API Technology Helps NASA Astrobiology Institute to Research Origin of Life.Business/Technology Editors LinuxWorld 2000 Booth #239 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2000 Collaboration with Geophysical Laboratory of Carnegie Institution and Department of Terrestrial Magnetism leads to development of Carnegie Alpha Cluster Alpha Processor, Inc., (API) a developer of high-performance Linux solutions, today announced its next-generation, high-bandwidth technology solutions are being utilized in researching the origin of life, an initiative of the NASA Astrobiology Institute The NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) engages in government-funded Exobiologic study of the living universe. Advances in science and technology are yielding dramatic new knowledge about the origin, distribution, and destiny of life. (NAI See Network Associates. ), a virtual organization comprising NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. centers, universities and others dedicated to studying the origin, evolution, distribution and destiny of life in the universe. A powerful, scalable solution, the Carnegie Alpha Cluster is being used to help discover facts about the formation and evolution of planetary systems capable of supporting life. The Carnegie Alpha Cluster, an Alpha Linux Beowulf cluster based on API's UP2000 Ultimate Series Motherboard, is enabling NASA and its research partners, the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington  The introduction to this article may be too long. Please help improve the introduction by moving some material from it into the body of the article according to the suggestions at and the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism the magnetic force exerted by the earth, and recognized by its effect upon magnetized needles and bars.See also: Magnetism (DTM DTM dermatophyte test medium. ), to conduct complex studies and computations aimed at providing new clues for understanding planet and star formation, how life began, its possible existence elsewhere in the universe and projecting the future of life on the Earth and beyond. &uot;This research involves complex computations, and API's high-performance solution for floating point intensive, memory bandwidth Memory bandwidth is the rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by a processor. Memory bandwidth is usually expressed in units of bytes/second, though this can vary for systems with natural data sizes that are not a multiple of the commonly used hungry applications was the obvious choice,&uot; said Dr.Gotthard Saghi-Szabo, senior research scientist at Carnegie's Geophysical Laboratory. &uot;Through our relationship with API and Puget Sound Data Systems, we expect this technology to help us move to new heights in the research of astrobiology astrobiology: see exobiology. .&uot; Collaborating with one of the top providers of Alpha systems, API has delivered eight of the expected 50 dual processors that make up the Carnegie cluster. A fully configured, turn-key solution was delivered based on the UP2000, the price/performance choice for development of Linux-based Beowulf clusters. (With speeds of 667MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. and beyond and 2, 4, or 8MB cache per processor, the dual-processor capable motherboard supports API's Alpha Slot B technology.) &uot;We understood that the Geophysical Laboratory and DTM needed a high-performance Linux solution that could handle the heavy computation,&uot; said David Monroe, VP of sales at Puget Sound Data Systems, Inc., an API partner. &uot;Through our relationship with API and their ability to provide the HPTC HPTC High Performance Technical Computing HPTC Historic Preservation Training Center(US National Park Service) market with one of the fastest microprocessors for work with floating point intensive calculations, we were able to cost-efficiently supply the best solution to meet the project's strict criteria.&uot; &uot;Alpha Linux is the ideal technology for the HPTC market and our solid, reliable high-performance Alpha Linux technology has enabled exciting breakthroughs in the research community,&uot; said Jeff Borkowski, vice president of sales and marketing for API. &uot;The unique collaboration with NASA, the Geophysical Laboratory and DTM further strengthens our commitment to provide the expanding HPTC marketplace with high-performance, high-bandwidth solutions.&uot; About Alpha Processor Alpha Processor, Inc., (API), located in Concord, Massachusetts, is dedicated to the development of Alpha chipsets and high-performance Linux technologies for the Internet network infrastructure and HPTC markets. Addressing the demand for increased memory and I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output bandwidths to power the rapidly expanding Internet and HPTC applications, API's products are ideal for today's compute-intensive and high throughput demands. Its industry-recognized design team is committed to working with leading companies, IHVs and ISVs to deliver resellers, OEMs, VARs and customers with the highest performance, scalable systems available. For additional information on its products, the company or for the sales contact nearest you, please consult API's web site at www.alpha-processor.com. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion