Fujitsu Unveils New PRIMEPOWER Server Lineup, World’s First UNIX Servers Using 90nm Technology

Singapore, June 22, 2004

Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd, a leading regional IT & Telecommunications company, today announced the launch of five new high-end and mid-range models in its PRIMEPOWER server lineup. The new lineup incorporates 1.89GHz SPARC64™ V (sparc64-5) processors⁽¹⁾ based on 90nm semiconductor technology for dramatic improvements in performance, and are the world’s first UNIX® servers built using 90nm semiconductor technology.

The new PRIMEPOWER models continue to offer the superior reliability and scalability of previous models while delivering greatly enhanced performance. Like all other PRIMEPOWER servers, they are ideal for mission-critical environments, creating new value for customers and enhancing their global competitiveness.

Today’s IT systems must offer superior reliability and be able to rapidly respond to a variety of peak demand situations on a 24x7 basis. The five new high-end and mid-range PRIMEPOWER servers therefore feature the latest SPARC64 V processors to achieve greatly enhanced performance.

1.89GHz SPARC64 V processors are designed, developed, and manufactured by Fujitsu for enhanced performance and reliability. Employing cutting-edge 90nm semiconductor technology and copper wiring technology based at Fujitsu’s Akiruno Technology Center, these processors build on Fujitsu’s long history of expertise in high-performance computing and high-reliability systems designs.

The new PRIMEPOWER servers top several performance records for the SPECjbb™2000 (Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation Java Business Benchmark 2000) benchmark, used to evaluate systems running Java-based business applications; and for the SPECint™_rate2000 benchmark, used to appraise the integer arithmetic efficiency with a multiple processor constitution. As these performance records (as of June 22, 2004) demonstrate, Fujitsu’s PRIMEPOWER servers using the latest SPARC64 V processors deliver the highest processing performance for mission-critical enterprise systems.

PRIMEPOWER 1500 SPARC64 V (1.89GHz)	Rank 1 32 CPU	SPECjbb2000 (663,133 instructions per second)
PRIMEPOWER 900, 850 SPARC64 V (1.89GHz)	Rank 1 16 CPU	SPECjbb2000 (402,961 instructions per second)
PRIMEPOWER 650 SPARC64 V (1.89GHz)	Rank 1 8 CPU	SPECjbb2000 (213,956 instructions per second)
PRIMEPOWER 900, 850 SPARC64 V (1.89GHz)	Rank 1 16 CPU	SPECint_rate2000 (SPECint_rate2000: 233)
PRIMEPOWER 650 SPARC64 V (1.89GHz)	Rank 1 8 CPU	SPECint_rate2000 (SPECint_rate2000: 119)

The SPARC64 V processor also provides a range of built-in reliability functions including highly accurate error detection, Error Checking and Correction, and instruction retry functions that include error correction and other high-precision RAS functions. These features, combined with hot-plug redundancy of major system components (such as the power supply unit and system board) give Fujitsu’s PRIMEPOWER servers the superior reliability and availability required for 24x7 system operation.

The new servers will be offered by Fujitsu Asia in the Asia/Pacific region, by Fujitsu Siemens Computers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and by Fujitsu Computer Systems in North America.

The PRIMEPOWER series of UNIX servers are a core product line in Fujitsu’s TRIOLE strategy for optimized IT. Aimed at meeting the needs for open-standard IT infrastructure systems and improved business continuity and efficiency, Fujitsu’s TRIOLE strategy for IT optimization is designed to help corporations and public institutions expand the scope of their activities, quickly set up new operations, achieve system stability, and reduce total cost of ownership.