Dell is sponsoring the VeRSI eResearch Award and have provided two identical prizes, one for each of the two awards. The winners will be announced at the eResearch Australasia conference on October 1.
Each prize is a Dell PowerEdgeTM 2950 rack mountable server. The recommended retail price for each prize is $26,207.50.
Dell PowerEdge 2950 Rack Mount Server (3.5 Chassis)
- 2x Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5460, 2x6MB Cache
- 32GB (8x4096), DDR-2 667MHz ECC 2R Fully-Buffered Memory
- 6x 450GB 3.5-inch 15K RPM SAS Hard Drive
- Integrated Dual Broadcom Gigabit Network Card
- Intel Pro/1000 PTx4 PCIe Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet NIC (V9.0)
- Qlogic Dual Port 4Gbps PCI-E FC HBA
- Dell Remote Management Card (DRAC5i)
- CDRW/DVD Combo Drive with 24x Max Speed
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux v4.5 AS
- 2x 250V Power Supplies
- 3Yr ProSupport for IT & Mission Critical: (7x24) 4-hour Onsite Service
- RRP $26,207.50
The high-performance, Intel-based Dell PowerEdge 2950 delivers excellent, security, manageability, and energy efficiency in a 2U, rack dense chassis for those seeking a balance between expandability and rack density.
Whether your biggest challenge is power and cooling, information security, or application performance, the general purpose PowerEdge 2950 III is a great place to start your search for a high-availability rack server.
Customers as large as Google and as small as a corner grocery store have found that this versatile platform offers an optimal balance between size and capability. In response to customer requests, Dell has updated this server with a host of features that help customers to optimize energy use, improve security, and boost performance.
Further details on the PowerEdge and other eResearch hardware solutions are available from Dell http://www.dell.com.au.
Please see the Application information page about how to apply for the award.
