IBM Continues Momentum in High-End Intel-based Computing - Record Setting Performance
Apr 7th, 16:54 UTC
Thousands of Customers Now Using eServer x440 System
ARMONK, N.Y., APRIL 4, 2003 . . . IBM today announced breakthroughs in Intel-based computing with a new record setting performance result on the eServer x440. Thousands of customers are now using this system since it was announced in March 2002.
The IBM eServerTM xSeriesTM 440, using IBM TotalStorageTM FAStT700 storage, recently set TPC-C performance and price/performance records(1) for a 16-way server running the TPC-C online transaction processing benchmark. The x440 achieved 151,744.13 tpmC (transactions per minute/C) at a cost of $11.03/tpmC.(2)
This scalability and performance is a result of IBM's Enterprise X-Architecture, which allows the IBM eServer xSeries 440 to scale up to 16 Intel® XeonTM MP processors. In the future, the x440 will be enabled to support up to 32 Intel Xeon MP Processors. Dell and HP currently only have servers of this type that contain eight Intel Xeon MP processors.
IBM's technology behind industry standard computing has helped produced significant performance results for customers. According to IDC, in fourth quarter of 1999 Compaq owned over 83 percent of worldwide revenue for servers with 8 Intel processors, yet according to the IDC Quarterly Server Tracker, by the fourth quarter of 2002 IBM accounted for 51 percent of worldwide revenue of the same types of servers.(3)
"What we see today as Intel-based servers enter the high end is that technology matters a lot," said Deepak Advani, vice president, IBM eServer xSeries. "This technology will eventually allow you to connect and manage up to 32 processors. Our investments in Enterprise X-Architecture have previously helped enable IBM to achieve time-to-market advantages over other major server vendors with Xeon MP based systems in high end 8-way systems and blade servers."
This fact is borne out by the thousands of eServer x440 systems that are currently in use by customers across a wide range of industries.
NetCreations, a leader in email direct marketing services chose an IBM eServer x440 running Linux to help consolidate their current technology infrastructure. IBM business partner Saturn Business Systems deployed the eServer x440 system at NetCreations.
"The IBM eServer x440 helps manage our more than 80,000 e-mail lists and 48 million double opt-in e-mails as well as push marketing services out to our customers," said Steven Gittleson at NetCreations. "We needed a solution that could give us high performance and scalability. We chose IBM because it has the option to scale to 16 processors. We are looking forward to expanding our 8-way x440 platform to 16 processors allowing us to upgrade processing power rather than replacing processing power."
"IBM's eServer x440 system provides customers with the ability to scale their infrastructure and maintain a high level of availability," said Tom Heger, Sr. Account Manager, Saturn Business Systems, Inc. "Our customers have found IBM hardware to be extremely reliable and our internal testing helps demonstrate the ROI from this unique hardware."
DXP Enterprises, a leading distributor of products and services for industrial maintenance, repair, operations and capital equipment projects, chose the IBM eServer x440 running Windows to host its supply chain management software solution. As a medium-sized business, DXP requires an 8-way system to handle today's computing needs, but has plans to expand to a 16-way system in the future as the business grows.
"The IBM eServer x440 gives us the opportunity to scale up and pay-as-we grow our business, said Suzie Dahle, IT Director, DXP. "Our previous server had processing limitations, so we replaced it with the IBM eServer x440. We needed a powerful server that would allow us to upgrade easily and the eServer x440's scalable architecture and management features allow us that flexibility."
(Submitted by Bernadette Rose of IBM)
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