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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (69849)	12/14/1998 2:35:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Intel Investors - New Xeon Servers from Toshiba Another design win for Intel's 450 MHz Xeon Server CPU. Paul infoworld.com Toshiba adds rack-mount servers to lineup By Ed Scannell InfoWorld Electric Posted at 10:55 AM PT, Dec 14, 1998 Hoping to seize an opportunity in the burgeoning small and midsize markets, as well as redoubling its commitment to the enterprise, Toshiba on Monday took the wraps off two new lines of rack-mountable Pentium II-based servers. Claiming it has the largest processor and hard drive capacity of any 7U height server, the Magnia 7000R can support as many as four 450-MHz Pentium II Xeon chips with either a 515KB or 1MB Level 2 cache. The new units also feature a 100-MHz front-side bus and an improved memory architecture that helps boost its performance, particularly for mission-critical applications, a company representative said. The Magnia 5000R line is centered around either 350-, 400-, or 450-MHz Pentium II processor, also with a 100-MHz front-side bus. Each system in the family features 10/100 Ethernet, video, and SCSI interfaces on a PCI bus. The units also feature Intel's 440BX PCI chip set, error-correcting code memory, and the capability to handle dual-processing, and they are I2O-capable, company officials said. "The rack-mount solutions are well suited for medium- to large-size companies that have multiple servers and limited space, and to help them protect business-critical hardware," said Steve Ross, general manager of Toshiba's Computer System Division, in Irvine, Calif. Expected to be available by the end of this month, single unit prices will start $4,505 for the 5000R and $8,515 for the higher-end 7000R. Toshiba also unveiled 6142 rack solutions that are designed to help users better centralize a multiserver environment in terms of easier physical access for servicing and managing resources. The unit features side and front stabilizers, locking vent door, and customized plinths with caster and leveling, company officials said. The 6142, which is made of welded steel, can be expanded to 42U height, better allowing users to expand their networks as well as manage as many as four 5000R or 7000R servers in a single rack. Pricing for the 6142 rack starts at $1,999. As an option Toshiba is also offering a coupling kit so two or more rack mounts can be more easily tied together. A blanking panel kit is also available to fill any space within the rack and to also make sure there is even flow of air and cooling. To save space the company is also offering the Raritan Compu Switch that allows administrators to operate multiple servers with just one dedicated keyboard, monitor, and mouse. Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., in Irvine, Calif., can be reached at www.toshiba.com. Ed Scannell is an InfoWorld editor at large, based in Framingham, Mass. Go to the Week's Top News Stories Please direct your comments to InfoWorld Deputy News Editor, Carolyn April Copyright © 1998 InfoWorld Media Group Inc. InfoWorld Electric is a member of IDG.net

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (69849)	12/14/1998 3:30:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

tenchusatsu, Yes when you own it the term market segment applies. With AMD looking for small consumer niches to sell into it fits for AMD. the term market fragmentation also comes to mind, followed by the dread commoditization, which has now occurred. Like cars are road compatible we have x86 cpus and the speeds are now effectively compressed by the wall of diminishing returns brought on by mechanical and electrical limits to the point where 450Mhz machines are only a few % faster than 300-333 machines, all others things being equal. I think AMD can chase smaller niches than Intel can justify and that saves AMD from dying. Bill