainly run on the UNIX operating system. The driving forces behind this trend can be identified as the superior cost/performance ratio of the Intel platform and the prevailing support of the Microsoft Windows OS. With the introduction of the latest Intel E7505 chipset, the performance of personal workstations based on this new platform will attain even greater momentum thanks to higher computation power, much wider I/O bandwidth, and the support of 8x AGP. With the release of the WI-2P, ABIT is poised to deliver the most powerful, cost-effective IntelR E7505 motherboard available.
For a more value end product with out onboard SCSI ABIT also has the WI-2PA featuring all of the same great features as the WI-2P except a SCSI controller.
ABIT SI-2P+ ,With IntelR E7501 Chipset.
Supporting 533MHz front side bus and a DDR266 memory interface, this newly introduced IntelR E7501 chipset features higher system and memory bus bandwidth that supports up to 4.3GB per second peak data transfer rates. This represents a 25% increase in bandwidth from what its predecessor offered, greatly improving server performance in dealing with large amounts of data, such as streaming video and database applications.
The SI-2P+ is ABIT's latest IntelR XeonT -based server board for performance dual-processor server systems. It is designed to support two IntelR XeonT processors, 12GB ECC memory and four PCI-X expansion slots, in addition with the incorporation of dual-port gigabit Ethernet LAN and a dual-channel Ultra 320 SCSI storage interface. With these advanced features, the SI-2P+ is capable of delivering optimum computing power, I/O subsystem performance and scalability for demanding business applications, Internet infrastructure and departmental database servers.
In addition, accommodating design architecture is another strength of the SI-2P+ motherboard. With the incorporation of a SO-DIMM for Adaptec zero-channel RAID cards and an Agilent Management Connector (AMC) for Agilent's IPMI compliant server management adaptors, the SI-2P+ offers a cost-effective mechanism for adding advanced reliability and manageability features to server systems. Besides the cost benefit, this design also facilitates fast implementation and quick time to market.
Built with optimal configuration for computing power, I/O performance and RAS-ready design, ABIT's SI-2P+ provides compelling value and an outstanding feature set to dual-processor server systems.
ABIT Introduces New Server Board for Rack Optimized Internet Appliances (SI-1N)
To satisfy the growing demand for high-density server platforms, ABIT Computer Corporation has developed a new server board that targets 1-U rack mount systems: the SI-1N. The board supports the Intel Pentium 4 processor and is based on the Intel 845GL chipset platform that provides exceptional computational processing performance and I/O for entry-level servers. In addition, the support of integrated graphics on the chipset contributes a significant cost advantage.
The ABIT SI-1N server board features a solution-in-mind design architecture that allows for quick time-to-market for both system integrators and solution providers. Not only is the board configured to provide efficient user workload processing, but it is also thoughtfully designed to allow for versatile final system implementations through its support of internal I/O pin headers for disk-on-modules, Smart Card readers or LCD module connections.
The SI-1N, configured with 4-channel IDE RAID, is positioned to provide a truly non-blocking storage I/O and data protection mechanism to entry-level network-attached storage (NAS) appliances. In addition, the SI-1N's support of dual gigabit Ethernet LANs with fail-over and load-balancing capability creates an unprecedented value to entry-level storage appliances.
Designed with target applications in mind, the SI-1N provides system integrators and solution providers the optimal platforms to base feature-rich system solutions and allow for quick time-to-market.
Every ready for server market demands, ABIT also now has the SI-1Ns. The "S" model differs in a few ways. First, it used the Intel 845GV chipset giving it support for 533MHz FSB, it also differs from the SI-1N by having two Lan ports but does not have the added cost of the RAID controller. One of the secrets of the SI-1Ns is the Cavium NITROX Security Macro Processor, which brings low cost security to the server motherboard (SI-1Ns) slashing the cost of security processing appliance platforms.
Cavium's NITROX is a family of single-chip security processing solutions with performance from 100Mbps up to 4Gbps with 1K to 40K RSA operations per second of IPsec or SSL protocol processing. ABIT's SI-1Ns motherboard is to be used in 1-U rack mount appliances for a wide variety of security appliances, such as VPN gateways, Integrated Firewall/ VPNs, SSL Webservers, SSL VPNs, Content Load Balancers etc.
"ABIT has been a pioneer in bringing new functionality to the motherboard. We strongly believe that security will become a standard feature in server motherboards for PC based security appliances", said Edwin Lin, President of ABIT Computer Corporation. "We choose Cavium's NITROX Processor as our server platform security processor because of its unmatched flexibility, performance and price."
The SI-1Ns server motherboard supports one PentiumR 4 processor, two integrated fast Ethernet controllers, graphics, onboard security processor and other standard PC peripherals. The SI-1Ns server motherboard has complete open source application level software support for VPN gateways and SSL Webservers. The ABIT SI-1Ns has Cavium's NITROX Lite CN1005 processor integrated on the motherboard that can process up to 400Mbps of IPsec traffic or 3,500 RSA operations per second. Cavium's NITROX processor family can switch between IPsec, SSL processing or do both with a simple software change.
"The integration of Cavium's NITROX Security Macro Processor on motherboards will bring affordable high performance security to the mass market", said Syed Ali, President and CEO of Cavium Networks. "We partnered with ABIT to introduce a wide range of world class secure server platforms targeting the exploding VPN and secure e-commerce applications."
With high performance Pentium R processors from Intel R (NASDAQ: INTC) and Opteron R processors from AMD R (NASDAQ: AMD), the use of standard server motherboard platforms as network security appliances is widely accepted by OEMs. By replacing current custom hardware designs with mass-market server platforms, security appliance OEMs plan to reduce their product cost while increasing product performance and flexibility.
"Bringing security to the motherboard is an exciting move by ABIT and Cavium to drive wide spread deployment of security" said Linley Gwennap, principal analyst of The Linley Group. "This announcement comes as little surprise, as Cavium's NITROX products offer excellent performance for both SSL and IPSec applications across a broad range of price points."
"With the demand of cost effective and ubiquitous security on the rise, integrating security on motherboards and server motherboards for security appliance hardware platforms is a popular trend," said Eric Mantion, senior analyst with In-Stat/MDR. "Today's announcement marks the beginning of a fundamental shift in how security appliances are built."
To check out ABIT's full line of server mainboards please go here:
http://www.abit-usa.com/products/servers/
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