What do we do?
We specialise in complete servers "made to order", and top-quality server components, plus a number of "server peripherals" storage (NAS, DAS, SAN), VLS (Very Large redundant storage clusters from 30 Tb to 1 Petabyte) SATA, SAS and SCSI RAID systems, and Virtualisation servers.
Then, around the servers; UPS systems, 48 Volt systems, Power management, networking products, serial solutions, terminal emulators etc.
We approach the server market from an quality attitude, and obtain purchase prices for components that are close to the OEM-level. The parts that we use are in most cases tha same that you will find in a “big brand” server. For example our Tyan motherboards are also in many HP and Siemens servers. Our Zippy/Emacs power supplies are in many bigbrand machines, etc.)
That, AND our compact infrastructure without international overhead, makes us EXTREMELY competitive with our servers, without the slightest concession to quality.
Our AMD and Intel based servers with Tyan motherboards outperform all those "big brand" servers.
Two doctrines; the Supertanker effect and the cost pyramid.
Supertanker ; we vigorously test any new technology that comes up, validate, and start shipping as soon as we agree that it’s “Leading Edge” and NOT “Bleeding edge”. This gives us a LONG advance on the big brands. Example; Opteron systems from Mokum - UP-Servers started shipping in July 2003. The wave of announcements of HP, Siemens, IBM etc. came in October 2004! Dell followed much later. Also: we've been shipping servers with SSD drives for more than 3 years now.
Every new generation has to be lower cost, faster, better. This gives us a good competitive advantage.
Pyramid: We do not need 50 mercedeses and two floors of neckties above us to make a better machine. We do not have worldwide objectives, Europe only. So you don’t pay for a heavy infrastructure.
References?
Many more reputable references will confirm the performance and reliability of our systems.
Performance and price?
We recently won against 6 big brand offers in a University in Belgium where we proved that we were a generation ahead if the big brands in with a server that cost less than the "Big Brand" machines.
We have direct relationships with top brands like Tyan, Areca, 3ware, Zippy/Emacs, Longshine, Enlight, AMD, Intel, Moxa, Chenbro, CiDesign, Anita, Powerterm, etc. This garantees you short supply lines, good prices, and above all, excellent support for the products we sell.
We hate the waitmusic on telephone exchanges as much as you do, TRY US, you'll see that we're available, open to discussions, and competent in our field.
Hope to talk to you soon!