Appro, a leading provider of high-performance enterprise computing systems, today announces the Appro XtremeWorkstation™ designed for professionals who require speed, high performance and efficiency when dealing with demanding compute and memory intensive applications. The Appro XtremeWorkstation is a mid to high-end x86 workstation with 128GB of DDR2 memory and offers two to four AMD Opteron™ 8000 series processors. The new Appro XtremeWorkstation is ideal for technical workloads in Mechanical Computer Aided Design (MCAD), Engineering (MCAE), petroleum visualization, automotive, aerospace, electronic design, digital content creation artists, 3D modeling and CAD.
The XtremeWorkstation offers up to two PCI-Express x16 slots for
high-end graphics cards such as the NVIDIA Quadro FX4500 X2 or the
NVIDIA Quadro FX5500. With the 128GB of memory the new Appro
workstation provides more than four times the graphics, processor and
memory bandwidth, providing 25 percent lower memory latency and twice
the compute power of prior models. The Appro XtremeWorkstation combines
the latest in processing capability, advancements in memory, power and
I/O technologies, delivering a validated optimized platform that meets
the demands of today’s high performance compute customers -- all in a
quiet package.
“The workstation market for x86-based systems continue to show healthy
growth and many users are moving to larger memory sizes and high
processor counts to support their growing application requirements.”
“The XtremeWorkstation is an example of new workstations that are
designed to provide a higher level of capability that enables customers
to perform application intensive projects, in less time for faster
results” said Earl Joseph, IDC Program Vice President. “For the high
performance computing market processor speed and memory capabilities
are key customer purchase requirements.”
“Appro continues to set the industry standard for high performance
workstation computing systems for the demands of multi-core workstation
computing,” said John Lee, VP of Advanced Technology Group of Appro.
“By combining four AMD Opteron 8000 Series processors today with a
non-disruptive upgrade path to native quad-core processors planned for
later this year, Appro delivers maximum flexibility and value to meet
our customers’ most demanding technical requirements for
high-performance workstations.”
“AMD is proud to work with companies such as Appro who are developing
advanced products that have the potential to change the shape of high
performance and technical computing environments,” said Pat Patla,
Director, Server/Workstation Marketing, AMD (NYSE: AMD). “Based on AMD
Opteron 8000 Series processors with AMD’s revolutionary Direct Connect
Architecture and energy-efficient DDR2 memory, Appro’s new platforms
offer breakthrough performance and capabilities for a flexible,
energy-efficient, affordable and quiet workstation for high performance
computing environments.”
About Appro
APPRO accelerates technical applications and business results unlocking
the value of IT for the high-performance and enterprise computing
markets through differentiated performance balanced architecture, open
standards, and engineering expertise. Appro is a leading developer of
innovative, high-performance, density-managed servers,
cluster-solutions, storage subsystems, and high-end workstations for
the high-performance (HPC) and enterprise computing markets.
Appro’s headquarters is in Milpitas, CA with an R&D and
manufacturing partner in Asia and a sales and service office in
Houston, Texas. To learn more go to http://www.appro.com
Appro is an AMD Platinum Provider
Appro is an AMD Platinum Partner Member delivering custom IT solutions
for a variety of consumer and business markets. Appro’s best-of-breed
products coupled with AMD validated and tested solutions made possible
by AMD64 technology create a high level of innovation to provide IT
solutions specific to customers' needs. To maximize technology
investment, Appro has access to training on the latest AMD products and
solutions that are compatible with existing hardware and software
solutions.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron, and combinations thereof, are
trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for
informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
Media Contact:
Maria McLaughlin
Appro International, Inc
(408)888-6661
mmclaughlin@appro.com
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