Hitachi, a world leading vendor of computer server systems, has just announced the introduction of a new line of blade servers that have been specifically designed to provide a high level of performance, while also helping companies meet their carbon reduction targets. The new systems, part of the company's BladeSymphony server series, are designed to take advantage of the latest Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors, which have been created using the chip maker's latest CPU architecture, codenamed Nehalem. Hitachi's BladeSymphony 2000 and BladeSymphony 320 are said to provide a high performance per watt and are already available for European customers.

“Chief information officers are under increasing pressure to slash carbon emissions and overall IT costs,” said Ravi Ahluwalia, head of business development at Hitachi's European Systems Solutions division. ”The BladeSymphony 2000 and 320 servers enable businesses to meet these needs by cutting the power use of their datacentre, whilst taking advantage of the latest processing capabilities to run business-critical applications at the highest performance level.”

As far as technical specifications go, the new BladeSymphony 2000 can deliver support for up to 144GB of memory, while the server's bandwidth has been increased to deliver faster performance and better support virtualized environments. According to available details, the platform is designed to provide a high server density with up to eight blades being installed into a 10U chassis. In addition, the BladeSymphony 320 can be upgraded with an additional Nehalem processor and a higher memory capacity, further boosting the system's overall performance.

According to Hitachi, its new blade servers are already available across Europe, through the company's network of European distributors. These new systems are to provide business consumers with the means to take advantage of the latest in server performance, while also helping them lower their company's carbon footprint.