Magma Releases First Multi-Host PCI Express Expansion Solution

The benefits of using 'outside the box' expansion solutions for increasing I/O capacity, saving space and conserving power is a key component in server centric environments. IT professionals need the ability to monitor the I/O subsystem to ensure smooth and seamless operation. Exactly designed for mission critical environments, ExpressBox 16 Smart utilizes Magma's new Express I/O Manager? software utility to notify the IT manager of any critical component failure in the expansion chassis.  The status of critical components just as power, temperature, fan speed, and PCI Express links on individual slots can be easily managed remotely over an Ethernet link and/or integrated with an existing SNMP agent on the network.

"PCI Express has matured tremendously since the early days of PCI to a sophisticated outside the box interconnect protocol", says Randy Jones, CEO and President at Magma.  "ExpressBox 16 Smart unleashes the complex features in today's PCI Express switch research and brings to market the industry's first multi-host expansion solution with remote management and accessibility features required in mission critical environments. With a connection speed up to 80 gigabits per second, ExpressBox 16 Smart is an ideal solution for cloud computing, remote services management and data centers."

Magma develops and manufactures PCI & PCI Express Expansion Systems for servers, desktops and portable platforms.  Magma's expansion products extend your system's PCI and PCI Express outside the computer over cable to a chassis containing additional card slots.  Magma's ExpressBox line of products includes enclosed and non-enclosed solutions ranging from low-end single slot expansion products to fault-tolerant, highly reliable, available and serviceable chassis exactly designed for mission critical environments.  Magma is dedicated to providing rock solid expansion products for the most demanding configurations. As new interconnect protocols become available, Magma will continue its leadership position at the forefront of expansion technology research.

Magma products are platform independent, and are used in a variety of industries including audio and video production, test and measurement, medical imaging, surveillance, aerospace and defense, telecommunications, data acquisition, and high performance computing.  Magma's team of experienced engineers has been developing expansion and connectivity solutions since 1987.  Magma products are assembled in San Diego, CA and go through rigorous certification and quality processes.  Magma is the trade name of Mission Research Group, Inc.