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Super Micro Computer, Inc

City

Orem (Sales Office)

Website

http://www.supermicro.com

Stock Symbol

SMCI

Number Of Employees

501-1000

FOSS Job Types

Programmer
Quality Assurance
System Administrator
Other IT Positions

FOSS Uses

Servers
Embedded Devices

FOSS Value

Medium Value

Mission Critical Linux Use

No

Description

Established in 1993, Supermicro emphasizes superior product design and uncompromising quality control to produce industry-leading serverboards, high-efficiency chassis and server systems that offer maximum functionality and compatibility. These mission-critical Server Building Block solutions provide benefits across many environments, including data center deployment, high-performance computing, high-end workstations, storage networks and standalone server installations. With a staunch commitment to quality and a leading tradition of being first to market, Supermicro’s high-end motherboards and server systems consistently deliver cutting-edge performance and reliability. For more information on Supermicro’s complete line of advanced motherboards, high-efficiency SuperServers, and optimized chassis.

Stock Symbol URL

BlueHost

City

Orem

Website

http://www.bluehost.com

Stock Symbol

Number Of Employees

151-500

FOSS Job Types

Programmer
Quality Assurance
System Administrator
System Analyst
Network Administrator
Database Administrator
IT Manager
Other IT Positions

FOSS Uses

Servers
Desktops

FOSS Value

Very High Value

Mission Critical Linux Use

Yes

Description

A shared web hosting company running CentOS for the servers. At lest 500+ servers plus any desktop running some Linux Distribution mainly Fedora, Ubuntu, & Kubuntu.

Stock Symbol URL

AMD Tech Conference

I was in NJ this week attending an AMD/Microsoft Tech Conference. The AMD part was pretty interesting. The discussions around AMD's rollout of L3 cache, hypertransport, and split power plane technologies were of interest to the group that attended (Barcelona & Shanghai). To me, AMD seems a little more honest in their marketing than Intel does except in one subject:

The announcement of a three-core processor. I'd just expect that they call it what it is - enough failure of the quad-core processor that they could open up a new niche, and for $20-50 less, sell the quad processor with one core disabled because it wasn't reliable or working. But I digress.