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February 01, 2012

Fujitsu Adds FDR InfiniBand to PRIMERGY BX900 S2 Blade Servers

Net bandwidth increase of more than 70 percent helps customers keep their competitive edge

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 30 -- Fujitsu today announces gains of more than 70 percent in net bandwidth for its versatile datacenter blade server line, the PRIMERGY BX900 S2. Blades for the "Dynamic Cube" system now include Mellanox Fourteen Data Rate (FDR) InfiniBand components, delivering unrivaled bandwidth improvements and making the PRIMERGY BX900 the first choice for datacenter applications demanding the highest-speed and lowest latency network connectivity.

By adding Mellanox InfiniBand capability, the fastest networking technology available today, PRIMERGY BX900 S2 blade servers realize superior application response time and underline an enhanced ability to fulfill service level agreements, no matter how high the bandwidth load on a datacenter, as InfiniBand-enabled PRIMERGY BX920 blades can achieve bandwidth of up to 3Tbps per chassis.

Combining InfiniBand with the highly flexible dense capacity of the PRIMERGY BX900 series, Fujitsu enables datacenters to enjoy overall savings, through system consolidation from larger, less powerful server racks, and reduced floor-space requirements. Guaranteeing investment protection, Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX900 systems are fully backward compatible with existing datacenter hardware.

The latest innovation in a five-year partnership between Fujitsu and Mellanox, the introduction of FDR InfiniBand means that PRIMERGY BX900 blade systems are particularly suited to cloud computing, database, financial services, virtualization and high performance computing, where the highest performance, efficiency and scalability are at a premium.

The Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX900 S2 blade servers with Mellanox FDR InfiniBand components are available to order in April and start shipping in May 2012.

Additional informations

PRIMERGY servers: http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/products/servers/primergy/index.php
Fujitsu America Homepage: http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/
News Page: http://fujitsunews.com
Twitter (@FujitsuAmerica): http://twitter.com/fujitsuamerica
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/shopfujitsu

For royalty-free photography of the Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX900 S2 blade server with Mellanox FDR InfiniBand components, see:

The Mellanox FDR InfiniBand Switch: http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/?r=27472
The FDR InfiniBand mezzanine card for PRIMERGY BX92x S3 server blades: http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/?r=27467

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of information and communication technology (ICT)-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 170,000 employees supporting customers in over 100 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.5 trillion yen (US$55 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com.

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