Released on: May 2, 2008, 12:16 pm

Press Release Author: Thomas Suh

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: Canadian Web Host, Cirrus Tech, aims to take advantage of the
benefits offered by new Dell Blade Servers.

Press Release Body: Toronto, ON - May 2, 2008 Cirrus Tech, a leading Canadian web
hosting company, has recently installed new Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers in their
Toronto data center. Dell touts their PowerEdge Servers as "The World's First Fully
Modular, Most Power Efficient Blade Solution." Cirrus aims to take full advantage
of the technology these servers have to offer.

The main differences between a blade server and a standard rack-mounted server are
the physical dimensions and shared components. Blade Servers are much sleeker than
rack-mounted servers and are designed for high density. However, unlike a
rack-mounted server that can essentially exist on its own, a blade server requires
an enclosure that houses other blade servers. While the standard non-blade servers
duplicate components among each server, blade servers share the non-core computing
services between them. A key benefit of this enclosure set-up is energy efficiency.

Ali Mirdamadi, Product Director at Cirrus Tech, says "Our decision to purchase the
PowerEdge Servers made sense from both a business standpoint and an environmentally
conscious perspective." The Dell PowerEdge Servers consume 19% less power and
perform 25% better per watt than competing products. Cirrus hopes to pass on these
energy savings to its clients.

In addition to energy efficiency, the PowerEdge Servers allow for an unsurpassed
level of scalability, load balancing, and redundancy. With these innovative servers,
Cirrus Tech aims to introduce new services that utilize this technology to its
fullest.

At the time of this writing, the PowerEdge Servers were being tested at Cirrus
Tech's Toronto Data Center. Look for these servers to be offered initially in Cirrus
Tech's Dedicated Hosting Plans.


Web Site: http://www.cirrushosting.com

Contact Details: Cirrus Tech Ltd., 3601 HWY 7 East, Suite 601 Markham, ON, L3R 0M3,
Canada, marketing@cirrushosting.com