It allows OEMs and systems integrators to maximize compute density in a 4U chassis with up to 13 PCIe 2.0 x16 slots. It also enables increased data bandwidth with dual PCIe 2.0 x16 host interfaces. The included system host board is equipped with one or two multi-core embedded Intel Xeon processors. Applications are developed using an imaging library, which includes tools addressing application feasibility, prototyping, development and deployment.