NetResults and Scorecard: Consolidated servers, 8/18/97

Scorecard and NetResults: Consolidated servers

Network World, 8/18/97

Scorecard

        Cubix    ChatCom  CommVision

Overall score             7.7       6.2       5.8
Architecture/Design(20%)   8         7         5
Fault Tolerance(15%)       8         7         8
Mean time to repair(15%)   6         8         4
Management(25%)            8         4         5
Price/Performance(25%)     8         6         7

Weight refers to the percentage weight given each criteria in our 1-10 ranking (with 10 being the best).

NetResults

PowerSMP Series 4000

Cubix Corp.
(702) 888-1000
Web site
Pricing: $3,000 for chassis; $2,800 per server board; $17,000 for 10 servers.
Pros: Strong fault tolerance; Smooth engineering; Excellent centralized management; High mean time between failure and quick repair time; Best price.
Cons: Hard to reconfigure; Fixed backplane configuration.

CommSwitch 2500

CommVision Corp.
(415) 254-5720
Web site
Pricing: $8,395 for chassis; $1,970 per server board; $28,095 for 10 servers.
Pros: Flexible configuration and reconfiguration; High density; High mean time before failure.
Cons: Requires NetWare knowledge to properly manage; No environmental monitoring; Limited centralized control.

ChatterBox ChatPower-Plus

ChatCom, Inc.
(818) 709-1778
Web site
Pricing: $4,500 for chassis; $2,800 per server board; $32,500 for 10 servers.
Pros: Easiest to reconfigure; Not dependent on vendor for new motherboards; Good for a testlab environment.
Cons: High cost; Limited management; No environmental monitoring.

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