Atipa Technologies Successfully Deploys the World's Fastest Linux-Based Supercomputer.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LAWRENCE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2002 Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. is the First to Successfully Deploy the World's Most Powerful Linux Supercomputer Which is Being Used for High-Performance Computational Activity for the State of Louisiana CODE, OF LOUISIANA. In 1822, Peter Derbigny, Edward Livingston, and Moreau Lislet, were selected by the legislature to revise and amend the civil code, and to add to it such laws still in force as were not included therein. and the Nation They call it SuperMike and it is the world's fastest Linux-based supercomputer. The "Beowulf Cluster" consists of 1024 Intel Xeon 1.8 GHz (Prestonia Processors) and an initial executions of the LINPACK benchmark shows the computer able to perform at a rate of 2.207 teraflops, or 2.2 trillion calculations per second. As a comparison, SuperMike can do in less than 1 hour what would take a normal desktop PC over 80 days to complete. Each cluster node includes 2GB of DDR SDRAM See DDR. and 80 GB IDE hard drives. The cluster, built by Lawrence, Kansas-based Atipa Technologies, is the fastest Linux-based supercomputer in the world and is also the fastest Intel Prestonia-based cluster ever built. It currently ranks 11th fastest of all supercomputers in the world. "This computational machine is a significant demonstration of the use of commonly available technology, such as the mass-market Intel hardware and freely available Linux software, in high-performance computing High-speed computing, which typically refers to supercomputers used in scientific research. . We are certain there is not another cluster in the world, from any manufacturer, that provides the value in terms of dollars per FLOP," said Bret Stouder, Director of Atipa Technologies. In addition, Stouder stated, "Many supercomputers use proprietary hardware and expensive software that are now viewed as obsolete." Linux is popular with scientists and researchers because it is inexpensive and very stable. Its open source technology allows the end user access to the source code, which makes it very user friendly. "The whole thing has been a fun project that just exceeded our expectations," said Dr. Joel Tohline, Director LSU LSU Louisiana State University LSU Large Subunit LSU La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) LSU La Sierra University LSU Link State Update (OSPF) LSU Learning Support Unit Capital, Louisiana State University said. "We didn't expect to be near the top of supercomputers worldwide." "This Intel-based Atipa Technologies system is historic in that it represents a viable method of using standards-based technologies to create some of the fastest supercomputers in the world," Matt Meinert, Channel Field Sales Engineer for Intel, said in a statement. Atipa Technologies said that the cluster is one of many others that are currently in production. "This was a very technical installation and we are pleased that we are able to provide the world with its first glimpse First Glimpse is a monthly consumer electronics magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The magazine was known as CE Lifestyles before a name change in early 2006. into the future of supercomputing," said Rocky McGaugh, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Atipa. "There is no other company in the world which can provide the cost per FLOP that we can." About Atipa Technologies: Based in Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Union stronghold where Quantrill’s Confederate band killed more than 150 people (1863). [Am. Hist.: EB, VIII: 338] See : Massacre , an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 certified manufacturer specializing in Open Source High Performance Computing for Research Facilities, Universities and Fortune 500 companies. For more information visit http://www.atipa.com or call 888/222-7822. |
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