A few days ago, I wrote about the new Nehalem-based Xeon CPU using Lenovo S20 and D20 ThinkStations. It seems Lenovo considers that the Xeon CPUs are good enough for them to be planning to improve their latest Servers with these new processors from Intel.

Tom Tobul, executive director, Enterprise, Software and Peripherals Marketing, Lenovo, had this to say about the company’s endeavor, “Lenovo continues to bring users the latest technology and product innovations to help them achieve breakthrough progress [...] Our new ThinkStation and ThinkServer offerings will help drive innovation in engineering, science, business and almost every field imaginable.”

Lenovo's new second generation servers will be using the Intel Xeon 5500 Series Processor. The 1U RD210 dual processor rack server will be giving you top performance in a small sized server, while the RD220 2U rack server will provide you with the best server-related experience with greater options for expandability.

These servers will have a fresh streamlined set-up, as well as auto-install options for Linux systems and built-in RAID configuration.

Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager, Server Platforms Group, Intel, had this to say regarding Intel's processors and Lenovo's systems, “The Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series delivers a new level of processor intelligence enabling adaptive performance and energy efficiency unique to the user's specific workload and environment [...] Lenovo’s systems incorporating these new Intel Xeon processors will enable greater productivity with an overall lower total cost of ownership.”

With so many Xeon-based rigs being upgraded (especially on the server-side) I'm looking forward to see what else companies such as Lenovo have in store for us. But for now, let me end on a happy note regarding Lenovo, by quoting what Tom Tobul said about the S20 and D20 ThinkStations, "The new ThinkStation workstations deliver not only the utmost in performance, but also a user-centric design with an emphasis on quiet operation, even during heavy processing.”


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