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NEC said the new server Express5800 high-end can eliminate the need for UPS in data centers.New high-performance NEC server contains Exchange batteries for the power supply without using an external power supply (UPS) source in data centers.

The new rack-mount server is a part of the main line "Express5800" NEC. Batteries internal cut out the use of force, the survival of the traditional UPS systems and provides a more compact data centers, the company said.

It can be mounted server can accommodate up to two batteries, although ships with a single. When both are used, capable of delivering 100 Watts during 15 minutes and 30 seconds, or six minutes and 40 seconds with a built-in battery. The set can supply power for 3 minutes and 40 seconds, when the server is exceeded in 311 Watts.

The internal batteries nickel metal hydride battery used in the installation, can last about five years for the replacement is necessary, in addition to most UPS systems, NEC, said. As everything else is stored internally, the new server, and also to save space by eliminating the need for a UPS, the server reduces the number of times that shuts off power to convert between AC and DC than using electricity.

The server went on sale in Japan on Wednesday, 316.000 costs ($ 3,760) and transfers will begin on December 26. NEC said that it is considering selling international server, but has not yet decided where and when.

The use of internal batteries as a backup of servers has grown slowly in recent years. Google has surprised many in the industry in 2009 showed the main server, with its own batteries built for power outages.

New NEC servers are available in several configurations with Intel Xeon processors up to 384 GB of memory and four 2.5 inch which can be up to 4.5 TB of storage SATA disks.

NEC is one of the largest producers of Japan of servers in data centers. Blackouts are a great concern for each data center, but a focus on Japan, where earthquakes and other natural disasters have been often in the past have caused outages.