14 DAY TRIAL // Unisys Corporation today announced innovative server architecture as the foundation of a comprehensive strategy to create a compelling customer value proposition in the expanding market for enterprise computing.
"This next-generation architecture gives Unisys a unique position in the growing market for mid-range and high-end scale-up servers based on Intel processor technology," said Leo Daiuto, president, Systems & Technology, Unisys. "It affords Unisys customers a quantum leap in enterprise computing power and economy to overcome their most critical IT challenges: increasing server asset utilization, lowering management costs and dynamically allocating computing resources to meet business needs that change in real time."
This architecture is said to be one of the first solutions to enable four operating environments - Microsoft Windows, Linux, plus Unisys OS2200 and MCP - to run simultaneously on the same computer system in a single virtualized partition. Unisys representatives said that the manufacturer integrated virtualization and management capabilities enable sharing of application workloads dynamically based on customer-defined business rules.
Moreover, using Intel Xeon and Itanium processor technologies and capitalizing on its partnership with NEC, Unisys expects the new architecture to outpace the industry in server processing power through Unisys-developed virtualization and management software.
Unisys expects that the next-generation architecture will serve as the basis for all Unisys enterprise servers, including the ClearPath series. The architecture is designed to eliminate the need for custom CMOS processors, as new servers meet and exceed the processing power of CMOS-based systems, while providing full compatibility and investment protection for ClearPath customers' existing applications.
"Through our close collaboration, NEC can capitalize on this advanced Unisys architecture to expand our global business. Together, we can deliver next-generation servers that give customers the power, scalability and cost-efficiency they need to meet their most demanding enterprise computing requirements and advance their strategic business objectives," said Kazuhiko Kobayashi, executive vice president and member of the board, NEC.