AMAX Information Technologies
Encyclopedia
AMAX is a privately held, ISO 9001 certified, enterprise computing solutions company that provides custom-built servers, storage, clusters, workstations and various high performance computing systems for corporate, scientific, military, educational and governmental use.
The Silicon Valley
branch is also a certified contract manufacturing facility where all production and testing is carried out for OEM appliances and custom built systems. Projects are based on a turnkey
process that includes a manufacturing yield analysis—where mechanical quality control, burn-in, imaging, and Quality Assurance
(QA) data are reviewed.
The following is a list of services provided by the company:
, Microsoft
, NVIDIA
, Seagate Technology
and Western Digital
to meet the IT market's demand in advanced technology solutions.
Besides hardware, AMAX has also developed relationships with AccelerEyes
, Bright Computing, Bunkspeed, Clustercorp, Gluster
, Platform Computing
and other software companies to introduce a line of complete system solutions capable of supporting applications and middleware
for professional users.
, featuring the latest GPU technology. The systems are configured with Nvidia Tesla
C1060/C2050/C2070 cards.
On April 25, 2011, AMAX launched the AMAX CloudMax private cloud appliance developed for small and medium businesses and enterprises seeking a pre-packaged, pre-integrated total hardware and software platform with management automation, network security, and advanced engineering in a ready-to-deploy total solution starting at under $65,000. The CloudMax helps companies move into Cloud Computing
seamlessly while reducing IT complexity and overall operational costs.
, one of the top leading security technology companies, has awarded AMAX as their Supplier of the Year in 2010.
Location & Facilities
In 1979, AMAX opened its first facility in Fremont, California. After opening its headquarters in Silicon Valley, AMAX opened additional branch offices throughout North America and globally, including Suzhou, China, and Shanghai, ChinaThe Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
branch is also a certified contract manufacturing facility where all production and testing is carried out for OEM appliances and custom built systems. Projects are based on a turnkey
Turnkey
A turn-key or a turn-key project is a type of project that is constructed by a developer and sold or turned over to a buyer in a ready-to-use condition.-Common usage:...
process that includes a manufacturing yield analysis—where mechanical quality control, burn-in, imaging, and Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance
Quality assurance, or QA for short, is the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service or facility to maximize the probability that minimum standards of quality are being attained by the production process...
(QA) data are reviewed.
- Design and engineer customized platforms
- Prototyping and following step-by-step manufacturing process
- Custom branding – bezels, faceplates, and chassis, to custom box packaging
- Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPIMPI-Science, information technology and engineering:* Magnetic particle imaging, an imaging technique still being developed* Magnetic-particle inspection, a non-destructive method used to detect defects in ferrous materials...
) and Process Flows - 5-Stage Manufacturing Process w/ ISO 9001 manufacturing standards
Partners
AMAX is in partnership with various leading technology corporations, such as AMD, Intel, LSI CorporationLSI Corporation
LSI Corporation is an electronics company based in Milpitas, California that designs semiconductors and software that accelerate storage and networking in datacenters and mobile networks.-History:...
, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Nvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia is best known for its graphics processors . Nvidia and chief rival AMD Graphics Techonologies have dominated the high performance GPU market, pushing other manufacturers to smaller, niche roles...
, Seagate Technology
Seagate Technology
Seagate Technology is one of the world's largest manufacturers of hard disk drives. Incorporated in 1978 as Shugart Technology, Seagate is currently incorporated in Dublin, Ireland and has its principal executive offices in Scotts Valley, California, United States.-1970s:On November 1, 1979...
and Western Digital
Western Digital
Western Digital Corporation is one of the largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers in the world. It has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company. Western Digital was founded on April 23, 1970 by Alvin B...
to meet the IT market's demand in advanced technology solutions.
Besides hardware, AMAX has also developed relationships with AccelerEyes
AccelerEyes
AccelerEyes builds programming tools for parallel programming and visual computing on GPU chipsets. Based in Atlanta, the company released Jacket, a tool to compile MATLAB code for CUDA-enabled GPUs, in June 2008...
, Bright Computing, Bunkspeed, Clustercorp, Gluster
Gluster
Gluster Inc. is a software company that provides an open source platform for scale-out Public and Private Cloud Storage. The company is privately funded and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with an engineering center in Bangalore, India. Gluster is funded by Nexus Venture Partners and Index...
, Platform Computing
Platform Computing
Platform Computing is a privately held software company that is primarily known for its job scheduling product, Load Sharing Facility . It was founded in 1992 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is currently headquartered in Markham, Ontario with 11 branch offices across the United States, Europe and...
and other software companies to introduce a line of complete system solutions capable of supporting applications and middleware
Middleware
Middleware is computer software that connects software components or people and their applications. The software consists of a set of services that allows multiple processes running on one or more machines to interact...
for professional users.
Products
In 2008, AMAX introduced a line of high performance computing solutions based on the Nvidia Tesla Personal SupercomputerNvidia Tesla Personal Supercomputer
The Tesla Personal Supercomputer is a desktop computer that is backed by Nvidia and built by Dell, Lenovo and other companies...
, featuring the latest GPU technology. The systems are configured with Nvidia Tesla
Nvidia Tesla
The Tesla graphics processing unit is nVidia's third brand of GPUs. It is based on high-end GPUs from the G80 , as well as the Quadro lineup. Tesla is nVidia's first dedicated General Purpose GPU...
C1060/C2050/C2070 cards.
On April 25, 2011, AMAX launched the AMAX CloudMax private cloud appliance developed for small and medium businesses and enterprises seeking a pre-packaged, pre-integrated total hardware and software platform with management automation, network security, and advanced engineering in a ready-to-deploy total solution starting at under $65,000. The CloudMax helps companies move into Cloud Computing
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
seamlessly while reducing IT complexity and overall operational costs.
Awards
McAfeeMcAfee
McAfee, Inc. is a computer security company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA. It markets software and services to home users, businesses and the public sector. On August 19, 2010, electronics company Intel agreed to purchase McAfee for $7.68 billion...
, one of the top leading security technology companies, has awarded AMAX as their Supplier of the Year in 2010.