Unisys is describing its latest server architecture as
revolutionary.
The company says it is the first architecture to enable four
operating environments - Microsoft Windows, Linux, Unisys OS2200
and MCP - to run simultaneously on the same system in a single
virtualised partition.
Unisys says that integrated virtualisation and management
capabilities will enable sharing of application workloads
dynamically based on customer-defined business rules.
Using Intel Xeon and Itanium processor technologies and
capitalising on its partnership with NEC, Unisys expects the new
architecture to outpace the industry in server processing power
through Unisys-developed virtualisation and management
software.
Leo Daiuto, president, systems and technology, Unisys, says,
"[This next-generation architecture] affords Unisys customers a
quantum leap in enterprise computing power and economy to overcome
their most critical IT challenges: increasing server asset
utilisation, lowering management costs and dynamically allocating
computing resources to meet business needs that change in real
time."
Unisys expects that the next-generation architecture will serve
as the basis for all Unisys enterprise servers, including the
ClearPath family. The architecture is designed to eliminate the
need for custom CMOS processors, as the company says that the new
servers meet and exceed the processing power of CMOS-based systems,
while providing full compatibility and investment protection for
ClearPath customers' existing applications.
Unisys expects to begin delivering systems based on the new
architecture in late 2007.