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Server System InfrastructureSM Forum Announces Enterprise Electronics Bay 2011 Specification

EEB 2011 Rev 1.0 provides board sizes, mounting locations, and connector definitions to support the interoperability of SSI-compliant components integrated in dual-socket Xeon servers and workstations for the rack and pedestal market segments. The EEB 2011 Specification also contains Thin Electronics Bay (TEB) and Compact Electronics Bay (CEB) form factors.

"The SSI Forum's standards allow vendors like us to focus on our core competencies, rather than spending time creating custom partnerships with suppliers that will support our unique designs," said Albert Mu, Vice President of Enterprise Business Unit of MiTAC International Corporation. "Additionally, without the support of the SSI Forum, server products would cost more and offer far less choices in the channels. The release of EEB 2011 Rev 1.0 will help us to provide the industry with a ready ecosystem that supports multiple boards, chassis and power supplies."

"The EEB 2011 Specification supports the interchangeable board, chassis and power supply co-development model critical to channels suppliers and system integrators," said Thomas Holden, SWG chairman, SSI Forum. "EEB has a significant adoption rate in the server industry, and since its introduction in 1999, we have updated each processor generation to keep it current."

"I applaud the efforts of the SSI Forum's cross-industry SWG and highly encourage those companies interested in becoming directly involved in future specification development to join the SSI Forum and its working groups," said Jim Ryan, chairman, SSI Forum.

The EEB and CEB form factors are supported by Intel Customer Reference Board (CRB) designs and collateral. Please contact your Intel representative for more information. Registered members of the SSI Forum can download the new specification at www.ssiforum.org.

About the SSI Forum

Established in 1998, the Server System Infrastructure (SSI) Forum is a leading server industry group that drives server infrastructure standards. Now with over 35 members worldwide, the SSI Forum creates standards for redundant server power systems, rack-mount server chassis, power control and management, and other components and services that simplify the build of server solutions. The SSI Forum recently extended its focus to include blade-based server standards that address customer and ecosystem challenges. SSI's goal is to enable future server market growth by standardizing interfaces between components, including boards, chassis, and power supplies, and by developing common server hardware elements. More information is available at www.ssiforum.org.

Ketner Group for SSI Forum
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