Science & Technology 
Science and Technology
Science and Technology 
Wed, January 7, 2009
Rackable Systems Powers Life Sciences Software
FREMONT, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Rackable Systems, Inc ]. (NASDAQ:RACK), a leading provider of servers and storage products for large-scale data centers, today announced its continued commitment to Ingenuity Systems, a company that specializes in the development of semantic search, ontology and software solutions that enable life science researchers to generate maximum value from all types of biological and chemical knowledge. Due to the variety of solutions Ingenuity Systems provides, they depend on Rackable Systems for its extensive server support and unique problem solving skills.
Pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic research institutions have complex software needs that require sophisticated solution providers like Ingenuity Systems. The constantly evolving and variable nature of Ingenuity's projects necessitate the use of Oracle's Real Application Clusters (RAC) to support its data warehouse applications. Richard Farley, the director of IT operations and security at Ingenuity, faced a difficult transition to a RAC cluster hardware platform and needed a customizable server provider to meet its unique challenge. Farley turned to Rackable Systems for its build-to-order products and willingness to provide expert support for a complicated integration process.
"We evaluated all the major server vendors for this latest project and we chose Rackable Systems because of its build-to-order model and level of attention to our individual problems," commented Farley. "The Rackable Systems team not only built a solution to fit our specific needs, they were also instrumental in seeing the installation through to the end."
Rackable Systems' platforms are an ideal fit for Ingenuity Systems. They feature reduced power consumption, better cooling designs and simplified serviceability. The tremendous breadth of configuration models proved an attractive option for Farley and his team as the increased flexibility of the data center solution fit their diverse application requirements.
"Ingenuity Systems provided us with a unique challenge on this project," said Tony Carrozza, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Rackable Systems. "The fine tuning of this solution required heavy collaboration between Ingenuity IT and Rackable Systems engineering, and in the end we worked together to create a flexible and powerful solution."
About Rackable Systems
Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RACK) is a leading provider of Eco-Logical™ servers and storage for large-scale data center deployments. The company's products, available for purchase or lease, are designed to provide benefits in the areas of density, thermal efficiency, serviceability, power distribution, data center mobility and remote management. Founded in 1999 and based in Fremont, California, Rackable Systems is a founding member of The Green Grid and serves Internet, enterprise software, federal government, entertainment, financial services, oil and gas exploration and HPC customers worldwide.
To learn more about Rackable Systems, visit [ www.rackable.com ].
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