HP announced two affordable, power-efficient HP ProLiant servers as well as the market’s first Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based x86 platforms.

In addition, the company is offering an expanded customer relationship management portfolio, Linux-based management tools and remote access technology.

All of the products and solutions are designed to help small to midsize businesses reduce costs, improve security and better manage customer relationships.

According to an AMI-Partners report, this year more than 60 percent of midmarket companies surveyed plan to invest in technology specifically for customer relationship management and secure remote access.

“Through extensive research and customer interaction, HP has gained valuable insight into the needs of midsize business customers,” said Urs Renggli, director, worldwide small and midmarket business, Technology Solutions Group, HP. “As a result, we can deliver customized, affordable and effective technology designed specifically for them.”

Affordable, power-efficient HP ProLiant servers

The new HP ProLiant BL260c G5 offers customers the most power-efficient and affordable server blade in the industry. The BL260c costs 20 percent less and is 64 percent more power-efficient than any other blade on the market. The BL260c, for use with the award-winning HP BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 enclosures, is designed for branch offices and remote sites with small or virtualization-based environments. It supports CRM, enterprise resource planning, database applications, web applications, file/print services and high-performance computing.

HP also introduced the HP ProLiant DL120 G5, the most affordable rack-optimized HP ProLiant server available. The single-processor DL120 features the latest Intel Xeon technology and offers midsize businesses improved efficiency.

In addition, HP is first to market with Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based x86 servers for customers of all sizes. The energy-efficient servers deliver improved processor performance as well as large memory footprints and storage capacities. They are ideal for demanding business and scale-out applications as well as virtualization deployments.

In all, these eight blades rack and tower models can save customers money through server consolidation and lower energy costs.

Expanded CRM configuration options