| Base Design | Optimized for five 9's availability & Carrier Grade use cases |
| Motherboard | Optimized in-house design |
| PCI Express | Balanced between sockets and all slots gen.3 |
| Thermal design | No shading between CPU sockets, memories and IO cards |
| Thermal Spec | NEBS performance at max. configuration |
| Power Supply | 1400W PSU No configuration limitations even at 55°C |
| Thermal design | Optimized design yields lower component stress / better MTBF |
| Redundant BIOS | Yes |
| Redundant firmware | Yes |
| Remote update | BIOS and firmware |
| Failsafe upgrade | Yes |
| Serviceability | All FRU-able components are front/rear swappable |
| Design IP | Full Ownership |
| Manufacturing | Self owned factories |
| Life cycle & warranty | 5 + 2 years life cycle. Extended warranty up to 3 years |
| Design freeze | Full BOM freeze including (customized) BIOS and FW |
| Product Change Notice | Advance notice for all proposed changes |
| BIOS/Firmware/Software | Clear release policy with advance notice; Tailored SLA available |
