Customers Worldwide Choose Dell for High-Performance Computing Clusters; PowerEdge Servers are Powering Everything from Seismic Research to Mapping New Territories in Space.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2002 Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) Many of the world's leading corporations, universities and research institutions are realizing the performance and price benefits of standards-based technology for applications previously conducted on expensive proprietary systems. Since the launch of Dell's high-performance computing High-speed computing, which typically refers to supercomputers used in scientific research. cluster (HPCC HPCC - High Performance Computing and Communications ) program in February, the company has delivered thousands of Dell(tm) PowerEdge(tm) servers worldwide to customers performing these complex computations with large groups of standards-based systems. Applications include analyzing seismic data to find new oil and gas repositories, modeling and predicting ocean currents, and mapping galaxies with information from satellites. Customers cite the compelling value, performance, service and support, partnerships, and ease-of-use of Dell's standards-based PowerEdge servers as the primary reason for their selections. In Search of New Energy Sources Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (CGG CGG Compagnie Generale de Geophysique CGG Cytosine-Guanine-Guanine CGG Canadian Grenadier Guards (Canadian reserve military unit) CGG Cancer Genetics Group (Birmingham, UK) ) is in the process of further expanding its capacity for high-performance computing at its Foxboro Center, United Kingdom facilities. The expansion is being driven by their customers' increasing demand for CGG's unique proprietary applications for seismic data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a . As a leading supplier of services and products to the worldwide oil and gas industry, CGG is deploying 512 clustered PowerEdge servers running RedHat Linux in the United Kingdom to process data in finding new oil fields around the world. CGG selected Dell for the latest HPCC project based on several important factors, according to Guillaume Cambois, CGG's executive vice president for the Processing and Reservoir Services. "Dell's ability to quickly accommodate CGG's demanding requirements, the design of their architecture, which facilitates a smooth and rapid deployment based on intelligent hardware features, and the price and performance benefits CGG experienced with its 1536-node Dell 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. cluster in our Houston, Texas center, contributed to this decision." A Sea of Change Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. , a leading academic and research university, is utilizing a Dell HPC cluster running RedHat Linux in its Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. The cluster is used to perform ocean-circulation modeling at its Baltimore, Md., campus. Through the cluster's integration of the equations of ocean dynamics, scientists are achieving a better understanding of the ocean's role in climate, both in the past, and in the globally-warmed future. The cluster also is used to simulate the penetration, storage and dispersal of atmospheric contaminants in the ocean, such as man-made carbon dioxides and chlorofluorocarbons chlorofluorocarbons (klōr'əfl  r`əkär'bənz, klôr'–) (CFCs), organic compounds that contain carbon, chlorine, and fluorine atoms. gases. The ocean is modeled as a grid with each rack-mounted PowerEdge server node dedicated to computing the currents in a small part of the ocean. The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences is planning to expand its cluster and to also simulate Earth's atmosphere and deep interior with it. "My group chose Dell as the infrastructure partner for its ocean circulation modeling research because of the reliability of Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell customer support," Tom Haine, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, said. "Building our cluster on open standards server technology and the RedHat Linux operating system was an easy decision when you compare it to a traditional supercomputer purchase. It allowed us to maximize cluster performance and robustness within our technology budget." The Stars in the Southern Hemisphere Swinburne University in Victoria, Australia also is using high-performance clusters based on Dell PowerEdge servers and Linux to map new territories in space. The University's PowerEdge server and Dell Precision workstation HPC-clusters are being used to process data from the Parkes Radio Telescope in search of ultra-fast Pulsars. Swinburne is investigating the equation of the state of nuclear matter and testing the General Theory of Relativity Noun 1. general theory of relativity - a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence) Einstein's general theory of relativity, general relativity, general relativity theory in new ways. It also is transforming data from the Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter altimeter (ăltĭm`ĭtər, ăl`tĭmē'tər), device for measuring altitude. The most common type is an aneroid barometer calibrated to show the drop in atmospheric pressure in terms of linear elevation as an airplane, into animations of Mars' surface for use in educational films. "Deploying standards-based technology enables us to meet our budgets and, most importantly, process monumental amounts of data critical for our research," said Professor Bailes, director of the Centre for Astrophysics astrophysics, application of the theories and methods of physics to the study of stellar structure, stellar evolution, the origin of the solar system, and related problems of cosmology. and Supercomputing at Swinburne University. "Dell is the logical technology partner for us because of their outstanding price performance and commitment to ensuring the success of each customer's project." "As price performance continues to improve due to innovations in industry-standard technology, Dell is a leader in the development of computing solutions that capitalize on this trend for customers," said Randy Groves, vice president of Dell's Enterprise Systems Group. "The success of the HPCC program underscores customers' demand for cost-effective solutions that are flexible and high performing." Other businesses and universities participating in Dell's HPCC program include Cornell Theory Center Cornell Theory Center - (CTC) One of four supercomputing centers funded by the US National Science Foundation. The CTC also receives funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency, the National Institutes of Health, New York State, IBM Corporation, and other members of the , Fiat Research Centre, Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1885, opened 1888. It is a member school in the university system of Georgia. Significant among its facilities and programs are the Frank H. , Notre Dame, Penn State University, 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB began in 1936 as the Birmingham Extension Center of the University of Alabama. Because of the rapid growth of the Birmingham area, it was decided that an extension program for students who had difficulties which prevented them from studying in Tuscaloosa was needed. , the University of Missouri - St. Louis, and many others. About Dell Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. (Nasdaq:DELL), the world's most preferred computer systems company, is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. The company's revenue for the past four quarters totaled $31.2 billion. Dell, through its direct business model, designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained at www.dell.com. Dell is a trademark of Dell Computer Corporation. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. |
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