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[HPCwire: High Performance Computing in Research & Academia] Many organizations that could benefit from the use of HPC clusters find that it is complicated to get the systems up and running because of limited IT resources or the complexities of the clusters themselves. Learn how the Intel Cluster Ready program, for which Dell was an original partner, seeks to address this challenge for entry level and mid-range HPC users.

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[Neowin.net / All] Windows HPC 2008 R2 CTP released: Equipped with powerful Intel Xeon processors and integrated with your choice of Windows HPC Server 2008, Linux-based Rocks+ (Intel Cluster Ready), or Platform OCS (Intel Cluster Ready), the Cray CX1 delivers the power of a high performance cluster with the ease-of-use and seamless integration of a workstation.

[CADwire.net - Mechanical CAD industry news] ANSYS, Inc. - News Release: 12.0 software introduces parallel input and output (I/O) of files, dramatically reducing turnaround time for large simulations that involve extensive I/O and removing file handling as a bottleneck for scaling on large clusters. In addition, ANSYS 12.0 technology includes important enhancements that enable larger simulations than ever before, setting the stage for customers to consider highly detailed physical phenomena and full-assembly models in their fluids or structural simulations.

[Cluster Connection] Cluster Connection » Blade Systems Make Perfect HPC Cluster ...: With the introduction of blade products designed specifically for the needs of this market, such as the Appro GreenBlade system, midsize HPC customers are more likely to turn to blades for their day-to-day server infrastructure needs. The Appro GreenBlade is suited for small to midsize departmental and workgroup high performance computing data centers looking for flexibility of system configuration and network connectivity.

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[HPCwire: High Performance Computing in Research & Academia] HPCwire: Penguin Powers University of Florida HPC Expansion: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 12 -- Penguin Computing, experts in high performance computing solutions, today announced that the University of Florida's new High-Performance Computing (HPC) Center Phase III expansion is powered by a fully-integrated Penguin HPC Linux Cluster. The University of Florida, which unveiled a major HPC expansion last week, adds to the growing list of top educational institutions that have selected Penguin's Linux clusters to enable high performance computational academic research.

[Cluster Connection] Cluster Connection » Simplified Management of HPC Clusters: Platform Computing’s Open Cluster Stack (OCS) 5 product family not only provides the capability to rapidly create Intel Cluster Ready certified solutions, considerably reducing operational risk, but it also includes as standard, a powerful, integrated web-based console that helps simplify the tasks of cluster management and monitoring. Better tools translates into better reliability, less time spent learning obscure command line syntax, and more time adding value to the business.

[System News for Sun Users] Pathways to Petascale Computing -- Updated White Paper: A modular and efficient design realizes savings in both power and cooling.Along with a breadth of Sun StorageTek storage offerings, the Sun Fire X4540 server provides one of the most economical and scalable parallel file system building blocks available — serving effectively as an OSS. Supporting up to 48 TB in a single 4U chassis, the Sun Fire X4540 server effectively combines a powerful multisocket, multicore x64 server with large-scale storage, and direct InfiniBand connectivity.

[The Server Room Blog] The Server Room Blog: Xeon 5500 - 30 Days and Counting...: Customer deployments are underway at leading data centers around the globe - particularly in High Performance Computing (HPC) applications. The HPC accounts encompass university research labs, commercial research and development and large scale clusters.

[Databases Blog] Penguin Releases Scyld Clusterware 5.2: “With Scyld Clusterware 5.2 Penguin Computing is once more demonstrating its leadership in providing the easiest to use, most integrated cluster management solution in the HPC market today. With support for Redhat 5 computing infrastructures and new management features, this Scyld Clusterware release makes it even easier for engineers, scientists and researchers to manage a cluster without the requirement of a deep HPC cluster expertise,”

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[HPCwire: Blogs & Commentary on High Performance Computing] HPCwire: A Stimulus Package for HPC: In this regard, I have for the last six to eight months been conducting an informal, unscientific, on-again-off-again (wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimy) survey* of end users as to what can be done to help secure the future of HPC. Responses reveal a great deal of concern and real passion about the future of the field, and suggestions invariably center on moving HPC into the educational mainstream.

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