SANTA CLARA, Calif. - July 30, 2007 - Intel Corporation joined more than 40 server technology providers today in support of the new Server Systems Infrastructure (SSI) industry specification for modular server platforms. The Modular Server Specifications simplify and lower the cost of product development by providing design guidance that enables server builders to develop compliant and interoperable building blocks at the blade, chassis and manageability software level.
The Modular Server Specifications are designed by the SSI organization, an industry initiative with more than 185 members. This announcement includes design specifications for compute blades, mezzanine cards and system management interfaces. The latest specifications build on previous successes of SSI, which include energy-efficient power supplies and optimized server board form factors for pedestal and rack-mount server platforms. All design specifications from SSI are made openly available to the broad market.
"Intel is proud of our history of more than nine years of contributions and association with SSI," said Kirk Skaugen, vice president, Digital Enterprise Group, Intel. "As part of our commitment to leading energy-efficient computing, Intel is an active participant in the specification that will drive new cost-effective, flexible, industry standards-based platforms based on the Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor into the server market."
Companies supporting the Modular Server Specifications include such industry leading I/O, board and system vendors as AMAX. These vendors are currently evaluating or developing to the Modular Server Specifications for intersection into their product roadmap starting in 2008.
AMAX is an Intel® Channel Partner Member,
Backed by one of the biggest names in technology, Intel® Channel Partner Members deliver custom IT solutions for a variety of consumer and business markets. AMAX uses industry-leading Intel® platform products coupled with a high level of innovation to create IT solutions specific to customers' needs. To maximize technology investment, AMAX has access to training on the latest Intel products and solutions that are compatible with existing hardware and software solutions.
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