Friday, June 20, 2008

Technology: Rackable Systems to outline the next generation data centre

Keynote CEO Mark Barrenechea to discuss energy-saving technologies for world's greenest data center

Fremont, Calif. - Mark Barrenechea, President and CEO of Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RACK), a leading provider of servers and storage products for large-scale data centers, will keynote the Interop Tokyo 2008 Conference and Expo on June 13 and discuss how technology, infrastructure and deployment innovation will enable the building of the world's greenest data centers.

Interop Tokyo is one of the largest events of its kind, serving the Asia IT industry and end user community. With an expected attendance of 155,000, the trade show will address the impact of IT equipment on the environment, with "GreenIT@Interop" as one of the five Interop Special Focus Areas in 2008.

The conference takes place on June 9 - 13, 2008 at the Makuhari Messe.

"Building Green Data Centers is no longer just a social good, it is now a corporate mandate," said Barrenechea.
"Japan is leading the development of the world's greenest data centers, and has demonstrated a commitment to developing and supporting increased energy efficient technology, such as virtualization and DC power, and eco-friendly data center designs, such as right-sizing server and storage configurations, the necessary elements for building a true Eco-Logical data center."

"Rackable is proud to partner with CTC to enable Green Data centers in Japan."

Keynote: Barrenechea will present "Building the World's Greenest Data Center" on Friday, June 13, 2008 from 14:30 - 15:15 in room S-110.

Topics will include: The Green Data Center Imperative, Increased energy consumption and costs, including alarming statistics about data centers' effect on the environment; Government regulations and forward-looking organizations' influence on data center innovation; Eco-friendly data center designs available today; energy-efficient technologies on the horizon.

For more information on building an Eco-Logical data center, please visit www.rackable.com.

Note to Editors: Japanese distributor ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC), a large Rackable Systems reseller in Japan, is active in the Green Grid organization and a Charter Member of the Japan Subgroup.

CTC's Data Center Business Unit, its Systems Integration Business and Server and Storage sales organization, have built a coherent strategy to support the development and deployment of Green Data Center solutions throughout Japan.

For more information, please visit http://www.ctc-g.co.jp/en.

About Rackable Systems

Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RACK) is a leading provider of Eco-Logical servers and storage for large-scale data center deployments.

The company's products are designed to provide benefits in the areas of density, thermal efficiency, serviceability, power distribution, data center mobility and remote management.

Founded in 1999 and based in Fremont, California, Rackable Systems is a founding member of The Green Grid and serves Internet, enterprise software, federal government, entertainment, financial services, oil and gas exploration and HPC customers worldwide.

To learn more about Rackable Systems, visit www.rackable.com.

Rackable Systems is a registered trademark of Rackable Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders.

Schwartz Communications, Inc.Jen Spark, 415-512-0770
rackablesystems@schwartz-pr.com

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