Based on Intel® processor and ServerWorks chipset, Portwell Inc, a leading communication appliance provider, today announced an industry-leading communication server platform, the NAR-5070, targeted for the fast-emerging communications appliance market. The NAR-5070, integrating Intel&reg Pentium® 4 processor and ServerWorks Grand Champion? - SL (GC-SL) chipset within a 1U rack-mount server, offers high processing capability, high data transfer capacity as well as cost-effectiveness, which outperforms other peers consequently.

Aiming to serve as an ideal communication appliance platform, NAR-5070 is designed to accommodate up to seven Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, among which two are 64-bit and five 32-bit. Various combinations of Gigabit Ethernet, such as four 64-bit Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, are available to satisfy diversified application requirements. In addition to Gigabit Ethernet flexibility, it further enhances its capability with its support for two PCI expansion slots. Built on the dual bus architecture, NAR-5070 gives higher expandability, like encryption acceleration, wireless, or even more Ethernet interfaces, at no sacrifice of speed hold down.

Beside the outstanding bandwidth handling and CPU processing capability, NAR-5070 also features LCD display/keypad, loading factory-default mechanism, redirect-to-console BIOS, front access, etc. With proved thermal solution, CE/FCC/UL safety certification, shock and vibration verification, NAR-5070 serves as a stable, reliable and complete hardware platform, allowing our customers to minimize their efforts to deploy products to market.

In summary, NAR-5070 offers:

• Expandable Ethernet ports from 3, 5 to 7
  
• Two PCI expansion slots
  
• Support CompactFlash and Disk-On-Module (DOM)
  
• OS: support most updated Linux
  
• LCD/keypad module for friendly installation and maintenance
  
• Front access for user-friendly maintenance
  
• Load factory-default mechanism
  
• 2x16 LCD/keypad for user-friendly installation and operation interface

Portwell Inc, an active member of Intel&reg Applied Computing Platform Provider program within the Intel&reg Communications Alliance, designs and manufactures Network and Security Appliance along with a full range of IPC products (SBC, Backplane, Redundant Power Supply, Rack Mount & Node Chassis), Embedded Architecture Solution and Panel PC. We provide complete R&D and project management services to decrease customers' time to market, reduce project risk and cost. Portwell is also an ISO9001 certified company, which deploy quality assurance through product design, verification and manufacturing cycle.
If you need more information, please contact Scorp Lee at scorp@mail.portwell.com.tw, Product Marketing Manager Communications Appliance product line.

In North America you can contact Allen Lee at 510-790-9192 or email him at allen@mail.portwell.com