Xeon-based systems designed for data-intensive apps Penguin Computing is bolstering its 64-bit computing strategy with a new series of systems in its Relion line that contain Intel’s EM64T technology. The new Xeon-based systems, which include the Relion Models 1100, 1200, 2100, and 2200, will be aimed at corporate users looking to run performance-intensive applications.“Incorporating Intel’s 64-bit technology into these systems will allow us to deliver the kind of power users need, because it gives them more memory addressability and also the chance to run both 64-bit and 32-bit applications side by side,” said Matt Walker, Penguin Computing’s vice president of marketing.The new technology opens the door for running the latest 64-bit Linux OSes, clustering technologies, and applications — all of which a growing number of users are evaluating. “It’s almost becoming a requirement for us now to evaluate hardware like this,” said Jim Hall, CTO of a midsize trucking company. “It [gives] us the opportunity to get our toes wet with 64-bit and clustering products. It is something we are going to gravitate to sooner rather than later.”In addition to the new processor-level technology, Penguin has also incorporated higher performance SATA drives along with PCI-Express slots designed to accommodate faster running I/O.Both the Relion 2100 and 2200 are available with either one or two Xeon processors and can hold up to 12GB of memory. Technology Industry