![]() ![]() The cards are interconnected using multimode optical fiber that can span distances up to 300 meters without repeaters. The 10Gb Ethernet adapters are 133MHz, 64-bit capable PCI-X cards compatible with Power Mac G5, Xserve G4 and Xserve G5 running Mac OS 10.2.7 or later. ![]() “With companies, such as Small Tree, creating custom drivers for the Intel PRO/10GbE SR Server Adapters, Intel Networking products can support a wider variety of I/O intensive applications, such as image processing and video editing.” “We see the need for 10GbE networking products throughout data centers as well as high-end server applications, such as aggregating GbE desktop systems, medical imaging and graphic design,” said Tom Swinford, general manager, Intel LAN Access Division in the press release. ![]() “With Small Tree’s high performance Ethernet Adapters, enterprise companies can benefit from expanded networking capabilities on the Mac while taking advantage of the reliability and blazing performance of Mac OS X, Xserve G5 and Xserve RAID.” “Mac OS X and our breakthrough server and storage solutions are increasingly being adopted in the enterprise,” said Ron Okamoto, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations in the press release. Combined with the high performance Power Mac G5 and Mac OS X, 10Gb Ethernet shatters the gigabit barrier and provides the robust high bandwidth enterprise network solution that digital film and video editors as well as high performance server customers have been waiting for.” “Combining our Apple networking expertise with Intel allowed us to make this industry leading product available to Mac users the same day it is available for Windows and Linux. ![]() “The availability of 10Gb Ethernet is a major advancement for enterprise networking on the Mac,” said Corky Seeber, Small Tree company President in the press release. Small Tree Communications is the first company to offer support for 10Gb Ethernet for Mac OS X. To put this performance into perspective, 10Gb/sec is equivalent to 25 Firewire connections all running at their theoretical maximum bandwidth. The cards are targeted for high performance video, media, and file serving. These 10Gb Ethernet adapters coupled with Small Tree’s driver software bring the fastest enterprise level networking ever available to the Mac and are fast enough to stream high definition digital video with bandwidth left to spare. Small Tree Communications today announced support for the new Intel PRO/10GbE SR Server Adapters for Mac OS X. ![]()
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