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August 9, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In a move meant to enhance the competitive advantages of the RLX System 324 Web server over 1U servers from bigger names like Dell and Compaq, RLX Technologies (rlxtechnologies.com) yesterday announced price reductions from 16 to 31 percent.
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“Since we began shipping the System 324 in May, RLX has ramped-up
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manufacturing, service and support infrastructures to insure customer
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satisfaction as we handle higher volumes,” said president and COO Mike
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Swavely. “Those efforts are setting the stage for today’s announcement,
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which complements the System 324 cost of ownership advantages over rack
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dense 1U servers from Dell and Compaq with lower acquisition costs as well.”
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The RLX System 324 Web server solution features the energy efficient RLX
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ServerBlade design, allowing customers to gain significant new advantages:
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5X to 10X lower power consumption
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8X more servers in the same space
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6X lower operational costs
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4X the number of Web pages served per square foot of space
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RLX says its System 324 is becoming the Web server solution of choice for
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Internet Data Centers, Web hosting companies and Internet companies that are
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under increased pressure to reduce energy consumption, enhance space usage
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and increase operations efficiencies. With 24 RLX ServerBlades in a single
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chassis and up to 336 servers in a single industry standard 42U rack,
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customers can gain unprecedented energy savings and data center density.
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“RLX is the shape of servers to come,” said Dwight Gibbs, CTO of The Motley
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Fool. “They allow us to minimize our cost per square foot of data center
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space. They’re also extremely easy to set up and manage. The net effect is
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that we can provide better service to our customers at a lower cost.”
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Customers can now buy an RLX System 324 with six ServerBlades ($6,999) for
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30 percent less than six comparable 1U DL320 servers from Compaq ($10,392)
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and three percent less than six PE 350 servers from Dell ($7,218). A full
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chassis of 24 RLX ServerBlades is $26,511, which provides a 36 percent cost
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advantage over 24 DL32 servers from Compaq ($41,568) and 8 percent less than
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24 PE 350 servers from Dell ($28,872). The RLX price advantage grows as
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more servers are purchased.
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The announcement includes the first RLX ServerBlade below $1,000, a
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configuration that includes a 633 MHz processor, 128 MB of memory and a 10
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GB disk drive priced at $999.
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RLX products are sold through the company’s direct sales force and directly
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over the Web at the company’s site. The RLX System 324 is also available
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through IBM’s Web Server Division and to government customers through IES.
