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News Release from: Nexcom UK
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 March 2005
Software agreement made between Nexcom
and BLX
From second quarter 2005, RLX Control Tower software will be provided as a key co-branded feature on Nexcom blade servers, following an OEM agreement between RLX and Nexcom.
RLX Technologies, a leading provider of heterogeneous server management solutions, has signed an OEM agreement with Nexcom, the manufacturer of the world's most compact blade server This means that from Q2 2005, RLX Control Tower software will be provided as a key co-branded feature on Nexcom blade servers
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 25 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We look forward to continued growth of our NexBlade server line through the partnership with RLX and the inclusion of its well known Control Tower management software," said Clement Lin, Nexcom CEO.
"We believe the combination of industry leading hardware and server management software will provide our users with the best cost/performance ratio in the marketplace." Lin added, "Our customers appreciate the unique features we build into our NexBlade series of blade servers".
"For instance, the versatile HS416 can support any combination of Intel Xeon, Intel EM64T and AMD Opteron dual processors in the same compact 4U chassis".
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"The HS318A is believed to be the highest-density blade solution currently available in the market, packing 18 blades into a space-saving 3U Chassis".
"The series also offers expansion via PCI-X or even PCI-E and hot-swappable components including fans and power supplies".
"The combination of both companies innovative solutions is ideal for today's marketplace." This agreement comes on the heels of RLX announcing its server management only focus in December of 2004.
Nexcom approached RLX shortly after that and began negotiating a global agreement with the company.
RLX will offer Nexcom worldwide sales and service and support training.
Nexcom personnel will be the primary providers of service and support globally".
""This is an exciting time at RLX," said Douglas J Erwin, President and CEO of RLX, "the response to our software only offering has been phenomenal".
"We are now viewed as a partner with a market leading, complimentary solution that offers an additional revenue stream and our OEMs' customer the best dense rack server management solution available on the market." About Nexcom International - Nexcom International Co, an ISO-9001-certified company and member of PICMG, PCI-SIG, and Intel Communications Alliance, is a world leader in the field of Industrial Computing Solutions.
Its products include blade servers; network security appliances; industrial and embedded PC products such as single board computers, embedded boards and systems; CompactPCI CPU boards; industrial-grade server boards; and customised platforms.
Established in 1992, Nexcom has since won several awards for its quality products and innovation.
To better serve its customers in all four corners of the globe, Nexcom, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, has subsidiaries in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and Japan as well as distributors in other parts of the world. Request free introductory details about products from Nexcom UK ...
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