Verari Blade Server Platforms Featuring Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5600 Series Provides Leading Energy Efficient, High-Density Solutions

SAN DIEGO, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Verari Technologies^™, a premier developer of independent blade-based computing and storage platforms for conventional and modular data centers, today announced that its blade-based server products including Verari's award-winning FOREST Containers, BladeRack® 2 Series platforms, and select rackmount servers, will now support the next generation of Intel's intelligent server processors. The combination offers customers unparalleled performance, density, and energy savings for data center consolidation efforts.

"Utilizing the new Intel Xeon processor 5600 series in our platforms can enable some customers to reduce their data center operational costs by up to 90% and dramatically improve their data center efficiency in the process," said David Driggers, CEO, Verari Technologies. "When it comes to power, cooling and space efficiency, Verari is already leading the pack. When coupled with the new Intel Xeon processor 5600 series, a great data center consolidation package just got that much better."

In today's data center environments where energy costs are skyrocketing, Verari Technologies is integrating Intel's new processors in its data center consolidation platforms to deliver dramatic cost savings and enormous operational benefits. By utilizing its patented Vertical Cooling Technology, Verari has been able to achieve unprecedented reliability. Customers refreshing older IT equipment with Verari data center consolidation platforms utilizing the new Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series can see a 12X server performance increase in some cases.

"Data center managers look for every opportunity to increase business ROI," said Boyd Davis, General Manager Data Center Group Marketing, Intel Corporation. "With the majority of an IT data center budget spent maintaining an inefficient and aging installed-base, the new Intel Xeon processor 5600 Series can provide a server investment payback in under one year by delivering up to a 90 percent reduction in operating costs. This is another great example of Verari and Intel working closely together to optimize data center total value of ownership."

Verari's product management team has announced that new products utilizing the Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series are immediately available for order and will ship in Q2 2010.

About Verari Technologies

Verari Technologies, Inc. is a premier developer of energy efficient data center platforms utilizing independent blade-based compute and storage solutions that are defining a new era in the green data center. Verari is a growing market leader in blade storage and energy efficient platforms. To learn more about Verari and its unique solutions, please visit http://www.verari.com or call (888) 942-3800.

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