November 18, 2002
Angstrom Microsystems, a leading provider of
high-performance servers, is announcing the Titan64, the world's first 64-bit
dual-processor 1U AMD Opteron processor-based development server. Based on AMDs
64-bit architecture, Titan64 is designed to provide cutting-edge 32- and 64-bit
performance while maintaining compatibility and leading-edge performance with
existing 32-bit x86 applications. The Titan64 will also provide a smooth
transition of high performance computing applications from proprietary UNIXTM
operating systems to existing Linux and Microsoft x86 operating systems. Fully
supported production versions of Titan64 will be available when AMD Opteron
processors start shipping in 1H03.
As the world’s first AMD
Opteron™ processor-based development server, beta evaluations of Titan64
will give programmers early access to AMD Opteron™ processors, allowing
them to develop and tune applications for AMD’s 64-bit architecture. Based
on pre-production AMD Opteron™ processor silicon and platform, the Titan64
is intended to be used as a test and development server separate from existing
production servers.
Angstrom is currently accepting
proposals for immediate beta evaluations of the Titan64. Angstrom provides
x86-64 expertise and knowledge of high-performance computing applications in
the bio-informatics, scientific computing, financial modeling, graphics
rendering, and oil and gas industries. Angstrom enhances clustering for these
markets with 64-bit technology to allow more memory and higher performance than
current 32-bit designs.
“Angstrom's Titan64, based on
two AMD Opteron™ processors, will be the first of a new generation high
performance development server to help companies test and develop x86-64
applications. Titan64™ is designed to support running simultaneous 32- and
64-bit applications, enabling our customers to simulate a range of IT
environments and reduce test cycles," said Ben Williams, director of Server and
Workstation Marketing at AMD.
Angstrom has developed the
Titan64™ based on the Newisys motherboard. Newisys, a technology company
dedicated to delivering AMD Opteron™ based enterprise-class server
designs, has developed a dual processor server design with class-leading
performance and embedded I/O, enterprise-quality RAS features, and
100%out-of-band remote management capability.
“Newisys has developed a
motherboard infrastructure necessary to enable high performance computing
solutions driven by AMD Opteron processors,” said Lalit Jain, CEO of
Angstrom Microsystems.“ Angstrom is providing the industry the opportunity
to evaluate the AMD Opteron processor and see the benefits that its 64-bit
technology provides.”
"Newisys is pleased announce
Angstrom Microsystems as our first server solution partner” said Phil
Hester, CEO of Newisys. The Newisys team has taken decades of expertise
developing enterprise class UNIX/RISC systems and applied that to the PC server
space. Combining this expertise with the upcoming AMD Opteron processor,
Newisys’ server designs deliver UNIX/RISC levels of performance and
reliability at PC server prices. “By bringing together Newisys’
ground-breaking AMD Opteron™ processor-based server designs and
Angstrom’s expertise in high performance computing, our companies are
ideally positioned to address the needs of compute-intensive scientific,
entertainment, and commercial workloads.”
With the up to 16GB of memory
capacity, two hot-swappable Ultra320 SCSI drives, two Gigabit Ethernet ports,
an interactive LCD information panel and easy-to-use remote management
software, the Titan64™ is a serious compute platform for the
high-performance computing market.
Contact:
Angstrom
Microsystems
Rachel Sun, (617) 695-0137 x 28
rsun@angstrom.com
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