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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (162977)	3/26/2002 2:26:23 PM
From: Monica Detwiler	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Anybody know what a Intel telcom server kit is? IBM calls up new Linux server By John G. Spooner Staff Writer, CNET News.com March 26, 2002, 6:55 AM PT news.com.com IBM is making a new call for customers in the telecommunications arena. The company on Tuesday announced a new eServer based on the Linux operating system for the telecommunications industry. At the same time, Big Blue introduced a new Linux Service Provider Lab to test Linux software for telecommunications companies. IBM hopes the new eServer will increase sales in a market that has traditionally been dominated by Sun Microsystems. IBM's latest product is priced lower than its current telecom servers in a move to attract telecommunications companies, which have been cutting capital spending. The new x343 machine, which in a typical configuration carries a price tag of about $10,000, was created to challenge Sun on price, according to IBM. The company sells pSeries Unix servers to the telecom market, but those machines cost thousands of dollars more than the x343. Linux, a clone of Unix invented by Linus Torvalds and developed by a host of programmers worldwide, is relatively easy to move from one processor to another. Versions of Linux run on dozens of processors. IBM's new server uses an Intel telecom server kit, announced last May. Under that program, Intel builds the server hardware, and companies such as IBM purchase and redistribute the hardware after adding their own software and other custom parts. A basic x343 server will include a pair of 1.26GHz Pentium III chips from Intel, 2GB of RAM, a 36GB SCSI hard drive and redundant power supplies. The server goes on sale at the end of April. IBM also aims to boost its telecom business with the new Linux Service Provider Lab. The lab, located in Oregon, will open next month. It will allow software developers to test their applications on Linux operating systems and hardware such as the new x343 server. IBM has also been working on a version of Linux with new features tailored for the telecom market, the company said. In 2000, IBM underscored the importance of Linux to its business by pledging to invest $1 billion in the operating system. Go to Front Door \| Enterprise \| Search \| One Week View

To: wanna_bmw who wrote (162977)	3/27/2002 12:45:17 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

"Please be more careful in the future if you want to maintain your credibility. TIA." My math skills? Maintain credibility? Ha! Maybe you should better check your numbers? Where the "1250 FPU Mflops" of P4 have gone from your table? Eh? I think you should be more careful with numbers ;-) Re: "On Sandra 2002 tests, the 2.5GHz part returned 4677Mips, 1250 FPU Mflops and 2897 SSE2 Mflops. A reference Athlon XP1800+ delivers 4240Mips and 2124 FPU MflopsiSSE2: 9485 (8370) it/s and Floating Point 11593 (9760) it/s. µ" - Ali