Chips: NEC Computer Systems Division Incorporates Pentium III Processors Across Its Full Line of Entry Level and Workgroup Express5800 Servers - Product Announcement

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, March 8, 1999

NEC Computer Systems Division has announced that it will be integrating Intel's Pentium III processors into a range of its NEC Express5800 servers, offering customers a complete server solution for large and small workgroup computing needs.

The NEC Express5800 ES1400 server will be available with the 450MHz Pentium III processor, while the Express5800 LS2400 and Express5800 MC2400 servers will integrate the 450MHz and the 500MHz Pentium III processors. The Express5800 MC2400 and Express5800 LS2400 servers with the Pentium III processors are available now.

"By integrating the latest Pentium III processor technology into our NEC Express5800 server line and making it available today, NEC CSD is among the first to market with price performance solutions that meet our corporate customers' demands for servers that combine some of the latest technology, enterprise-level performance, and built-to-order and configure-to-order flexibility," said Maurice Voce, product line director, servers, NEC CSD.

"The NEC Express5800 ES1400, LS2400 and MC2400 servers are all designed to provide our customers with superior scalability, and outstanding price and performance for workgroup and small business requirements."

NEC Express5800 ES1400 Servers The NEC Express5800 ES1400 server, featuring a choice of Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium II, or Intel Pentium III processors, is designed to offer all of the features of a well-equipped workgroup server at near desktop prices. With small businesses and workgroups in mind, the ES1400 features a choice of Intel processors, quick throughput and performance, high reliability and availability, and easy set-up, manageability and expansion.

NEC Express5800 LS2400 Servers The NEC Express5800 LS2400 server featuring the 450 and 500MHz Intel Pentium III processors offers growing workgroups and small businesses an affordable, high-performance server solution. Optimized for workgroup collaboration, web applications and e-commerce, the LS2400 is a dual capable, high speed Pentium III processor platform that is easily expandable to accommodate future growth, offers high availability through an optional RAID controller, and is easy to set up and manage.

NEC Express5800 MC2400 Servers The NEC Express5800 MC2400 server is NEC CSD's high-speed, high-availability server for large workgroups and satellite offices. A dual processor server with a compact chassis design, the MC2400 is a solid investment for growing companies' future computing needs, and features a number of fault tolerant features for high reliability and future expansion.

The Intel Pentium III Processor The newly announced Intel Pentium III processor for workgroup level servers allows for a number of improvements over previous technology, including the following:

* Streaming SIMD extensions for improved effective memory latencies and cacheability control

* Enhanced ECC cache performance

* Thorough industry server validation to ensure reliability with a number of operating systems and applications

* Single and dual processing capability provides affordability, expandability and performance headroom

Pricing and Availability The NEC Express5800 LS2400 and Express5800 MC2400 Pentium III servers are available now from NEC directly or through selected resellers. The Express5800 ES1400 server is available now with a choice of Celeron or Pentium II processors. The Pentium III processor at 450MHz will be added to the Express5800 ES1400 server line during the second calendar quarter.

The LS2400 starts at approximately $2,207(1), which includes a single Pentium III 450MHz/512KB, 64MB RAM, a 4GB SCSI disk drive, integrated Ethernet, ESMPRO server management and a three year limited warranty(2).

The MC2400 starts at approximately $3,397(1), which includes a single Pentium III 500MHz/512KB, 64MB RAM, a 4GB Ultra 2 (LVD) SCSI hot swap disk drive, integrated Ethernet, ESMPRO server management, optional redundant power and cooling, and a three year limited warranty.

NEC Computer Systems Division is a leading manufacturer of computer products and solutions for the commercial market. NEC-branded products include Versa notebook computers, Direction personal computers, PowerMate desktop computers, Express5800 servers and MobilePro handheld personal computers. NEC Computer Systems Division is a division of Sacramento, Calif.-based Packard Bell NEC, Inc., the fifth largest PC vendor worldwide according to International Data Corporation, an independent industry research firm based in Framingham, Mass.(a) (a) (Q4, 1998 quoted with permission from IDC)

(1) Prices and specifications subject to change without notice. Resellers determine their own pricing (2) For a free copy of the limited warranty see a reseller where our products are sold or write to NEC Computer Systems, Attn: Warranty Dept., 8285 West 3500 South, Magna, UT 84044