College of Computing at Georgia Tech Teams up with Cisco on New Supercomputing Platform; High-Performance Computing Cluster Will Support College's Expanded Research in Multi-scale Modeling and Other Areas.ATLANTA -- The College of Computing at Georgia Tech, a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress, today announced that its Computational Science | Computational science (or scientific computing) is the field of study concerned with constructing mathematical models and numerical solution techniques and using computers to analyze and solve scientific, social scientific and engineering problems. and Engineering division (CSE (Certified Systems Engineer) See Microsoft certification. ) has deployed an innovative, high-performance supercomputing platform using networking technologies from Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. (R) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ). Researchers plan to use the system to leverage its multi-scale modeling expertise and build upon Federal and State transportation data to discover cost-effective ways to address the considerable traffic problems of major metropolitan areas. "Technology is an important enabler for institutions like the College of Computing to innovate and advance research in cutting-edge areas such as multi-scale modeling," said Krish Ramakrishnan, VP and GM for Server Networking and Virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. at Cisco Systems, "Our high-performance InfiniBand-based switching solutions combined with our VFrame(tm) software suite for 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 and server virtualization (1) Running applications in separate, isolated partitions within a single server. The "virtual machine" method can run different operating systems simultaneously, whereas the "OS virtualization" method runs applications for only one operating system (see virtual machine and OS provide a very fast, flexible, and economic research environment for our customers. Cisco is excited to help the College of Computing at Georgia Tech further establish itself as a leader in high performance research grids with this best-of-breed system." Implementing Cisco's Server Fabric Switch (SFS (1) (Self-certifying File System) A global, network file system sponsored by DARPA that runs under Unix. Providing strong security in an untrusted environment, it enables any client to access any server that supports it. ) InfiniBand solutions, the College of Computing's newly installed computing cluster will greatly expand its enterprise research capacity in areas such as multi-scale modeling. Cisco's InfiniBand and unified input/output (I/O) technologies will enable the College of Computing to provide a dedicated, flexible and high-performance resource for its academic and research faculty and students, whose work has helped Georgia Tech to rank among the nation's top research campuses in the United States. "As a national leader in computing research and education, the College of Computing's groundbreaking achievements in multi-scale modeling has led to safety and efficiency improvements for homes, buildings and even traveling," said Rich DeMillo, dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. "With ongoing support from best-of-breed solutions providers such as Cisco Systems, the College of Computing will continue to provide the dynamic computing environment necessary to foster innovative research and drive social and scientific progress." About the College of Computing at Georgia Tech The College of Computing at Georgia Tech is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 12th nationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College's unconventional approach to education is pioneering the new era of computing by expanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human centered solutions. For more information about the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit www.cc.gatech.edu. |
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