Intel Introduces Atom-Based SMB Server Platform

“Intel is aiming to tackle the small-business server market with
its first server platform based on the Atom processor.

“Unveiled here today at the CeBit trade show in Germany, Intel’s
new take on the Atom — the processor most widely associated with
the popular netbook form factor — relies on coupling the CPU with
a low-end server integrated chipset. The idea is that the
combination will provide enough power to satisfy the storage needs
of home, small office/home office (SOHO), and SMB customers without
breaking the bank or fattening their energy bill.

“This is not the first Atom-based server, but it is the first
from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC).

“In its design, Intel paired its Atom D410 and D510 processors
with the ICH9R chipset normally used in desktop and low-end server
PCs. There are no new chips here: Intel simply validated two
previously unpaired parts to make sure they would work well
together.”

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