October 31, 2017 - Asetek (ASETEK.OL) today announced NEC Corporation as a new
data center OEM partner. NEC Corporation, through its subsidiary NEC Fielding,
Ltd., will deploy Asetek RackCDU Direct-to-ChipT liquid cooling at a new HPC
(High Performance Computing) installation in Japan. Asetek has already begun to
make shipments in support of this installation. This follows the
announcement (http://www.asetek.com/press-room/news/2017/asetek-announces-new
-oem-channel-partner-and-hpc-installation/) of an undisclosed OEM partner on
August 7th, 2017.
"We are pleased to work with NEC on this project and look forward to further
collaboration in the future," said John Hamill, Asetek Chief Operating Officer.
"Partnering with leading OEMs such as NEC is a cornerstone of our strategy to
develop the emerging data center market."
"Liquid cooling technology is becoming a key supercomputer component. Asetek's
direct-to-chip technology enables more effective cooling and increased
computational performance in high density HPC clusters, adding value for our end
-users," said Noritaka HOSHI, (Senior Manager), NEC Corporation.
Asetek RackCDU D2C is a hot water liquid cooling solution that captures between
60% and 80% of server heat, reducing data center cooling cost by over 50% and
allowing 2.5x-5x increases in data center server density. Learn more at
www.asetek.com (http://www.asetek.com/data-center/oem-data-center-coolers/).
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies
that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination
of products and solutions that cross utilize the company's experience and global
resources, NEC's advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs
of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological
innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information,
visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.
About Asetek
Asetek is the global leader in liquid cooling solutions for data centers,
servers and PCs. Founded in 2000, Asetek is headquartered in Denmark and has
operations in California, Texas, China and Taiwan. Asetek is listed on the Oslo
Stock Exchange (ASETEK). For more information, visit www.asetek.com
For questions or further information, please contact:
CEO and Founder André S. Eriksen,
+45 2125 7076, email: ceo@astek.com