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“Social Shopping for Servers” has Begun!

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We hope everyone has thus far had a great start to 2012! To help launch us further into the new year, we are running a special “social servers” campaign through the end of February to help bring everyone together for fantastic savings! The Stellar Deal on our 5017C-MTF 1U Single Xeon E3 “Sandy Bridge” server takes the form of social shopping for servers where a special discount of 20% will be applied if the campaign goal of 50 servers is met. If we reach our campaign goal, everyone gets the deal and benefits! If we don’t meet the goal, you won’t be charged but nobody gets the deal.

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ICC Releases New Systems Powered by AMD’s New Processors

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We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We were certainly thankful to have a couple days of relaxation. November has been a big month for us. Earlier in the month we released our GPU supercomputing solutions. Now we have a new set of superserver systems powered by the recently-released AMD Opteron™ 6200-series processors.

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Just a couple weeks ago I wrote about new processors from both Intel and AMD. AMD’s 6200-series includes their much-awaited 16-core processor (code-named Interlagos) and utilizes their new Bulldozer architecture. One of the most desirable aspects of these new processors is that they have far superior performance compared to the previous 6100 line, but they remain compatible with the widely-used Socket G34 motherboards. This makes them quite flexible in application.

ICC has released a number of new systems with the AMD Opteron™ 6200 processors in various configurations to meet a wide range of needs. Four of our select systems provide a great snapshot of the different types of solutions we have developed.

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New GPU Solutions for Grid Computing and other Supercomputing Needs

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We’ve just launched two new GPU products, along with our new GPU supercomputing solutions section! GPU computing is the use of a graphics processing unit (GPU) in computing purposes, from general-purpose to supercomputing tasks. With a constantly increasing demand for greater computing performance across the board, supercomputing is more and more drawing upon a hybrid model which integrates the roles of GPUs and CPUs.

If you are looking to gain a performance boost in your cluster or grid computing, ICC’s GPU solutions may be the perfect fit. The scalability requirements involved especially in grid computing make GPU solutions an ideal IT asset.

At ICC, we integrate our top technology with NVIDIA’s® CUDA™ GPU architecture, the simplest way for you to purchase, utilize, and manage a GPU-based cluster. GPU supercomputing has never been easier than with ICC NovaServ™ solutions, providing optimal value by minimizing time spent dealing with the technology and allowing you to focus on what you do best.

Grid Computing and other GPU Supercomputing Solutions from ICC

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ICC AMD servers now for sale online

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Today we have completed and uploaded our AMD server products to the ICC website (www.icc-usa.com). Although you can buy all products made by our partner Supermicro (including Blade, TwinBlade and workstation solutions) by contacting us by e-mail or phone, the web commerce team at ICC has been working to make available as many of our products as possible on the website.

We have created (and are in the process of refining) a step-by-step process for our customers to determine the right server for them when they are shopping on our web  store. What form factor of server should I buy? How many processors do I need in a system? What’s the best way to increase performance and power efficiency in my server room? These questions and others are the ones we are seeking to answer and re-answer as new technologies continue to hit the market. Please bear with us as we continue to improve the design and content of our site (admittedly, there is still a lot of work to do).

What’s next on the horizon for the ICC web store? The AMD Opteron 4100 series processors have just hit the market and we will be blogging about them as well as adding ICC Opteron 4100 servers to our website. In addition, we will be creating online configurators for our Storage and Blade products. On top of that, we will continue to add helpful information and suggestions to our content pages and make a greater effort to engage our customers on social media networks (check out our current Twitter and Facebook pages).

There’s a lot of work to be done. We appreciate your patience while we continue to make “ICC on the web” a useful and enjoyable destination for our clients and visitors.

Supermicro has built the fastest 1U server on earth (powered by NVIDIA Tesla 20-series “Fermi” GPU modules)

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Supermicro has just launched its second-generation GPU SuperServers, one of which is considered to be the fastest 1U (1 unit on a server rack) server on the planet (see their press release).

It is truly remarkable how GPUs are transforming the server industry. According to the white paper put out by Supermicro, high-performance computing (HPC) performance that was once only achieved by expensive supercomputers is now available through GPU technology at standard market prices. That white paper, incidentally, is a great introduction to the history and basics of GPU technology.

HPC, of which GPU is just one vein, is a real growth area for server technology. Every day, news reports come out about research institutions and industries that are investing in high-performance computing to run ever-emerging applications.

The European Space Agency, for instance, is developing a project called Gaia, which will map our galaxy with the help of HPC. As well, The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center has just announced that it is using federal economic stimulus money to built a new HPC supercomputer that will run microbiological simulations.

And the growth is not just limited to the United States. The Business Standard reports that HPC is on the rise in India, with Intel and AMD battling it out as to whose new processors will drive that growth (see our previous posts about the AMD Opteron 6000 “Magny-Cours” processors and the Intel Xeon 5600 and 7500 “Nehalem EX” processors).

With this boom in HPC, it is no surprise that the registration for the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC’10), Europe’s most important HPC event, has reached record numbers.

Amidst all of these developments, Supermicro is making GPU technology available to industries that had not previously had access to supercomputer-level performance, which is an exciting bit of news indeed.

Of course, we at ICC are a bit biased since we sell Supermicro servers, but nevertheless we are happy to offer this cutting-edge technology to our users. You can order the new GPU systems from us by phone (or just to find out more about them) by calling 877-422-8729 or e-mailing us on sales [at] icc-usa.com.

We are also working hard to get these products up on our online configurators so you can order them from our web store at your convenience. That is coming very soon!

Update: The Supermicro GPU Tesla 20-series is now available for purchase from ICC on our website here: http://www.icc-usa.com/store/pc/configurePrd.asp?idproduct=3305

Supermicro Delivers Platinum Level Servers

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2U, 3U, 4U/Tower Servers with Industry-leading 94%+ Power Efficiency

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 8, 2010 – Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in application-optimized server solutions, announced that its new line of 94%+ Platinum Level power efficiency server solutions are in volume production. These solutions feature Supermicro’s 920-watt power supply, which has achieved Platinum certification, the highest certification possible, from the 80PLUS® organization. These new SuperServers and SuperChassis also employ Supermicro’s advanced cooling subsystems to deliver maximum performance-per-watt.

“While more and more high-efficiency servers today use Silver or Gold level power supplies, Supermicro continues to raise the computing efficiency standard to Platinum level, which saves customers more money and contributes to a greener earth,” said Charles Liang, CEO and president of Supermicro. “Addressing the primary challenges facing datacenters today, these servers also help IT managers reduce data center cooling costs, improve the cost-effectiveness of server deployments, and reduce the typical TCO up to $300 per system during its lifetime.”

Available in 2U, 3U and 4U convertible tower form factors, Supermicro’s Platinum Level SuperServers are packed with the industry’s most advanced feature sets. While the 94%+ Platinum-level power supplies with PMBus come standard on these new systems, Supermicro also provides the ultimate in storage and networking flexibility with its Universal I/O (UIO) interface on the 2U SuperServers 6026T-URF4+ and 2026T-URF4+. UIO empowers customers to choose from an extensive selection of Supermicro I/O cards including 6Gbps SAS, 10GbE, FibreChannel and QDR/DDR InfiniBand subsystems. These 2U servers feature redundant power, four GbE ports, and 18 DIMMs for up to 192GB of ECC registered DDR3 memory. While the 6026T-URF4+ supports eight 3.5″ hot-swap SAS/SATA hard drives, the 2026T-URF4+ supports sixteen 2.5″ hot-swap drives.

In addition to the 2U models, Supermicro offers the 3U SuperServer 6036T-6RF and 4U/tower SuperServer 7046T-6F. Like their 2U counterparts, these servers also support up to 192GB of memory and onboard IPMI 2.0 management with remote media and KVM-over-LAN. Moreover, these servers both feature onboard 6Gbps SAS controllers to support up to eight 3.5″ hot-swap SAS2 hard drives, offering enhanced I/O performance and reliability.

Supermicro’s new server solutions support the entire range of new six-core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600/3600 Series, including the highest performance 130-watt SKUs. When loaded with the latest Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600/3600 Series (codenamed Westmere), these servers boost performance 60% compared to the previous generation of Nehalem solutions. Consistent with the company’s commitment to green computing, these solutions support low-voltage 1.35V DDR3 memory modules as well as standard 1.5V modules.

Today’s launch also includes ten new SuperChassis powered by Supermicro’s 920-watt power supply. Eight of these are 2U chassis. Four of the 2U models support up to four UIO and standard full-height, full-length add-on cards plus three low-profile ones, and the other four models support up to seven low-profile add-on cards. The SC219 and SC216 series support 2.5″ hot-swap hard drives, and the SC829 series support up to eight 3.5″ hot-swap drives. The new SC835TQ-R920B chassis supports up to seven full-height, full-length add-on cards and features 100% cooling redundancy. Even if a key fan fails, the system will continue operating without any decrease in performance. The SC745TQ-920B combines the same features as the SC835 into a tool-less design that can support high-performance GPUs.

For more information on Supermicro’s complete selection of Platinum Level server solutions, visit www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/94ps.cfm.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI)

Supermicro, the leader in server technology innovation and green computing, provides customers around the world with application-optimized server, workstation, blade, storage and GPU systems. Based on its advanced Server Building Block Solutions, Supermicro offers the most optimized selection for IT, datacenter and HPC deployments. The company’s system architecture innovations include the Twin server, double-sided storage and SuperBlade® product families. Offering the most comprehensive product lines in the industry, Supermicro provides businesses of all sizes with energy-efficient, earth-friendly solutions that deliver unmatched performance and value. Founded in 1993, Supermicro is headquartered in Silicon Valley with worldwide operations and manufacturing centers in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.Supermicro.com.

Source: Super Micro Computer, Inc. press release