Cray Selects S2io's Xframe 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter for Cray XT3 Supercomputer; Xframe Meets Industry's High Performance Demands with Latest Customer Win.PITTSBURGH -- Today at SC2004, the world's leading conference on high performance computing, S2io announced that Cray Inc. (Nasdaq:CRAY) has selected S2io's Xframe(R) 10 Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. Adapter Card See adapter and expansion board. for platform connectivity for the Cray XT3(TM) supercomputer that is designed for record-setting scalability. The Xframe adapters play a key role in delivering high bandwidth, low latency external connectivity between the Cray XT3 supercomputer and other computing platforms in networked environments. "We are very pleased to support the high interconnectivity requirements for all systems ranging from the enterprise to critically important projects like the "Red Storm"-based Cray XT3 supercomputer," said Dave Zabrowski, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of S2io. "S2io's continued commitment to meet industry demands in High Performance Computing (HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. ) environments is driving the adoption of 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology in numerous networked server and storage markets." Cray has already made its first Cray XT3 shipment to Sandia National Laboratories Sandia National Laboratories, which is managed and operated by the Sandia Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation), is a major United States Department of Energy research and development national laboratory with two locations, one in Albuquerque, New . The supercomputer's architecture, co-designed with Sandia as part of the $90 million "Red Storm" system contract, delivers scalable application performance across a range of configurations. Other announced Cray XT3 customers include Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle, LLC. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville. and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) is a joint effort between Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, and Westinghouse Electric Company. PSC was founded in 1986 by its two Scientific Directors, Dr. Ralph Roskies of University of Pittsburgh and Dr. . "Demonstrated performance, reliability and availability were key drivers that led us to select Xframe for the critical connectivity demands for this project," stated Susan Coatney, Cray's director of 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 development. "We expect that Xframe and 10 Gigabit Ethernet will continue playing an important role in our ongoing work with Sandia and other Cray XT3 customers." When fully installed, "Red Storm" will have peak performance of more than 40 teraflops (trillions of calculations per second) and is expected to be at least seven times more powerful on real-world applications than Sandia's current ASCI Red supercomputer. The "Red Storm" architecture on which the Cray XT3 system is based scales from 200 to 30,000 processors and up to 144 teraflops. About S2io Inc. Founded in 2001, S2io Inc. has locations in Cupertino, California and Ottawa, Canada. The company is delivering 10 Gigabit Ethernet hardware solutions with requisite software that will enable OEMs to solve their customers' high-end networking problems. The company's products are based on S2io-developed technology that will deliver new levels of server and storage performance, availability and reliability in data center server, storage and high performance computing environments. S2io has raised over $42M in funding with its latest C round taking place in June 2004. Further information on the company can be found at http://www.s2io.com/. |
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