Blackstone Announces Single-Step Compute Farm Solution for Sun Ultra 80 Customers; UltraGrid Transforms Networked Servers Into a Single Source of Large Scale Computing Power.Business/Technology Editors SC2000 Conference DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2000 Blackstone Technology Group, the leading compute To perform mathematical operations or general computer processing. For an explanation of "The 3 C's," or how the computer processes data, see computer. farm software and service provider, today announced a single-step solution for transforming Sun Ultra(TM) 80s into a compute farm. Currently referred to as "UltraGrid Project", the solution, which targets European customers, includes an integration kit and Blackstone's ComputeFarm Advantage(TM) services. The integration kit racks four, 4-processor, shared-memory Ultra 80 compute nodes with a Myrinet(TM) high-end interconnect (1) To attach one device to another. (2) A physical port (plug, socket) or wireless port (transmitter, receiver) used to attach one device to another. , load management software (LSF LSF Lisofylline, see there or Sun(TM) Grid Engine), system management software, a terminal server, and a multiport mul·ti·port adj. Having, relating to, or being a system of multiple ports for injecting fuel separately into each cylinder of an engine. switch. Blackstone's ComputeFarm Advantage, the world's first comprehensive compute farm service offering, is then applied to turn this hardware configuration into an application-specific compute farm. Kanti Purohit, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Blackstone, said, "More and more companies in industries that rely on compute-intensive applications are seeking compute farm solutions. UltraGrid Project offers Sun customers unprecedented convenience and speed in transforming their Ultra 80 networked servers into compute farms." Purohit added, "Sun's industrial-strength Solaris(TM) environment makes the UltraGrid Project-based compute farm a highly attractive offering in terms of reliability, manageability, performance, and total cost of ownership." Target markets for UltraGrid Project include chip design, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, education and research, oil & gas, financial risk modeling, and digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. . Blackstone's ComputeFarm Advantage is comprised of three elements: strategy audit, methodology audit, and technology delivery. It also includes use of Blackstone's SmartWatch(TM) monitoring software for 90 days. During the methodology audit, Blackstone analyzes network bottlenecks, and where applicable, recommends use of its SmartCache(TM) network performance software. Available today, the UltraGrid Project "Base Rack" kit lists at US$20,400 for Sun Ultra 80 customers. For prospective Ultra 80 customers, all of the hardware including the integration kit as well as the four, 4-processor (450 MHz (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. each) Ultra 80s The Ultra 80 is a fairly large (445 mm high, 255 mm wide and 602 mm deep) and heavy (29.5 kg) computer workstation in a tower enclosure from Sun Microsystems. The Ultra 80 was launched in November 1999 and shipped with Solaris 2.5.1. - available through Sun distributors worldwide - costs approximately US$129,000, based on Sun's published prices. Currently, ComputeFarm Advantage is priced separately and starts at US$15,000. The LSF option for load management is also priced separately. UltraGrid Project "Expansion Rack" kit, which allows for expansion in increments of 32 processors, is also immediately available from Blackstone. Blackstone is featuring "UltraGrid Project" demonstrations at booth #220 at the SC2000 Conference, November 6-10, 2000. More on Compute Farms A compute farm is a pool of networked computers that are fused fuse 1 also fuze n. 1. A cord of readily combustible material that is lighted at one end to carry a flame along its length to detonate an explosive at the other end. 2. into a single source of massive compute power. Compute farms are created by applying enabling technology and application- and industry-specific knowledge to achieve Big Iron benefits at a fraction of the cost. They provide scalable and uninterrupted compute power for executing jobs that are long-running as well as CPU- and memory-intensive. Unlike server farms used in e-commerce and web-hosting applications, which process a huge number of relatively short transactions, compute farms efficiently execute a smaller number of large jobs that run for extended time periods. About Blackstone Technology Group, Inc. Blackstone Technology Group, Inc. develops and builds compute farm solutions that deliver secure, scaleable and uninterrupted compute power on demand. The company offers ComputeFarm Advantage(TM), a comprehensive suite containing all the software and services needed to access, provision, and scale compute power. Sun, Celera, Qualcomm and Lucent rely on Blackstone for compute farm solutions. More information on Blackstone is available at www.ComputeFarm.com, or by calling the company at 508.793.2162. ComputeFarm Advantage and SmartWatch are trademarks of Blackstone Technology Group, Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , the Sun logo, and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. Myrinet is a trade name of Myricom, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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