Online Gaming Leader Square Enix Inc. Chooses ClearCube PC Blades for its Quality Assurance Department Ease-of-Management and Durability are Identified as Key Benefits of the ClearCube Technology Solution Austin, Texas - March 8, 2006 - ClearCube Technology, the market leader and pioneer in PC Blade computing, today announced that Square Enix Inc., one of the most influential providers of digital entertainment content in the world, has deployed a computing solution featuring 40 ClearCube PC Blades. Square Enix is an international online gaming company and Japan's second largest manufacturer of role-playing games, such as "Final Fantasy 7." The company is utilizing ClearCube's PC Blades in its quality assurance department, where employees download graphic images and burn them on DVDs to test their usability. The blades are also used to access the Square Enix database of information. "One of the top benefits we've experienced since switching to the ClearCube solution is the ease of management associated with the technology. PC Blades save us tremendous amounts of time in terms of IT troubleshooting and maintenance," said Anthony Salazar, manager of network services, Square Enix Inc. "The quality assurance department is now one of the quietest groups in our company. As you can imagine, these workers are extremely computer savvy, so if there's any IT issue or roadblock, we'll definitely hear about it immediately. The silence associated with the ClearCube PC Blades speaks volumes." The ClearCube deployment replaces a set of traditional PCs that took up most of the space used by the Square Enix QA testers. In the company's Los Angeles sales office, 35 QA testers operate out of a room in which free space is a scarce commodity. By adopting ClearCube's PC Blades - which centralize all the computing hardware in a data center, leaving only a keyboard, monitor, mouse and user port the size of a paperback book - Square Enix was able to free up valuable work space for its testers. And in the grand tradition of gamers and IT professionals worldwide, many of the Square Enix testers spend a large portion of their waking hours (and in some cases sleeping hours) in their workspace with a multitude of sodas, junk-food snacks, chewing gum, etc. - anything that could wreak havoc on a computer system if spilled or dropped. Because PC Blades allow a company's valuable compute resources to be housed in a separate data center, the risk of damaging vital equipment is dramatically reduced. "ClearCube PC Blades are ideal for the small and medium-sized business environment where usability, equipment durability, security and space limitations are vital IT concerns," said Carl Boisvert, ClearCube president and CEO. "As the online gaming industry continues to grow at a booming pace, more companies with technology needs similar to those of Square Enix will emerge and we look forward to delivering effective computing solutions." About ClearCube Technology About Square Enix Co., Ltd. and Square Enix, Inc. Square Enix, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Co., Ltd. with offices in Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA. It handles operations in North America, including development, localization, marketing, and publishing of Square Enix titles. More information on Square Enix can be found on the Internet at www.square-enix.com ### |