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Advanced Industrial Computer, Inc. (AIC) will be showcasing the world's first 1.5U rack-mount server, RMC15, at SC05, slated for November 14-17, 2005, at Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, Wash. As the leading rack-mount server and storage enclosure designer and manufacturer, AIC continues to provide cutting-edge enclosure solutions by unveiling the world's first 1.5U rack-mountable server enclosure, RMC15, to the industry. Owing to the ever-increasing CPU speed and consequential thermal issue faced by 1U form-factor, RMC15 is the perfect solution -- a ground-breaking invention with superior cooling strategy, more expansions, lower vibrations and acoustic noise over 1U form-factor. Research shows that RMC15 provides 31% more airflow, which results in 23% lower CPU temperature compared to standard 1U form-factor server chassis with same MB and CPU. With the storage capacity of 2U form-factor, RMC15 is proven to be space and cost effective. By having 0.5U less space, 7 more rack-mount servers can be fit into a 42U rack cabinet. The deployment of RMC15 enables more servers to fit into the rack cabinet and relatively higher I/O performance per rack, which increases the efficiency of hardware management while lowering the overall maintenance cost. "AIC is constantly committed to delivering innovative solutions since the beginning. While everyone is struggling on how to cool 1U systems, AIC is working on two separate solutions for high performance computing applications. The most obvious approach is to increase the heat-exchange surface area and at the same time increase the airflow over the surfaces. To improve even more, we need to lower the air intake temperature (T-ambient) and ensure hot exhaust does not get re-circulated within the chassis. A 1.5U is just the right answer to all of the above," said Gene Lee, Vice President of Advanced Industrial Computer, Inc. (AIC). "1.5U form factor is indeed a ground-breaking invention providing advantages from both 1U and 2U form factors. The PCI expansion, dedicated cooling strategy and space-efficiency make it a cost-effective solution to the market today," said Adam Chou, General Manager of Iwill USA, Inc. "As the leading motherboard solution provider, Iwill USA will continue to partner with AIC to accelerate the trend of providing innovative solutions."