Plat’Home Introduces “Tough Love,” Small, Low-Cost Linux Server for Zero Maintenance Use

PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 21, 2008 – SAN JOSE, Calif.—Plat'Home, Japan’s Linux technology pioneer, today announced its OpenMicroServerTM, a small, tough, easy-to-use, easy-to-configure solution for growing companies, is available to North American customers. Plat’Home’s OpenMicroServer has been built and tested to provide high reliability for customers who do not have much extra room, and are likely to largely ignore the machine for weeks and months after initial installation.

The MicroServer series, of which the OpenMicroServer is the most recent model, has been deployed widely in Japan and Asia since 2001. It is a core technology in the experimental disaster prevention system of Shimizu Corporation’s Safety and Security Center. Shimizu Corporation has over US $14 billion in annual revenue and is widely recognized as one of the top 5 contractors in Japan.

"Japan is situated on the Pacific “Rim of Fire,” so it is important to take into consideration how technology handles earthquakes and other natural events. We needed a server that could handle extreme conditions but was not as expensive as specialized hardware," said Hideo Kobayashi, lead researcher of the Shimizu Institute of Technology Incubation Center. "Plat’Home’s OpenMicroServer allows us to build safer systems for our customers."

Key features of the Plat’Home OpenMicroServer include:

•   Compact design (9'' x 4'' x 1.3'')
•   Integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE)
•   Stable long-term operation up to 122°F when using PoE functionality (based on 625-day endurance test)
•   400 MHz AMD Alchemy (MIPS) processor
•   2x Gigabit Ethernet ports, 1x 100MBit Ethernet (PoE capable) port
•   2 USB 2.0 ports and 2 serial ports (RJ45 connector)

"The OpenMicroServer has what we like to think of as very ‘Japanese characteristics.’ It doesn’t stand out, and it doesn’t complain. It just gets the job done. This 4th generation product – selling since 2001 – fits small and large companies that need reliability,” said Tomoyasu Suzuki, president of Plat'Home. “Tuck it in the server room, set it up, and you can depend on it to keep doing its job. “

Plat’Home makes devices available for test evaluation by qualified prospective enterprise customers in the U.S. and Japan. For information on how to test your applications on a OpenMicroServer on your network, please contact Plat’Home at support@plathome.com.

About Plat'Home
Plat'Home Co.,Ltd. introduced the fledgling Linux operating system to Japan when it was founded in 1993. Plat'Home introduced the first server line under its own brand in 1996, and went public at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2000. Plat'Home is First Partner for SoftEther, developer of the revolutionary VPN software PacketiX VPN. In 2007, Plat'Home established its first U.S. subsidiary, in San Jose, California, to introduce Japanese IT products to new markets. For more information, please contact Plat'Home USA Ltd. at sales@plathome.com.