The third-generation NEC Express5800 series servers amplify the capability of the new Dual-Core Intel^® Itanium^® 2 processor 9000 sequence. Leveraging NEC's supercomputing and mainframe technology, the NEC Express5800/1320Xf and Express5800/1080Rf servers incorporate the new Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 processor (code-named Montecito). Designed to meet the needs of the high-end server market, NEC Express5800/1000 series offers the performance and reliability that enterprises require for mission critical operations.

Supercomputer Performance
NEC Corporation's experience in technical computing began in early 1980s with the introduction of its SX line of vector supercomputers. In 2002, NEC manufactured the Earth Simulator, which was fastest computer in the Top 500 Supercomputer for more than two years. The low latency and high performance memory and crossbar interface technology of NEC's supercomputers served as a basis for its Express5800/1000 series. NEC recognizes that the demand for Itanium solutions is moving toward the high-end symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server market, where performance and scalability are vital. With the new Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2-based processors, NEC expects significant market growth as Itanium processing power becomes a mainstream processor for enterprise servers.

Mainframe Reliability
NEC introduced its first mainframe system in 1970s. Its deep heritage in mainframe technology and NEC's expansive research and development efforts in Itanium server technology, NEC has delivered mainframe-class RAS features in its Express5800/1000 series. The server supports modular designs, redundant components, hot plug capabilities, and floating I/O. Illustrating its mainframe technological capabilities, NEC was the first company in the world to demonstrate the dynamic reconfiguration of CPU and memory resources while running beta 1 of the future Microsoft^® Windows^® Server operating system, code-named "Longhorn."

Express5800/1320Xf

	Up to 32 Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 1.6GHz/24MB processors
	Maximum memory capacity of 1024GB
	Expansion for up to 64 PCI-X slots
	Up to 8 partitions
	Redundant and Hot-plug components
	Microsoft Windows and Linux®
	Stand-alone cabinet (37U)

Express5800/1080Rf

	Up to 8 Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 1.6GHz/24MB processors
	Maximum memory capacity of 64GB
	Expansion for up to 16 PCI-X slots
	Up to 2 partitions
	Hot-plug components
	Microsoft Windows and Linux
	8U Rack-mount chassis