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Universal I/O (UIO) Innovation Optimizes Server Storage & Networking Flexibility: Super Micro Computer, Inc., a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced a new family of products that delivers unprecedented server I/O flexibility. Supermicro Universal I/O (UIO) architecture, with its higher density and versatile configuration options, optimizes each specific server application. Selecting an I/O option is as simple as attaching the desired Supermicro UIO card flush to the serverboard. To change the I/O interface, simply remove the UIO card and install a different one. Additional expansion cards may be installed in the high-performance PCI slots. Each Supermicro UIO server supports many I/O options, including SAS/SATA RAID, 4-port Gigabit Ethernet, 10Gb Ethernet and InfiniBand, to provide the ultimate in storage and networking customization. "When installed, a Supermicro UIO card becomes part of the serverboard, and the system still retains all of its PCI-Express and PCI-X slots for expansion cards," asserts Charles Liang, CEO and president of Supermicro. "Besides enabling customizable configurations and optimization for a wide range of application requirements, Supermicro UIO servers also provide cost advantages and investment protection." Future upgrades can be achieved by replacing the UIO card and/or expansion cards instead of replacing entire systems. Even without any UIO module or expansion cards, a UIO system functions as an extremely cost-effective server. With a UIO card installed, a single UIO server can support SAS, 10Gb Ethernet or even InfiniBand. This versatility minimizes the number of different server models that resellers need to keep in inventory. New UIO SuperServers support quad-core processors and feature earth-friendly, high-efficiency power supplies to maximize performance-per-watt savings and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO). Today, Supermicro is officially launching the following UIO servers: - A+ Server 1011M-UR: UP 1U with 4 hot-swap drive bays & redundant power - A+ Server 1021M-UR+: DP 1U with 4 hot-swap drive bays & 16 DIMM slots - SuperServer 6015G-UR: DP 1U with a PCI-Express x16 & 4 hot-swap drive bays - SuperServer 6015B-UR: DP 1U with 4 hot-swap drive bays & redundant power - SuperServer 6015B-U: DP 1U with 4 hot-swap drive bays & 560-watt power - SuperServer 6015B-NTR: DP 1U with 3 add-on cards and redundant power - SuperServer 6015B-NT: DP 1U with 3 add-on cards, 4 hot-swap drive bays - SuperServer 6015B-Ni: DP 1U with 3 add-on cards, 3 fixed drive bays - SuperServer 5015M-UR: UP 1U with 4 hot-swap drive bays & redundant power - SuperServer 5015M-U: UP 1U with 4 hot-swap drive bays & 560-watt power - SuperServer 5015M-NTR: UP 1U with 3 add-on cards and redundant power - SuperServer 5015M-NT: UP 1U with 3 add-on cards, 4 hot-swap drive bays - SuperServer 5015M-Ni: UP 1U with 3 add-on cards, 3 fixed drive bays - SuperServer 5025M-UR: UP 2U supports UIO & 3 full-size PCI-Express x8 cards - SuperServer 6025B-UR: DP 2U supports UIO & 6 add-on cards (3 full-size) - SuperServer 7045B-UR: DP 4U convertible Tower with 8 hot-swap drive bays For detailed information on Supermicro's complete range of application-optimized Server Building Block Solutions, please visit its Web site.