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To: Paul Engel who wrote (134377)	5/8/2001 2:05:14 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Intel Investors - The suck-up news media reported ad nauseum about Toshiba choosing a TransMeta Crusoe chip for one minor, Japan-only notebook computer. Did any news media report that Toshiba today announced a major server introduction based on multiple Intel Pentium III - 1 GHz - CPUs? "Each server unit incorporates a maximum of two Pentium III 1 GHz CPUs, and offer high levels of performance reliability and extensibility through an on-board RAID controller, " I thought not !! Paul {============================} biz.yahoo.com Tuesday May 8, 12:15 am Eastern Time Press Release Toshiba to Introduce World's Smallest Class Two-way Compact Servers TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2001--Toshiba Corporation today announced a new line-up of high performance PC servers that lead the industry in bringing size enhancements to compact PC servers with Intel Architecture (IA) and wireless LAN support. The MAGNIA Z300 series will be launched in Japan in June and subsequently in the U.S. and European markets. MAGNIA Z300 series servers are offered in micro-tower and rack-type configurations, allowing customers to select them on the basis of application or installation space. The micro-tower model has the smallest dimensions of any two-way PC server, at only 233mm wide, 396.5mm deep x 99mm high, and can be installed either vertically or horizontally. The rack-type model is also compact, small enough for two servers to be installed in parallel in a 2U-high standard 19-inch rack. The servers are designed to provide service providers with front-end servers in very high-density packages. Wireless LAN is widely seen as key infrastructure supporting mobile computing. MAGNIA Z300 supports an optional PCMCIA-based, IEEE802.11-compliant wireless-LAN card and access point software, allowing rapid configuration of wireless LAN systems. Simply inserting a wireless-LAN card into the MAGNIA Z300 initiates a wireless access point. Combined with the small size of the system, the access point function enables MAGNIA Z300 to provide customers with low cost Internet access systems and services in meeting rooms and offices or in public spaces like hotels or airports, free of costs associated with building cable LAN and access point purchase. The modular design of the MAGNIA Z300 system integrates three units: the server itself, an extension disk unit and an extension IO unit, allowing users to scale to the system they require while minimizing initial costs. The simplified system of scalability provides solutions across the spectrum from small-scale SOHO systems to an enterprise-class systems. Each server unit incorporates a maximum of two Pentium III 1BGHz CPUs, and offer high levels of performance reliability and extensibility through an on-board RAID controller, a hot plug disks and two LAN interfaces. The extension disk unit allows up to ten hard disk drives to be integrated into the system, a number that be further extended by deployment of Toshiba's optional disc array equipment, the ``ArrayFort series.'' The extension IO unit allows configuration of backup tape units. Background to commercialization Japan's IA server market grew by 20% (unit shipments) in fiscal year 2000, in line with increased IT expenditure. Demand for tower-type PC servers for the SOHO market and the rack-mounted type servers for the ISP and ASP markets are expected to continue to expand as positive IT investment continues. Toshiba will meet demand with compact high performance server systems that offer lower initial costs and lower operating and administration costs, and will continue to reinforce its position in the global server market. Outline of MAGNIA Z300 ------- --------- --------- ------- ------------ ----------- --------- Type CPU CPU Main Hard Dimensions Shipment Count Memory Disk Drive (w x d x h) ------- --------- --------- ------- ------------ ------------ -------- ------- --------- --------- ------- ------------ ------------ -------- Micro- Embedded 233mm tower Up to two 128MB 152GB; x 396.5mm End of type Pentium++V to 3GB up to x 99mm June, 2001 866MHz / 584GB with (Japan) 1BGHz extension disc unit ------- --------- --------- ------- ------------ ------------ -------- ------- --------- --------- ------- ------------ ------------ -------- 219.4mm Rack x 395mm type x 85mm ------- --------- --------- ------- ------------ ----------- --------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Toshiba Corporate Communications Office Ms. Yumiko Kokubu E-mail: press@toshiba.co.jp Email