Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Thu, July 9, 2009
Wed, July 8, 2009 Superclick, Inc. : Superclick Certifies Platform Software on IBM Blade Center
MONTREAL--(Marketwire - July 8, 2009) - Superclick, Inc. (
Sandro Natale, CEO of Superclick, said, "Our focus continues to be on delivering a higher performing, more efficient, and simplified IP infrastructure management solution to our hotel customers. IBM's BladeCenter HS22, which is a blade-based server for highly converged networks is a natural fit for us, given the increasing complexity of the data center environment in the hotel. The BladeCenter offers hotels several advantages, including better rack space utilization, energy savings, better redundancy and it allows for faster support response times. In addition, it will allow Superclick to better service larger hotels with a more robust and reliable solution."
Reducing Energy Costs
According to a recent white paper from the Robert Frances Group, the total power generated by individual computer platforms has grown by more than 100 watts and with system power consumption increases to more than 300 watts per server.
Natale said, "The BladeCenter enables multiple applications that used to reside on separate services to be centralized onto one unit. The blades can share storage, network and other functionality so that the server requires less energy to run."
Energy Saving Features
-- Low-voltage processors use less energy and produce less waste heat than higher-voltage processors, thereby reducing data center energy costs -- Optional solid state drives use only 2W of energy per drive, vs. 9-10W for 2.5 inch HDDs. This is as much as 80% less energy than a HDD would use -- The high degree of integration can greatly reduce the amount of power consumed and heat produced, relative to an equivalent number of 1U servers. This can greatly reduce date center energy costs. -- Most industry standard servers use power suppliers that are between 70- 75% efficient at converting power from AC wall current to the DC power used inside servers. BladeCenter power modules are up to 92% efficient, helping to save more money.
"In the current economic environment, our hotel customers are looking for increasing ways to reduce costs and reducing energy consumption is a fundamental way to do this," commented Natale.
Superclick's certification of SIMS IP infrastructure management on the BladeCenter is a major step in its commitment to developing a truly best-in-class solution for hotel properties. "Hotel infrastructure has gotten more complicated and it takes an increasing amount of time and resources to bring disparate technologies together," Natale added. "Now we can simplify the process while providing better performance and cost savings."
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