Plat'Home's OpenBlockS 600 is the newest model of the compact Linux servers. It was designed to be reliable, fast and durable and it lives to the promises.
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The new OpenBlockS 600 offers more than twice the CPU speed (600 MHz) compared to the old model. The main memory is increased to 1 GB, an increase by a factor of eight. This performance increase opens the OpenBlockS as a low-cost, energy-saving platform for Web applications. reinstalled in the device is the newest release of specialized embedded OS SSD/Linux developed by Plat'Home. Lean and compact, it allows users to harness the full power of the new OpenBlockS model.
The OpenBlockS 600 was designed to be friendly to the environment. At only 8 W, it has very low energy consumption, 1/10 of even a low-energy "green" 1U rack server. By replacing servers for network core services like DNS and DHCP with the OpenBlockS, you can reduce energy consumption and thus CO2 emissions by over 90 percent. Even though the Micro server series already has the lowest possible carbon footprint, Plat'Home decided to go one step further by supporting a carbon offset program. This program is planned to set off 1000 metric tons of CO2 in a wind energy project in Tamil Nadu, India. This will offset the carbon production of 15,000 Micro server units over their three years warranty period.
The OpenBlockS 600 was developed with the Open Source idea in mind. To offer the best conditions for appliance development, hardware specifications and the source code of all software is freely available on the Web. Regarding connections, 600 has all you need: 2x 1000Base-T, 2 five-pin RJ-45 ports for console and peripheral devices, and USB 2.0 (2 external, 1 internal). It is checked with Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora, so every major Linux flavour is welcomed on 600 and Linux comes preinstalled.
To make a long story short: if you need a server, no matter which purpose, take a serious look at Plat'Home's OpenBlockS 600 and you won't be disappointed. ■