SILICON MECHANICS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR QUAD-CORE INTEL® XEON® 5400 SERIES PROCESSORS

Intel® Xeon® 5400 Series Processors Improve Rackform iServ Products

BOTHELL, WA – November 12, 2007 – Silicon Mechanics, Inc., a leading provider of rackmount servers, storage, and high-performance computing solutions, today announced support for the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 5400 Series processors (formerly Harpertown) and the Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 5200 Series (formerly Wolfdale DP) in its Rackform iServ server offerings.

Based on Intel® 45nm Hi-k silicon technology, Intel Xeon 5400 Series processors offer greater performance in the same power envelope as previous quad-core processors. Microarchitecture improvements, combined with a 12MB L2 cache, and SSE4 improve on previous generation processor performance even at the same clock speed.

Pricing and Availability
All systems are available for immediate purchase and delivery via the Silicon Mechanics website.

About Silicon Mechanics
Established in 2001, Silicon Mechanics is a leading manufacturer of rackmount servers and storage solutions with one of the most comprehensive product offerings available. Silicon Mechanics focuses on the needs of customers deploying rackmount server and storage installations, taking into consideration density, power, thermal efficiency, performance, and reliability to create the best fit for each customer. Silicon Mechanics' products are supported by some of the best warranty offerings in the industry and are backed by a team of sales and service engineers dedicated to total customer satisfaction. To learn how to custom-configure a system for any computing environment, visit www.siliconmechanics.com or call +1-866-352-1173.

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