BEAVERTON, Ore., Sept. 26 -- File serving and database applications powered by PolyServe Matrix Server(TM) shared data clustering software are gaining the performance and memory advantages of the 64-bit Intel(R) Xeon(TM) processor with Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T), PolyServe announced today.

PolyServe has added support for the 64-bit Intel Xeon processor to the latest release of Matrix Server, version 3.1 for Linux. Matrix Server software provides the technology foundation for PolyServe's scalable file serving and database consolidation solutions.

Matrix Server 3.1 offers full EM64T support for both Novell SUSE SLES 9 and Red Hat 4.0 Linux offerings. This added capability enables PolyServe shared data clusters to support larger databases that require 64-bit memory addressing and offer increased I/O performance on 64-bit file serving applications.

"Intel's 64-bit Xeon processor technology is a leading server platform for enterprise data centers," said Mike Stankey, president and CEO of PolyServe. "PolyServe is making utility computing based on Intel Architecture servers a reality for enterprise data centers."

PolyServe solutions combine clusters of Intel Architecture-based servers with high availability services, a cluster management application called Matrix Manager and on-demand system server and storage scalability for a best- in-class price-performance utility computing platform.

"We are pleased that participation in the Intel Early Access Program has helped PolyServe take advantage of the promise of data center utility computing on 64-bit Intel Architecture," said Melissa Laird, general manager of Intel's Developer Relations Division. "By making it easier with Matrix Server 3.1 to add throughput capacity as needed without disrupting existing applications, PolyServe adds to the total cost of ownership benefits for enterprise data center customers running on 64-bit Intel Architecture."

About Intel EM64T

Intel EM64T is an enhancement to Intel's IA-32 architecture. The enhancement allows Intel processors to run newly written 64-bit code and access larger amounts of memory, including more than 4 gigabytes (GB) of both virtual and physical memory.

About PolyServe Matrix Server Software

PolyServe Matrix Server software integrates a cluster file system, cluster volume manager, high-availability services and Matrix Manager central management console to provide scalable file serving and database utilities. Up to 16 industry-standard servers can be combined to form high-performance file serving or database clusters with shared access to data and superior fault tolerance.

About PolyServe

PolyServe, Inc. is a leading provider of software for enabling utility computing on Linux and Microsoft Windows(R) in enterprise data centers. PolyServe's unique shared data clustering software virtualizes industry- standard servers and storage as a single system to set new price-performance standards for file serving and server consolidation. In addition to its headquarters in Beaverton, Ore., PolyServe has a Microsoft development center in Bellevue, Wash. It also has sales and support offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, London, Minneapolis, New York, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. For more information about PolyServe, visit http://www.polyserve.com , or call 877-476-5973.

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