KUALA LUMPUR: Technology solutions provider Hewlett-Packard Corp (HP) has unveiled a new range of servers in what it calls its largest server rollout yet.

The HP Proliant G6 line is energy efficient and the company claims that it also maximises productivity for its users.

“The line delivers double the performance of our previous bunch of servers,” said Vincent Lee, country business manager for the industry standard servers and technology solutions group at HP Malaysia.

The range comprises tower, rack and blade servers, and is targetted at all levels of business — from small- and medium-sized companies to conglomerates, he said.

Lee also highlighted the line’s energy-saving features, which is claimed to save up to 80% in energy costs for users, which should be attractive especially now with companies being more environmentally friendly and today’s expensive sources of energy.

HP has fitted its servers with 32 smart sensors that automatically track thermal activity within each device. These sensors adjust system components, such as fans and input/output processors, to optimise cooling activities and increase energy efficiency.

Another power management feature is the servers’ common power-slot design. HP said this helps minimise power waste by allowing users to choose from four power supplies to match their specific workload.

Also, Intel’s Nehalem Xeon 5500 processor enables the Proliant G6 servers to have twice the memory and storage capability of HP’s older line of servers.

“Our Proliant blade servers, for example, has up to 96GB of memory and this allows it to be suitable for virtualisation purposes,” said Yong Sai Man, product manager for the industry standard servers and technology solutions group at HP Malaysia.

According to HP, the new servers are also embedded with technologies to maximise on productivity.

Among these is the HP Proliant Onboard Administrator which simplifies server set up and enables users to inspect the condition of the server even if it is offline.

There is also the HP Insight Control Environment Management Console that lets users manage and monitor the server onsite or remotely.

Starting prices for the Proliant G6 servers range from US$999 (RM3,596) to US$2,105 (RM7,578). They are available in the market now.

For more product information, go to www.hp.com/go/proliant.