WebFORCE CHALLENGE S is the dedicated high performance Web server of the WebFORCE family, Silicon Graphics' content authoring and serving solution for the World Wide Web. Based on the entry level CHALLENGE(TM) family platform, it provides outstanding performance in a compact chassis with leading edge I/O performance. The system smoothly handles thousands of Web transactions per minute.
Superior Architecture - Superior Performance
The WebFORCE CHALLENGE S system architecture maximizes performance with fast
processors in a high-capacity bus. It supports both the 100MHz MIPS® R4600(TM) and the 150MHz MIPS R4400(TM) CPUs with 1MB of secondary cache. The system bus provides 267MB/sec bandwidth and a 400MB/sec bus from CPU to memory.
Tremendous I/O
The WebFORCE CHALLENGE S system comes standard with two Ethernets, one 10MB/sec Fast SCSI-2 channel, and two 20MB/sec FAST/WIDE/ Differential SCSI-2 channels. Further expansion is available via the two GIO slots, supporting additional SCSI, Ethernet, FDDI, ATM and other third party options.
The WebFORCE Server Software Solution
The WebFORCE CHALLENGE S system includes Netsite(TM) server
software from Netscape Communications Corp. The performance leader in
World Wide Web server software, Netsite server software offers flexible
configurability, scalability and ease of use. The Netsite server software on the WebFORCE family is upgradeable to the Netsite Commerce Server(TM) program, ensuring encrypted, safe electronic transactions.
Client/Server Strength
With a design heritage in distributed computing, the WebFORCE CHALLENGE S server provides excellent performance in a client/server environments. CHALLENGE family hardware holds the industry leading LADDIS file server performance benchmark.
WebFORCE CHALLENGE S enables heterogeneous workgroups to share files, images and output devices simply and inexpensively. The WebFORCE CHALLENGE S server supports PC Netware(TM) and Macintosh® native client interfaces.
Robust Backup
Centralize your administration, management, and data archives with the
cost-effective, high performance WebFORCE CHALLENGE S system. A scalable range of network backup/archive solutions is available using standard tape devices such as DAT, DLT or by supporting optical jukeboxes and external tape robots.
Media-Ready
The high-bandwidth system architecture, ample storage, and superior I/O
throughput make the WebFORCE CHALLENGE S system ideal for the digital media content of the Web. Distribute huge volumes of your still images, audio, and video to your customers on the Internet or to your corporate team internally.
Manage your multimedia data with WebFORCE CHALLENGE S and media capable database solutions. Track your customer preferences through these same database solutions.
With WebFORCE CHALLENGE S, you'll be prepared for newer data types as they are developed and introduced. You'll be able to incorporate new Web standards easily
CHALLENGE S Technical Specifications
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