Dell Launches Program to Recognize World's Leading Research Sites; Program Identifies Universities and Organizations That Use Dell Systems for Groundbreaking Research.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2002 Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) today announced the Dell Centers for Research Excellence, a program recognizing the use of Dell high performance computing clusters (HPCC HPCC - High Performance Computing and Communications ) for groundbreaking commercial research and projects that ultimately can greatly benefit society. Michael Dell Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965, in Houston, Texas) is the founder and CEO of Dell, Inc. Biography Early life and education The son of an orthodontist, Dell was born in to an upper-class Jewish family and attended Herod Elementary School in Houston, presented the first such award to the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York International student enrollment UB ranks 10th in the United States for international student enrollment, with about 10 percent of UB undergraduate and graduate students being international. , in an event there today, for its innovative research that could eventually help speed drugs to market to combat cancer, Alzheimer's, AIDS and a variety of other diseases. Universities, government agencies and businesses worldwide are realizing the benefits of using Dell clusters for complex research and analysis -- from predictive modeling designed to anticipate and prevent heart arrhythmia arrhythmia (ārĭth`mēə), disturbance in the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. Various arrhythmias can be symptoms of serious heart disorders; however, they are usually of no medical significance except in the presence of to research that identifies ways that buildings can be made safer during earthquakes. This research requires massive computing power, historically the domain of supercomputers costing tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars. Using Dell clusters, comprised of affordable, standards-based Dell PowerEdge servers and Precision workstations, researchers are able to conduct their work for a fraction of the cost. "The cost of computing has been declining at a dramatic rate, opening the door for more and more organizations to conduct groundbreaking research projects," said Michael Dell, chairman and 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. . "We are excited about the research work that has begun at the University at Buffalo using Dell systems and have no doubt that these Dell Centers for Research Excellence will conduct work that has a lasting benefit to society." The University at Buffalo was identified as the first Dell Center for Research Excellence based on several factors, including the work being conducted at the university by Dr. Jeffrey Skolnick, director of the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics, and his team in genome scale protein structure and function prediction, as well as Dr. Russ Miller, director of the Center for Computational Research at the University at Buffalo, and his research team for their work in molecular structure determination. Dr. Skolnick and his team will use a cluster(a) comprised of more than 2,000 dual-processor Dell(tm) PowerEdge(tm) servers to process and analyze information on the genome. According to Dr. Skolnick, the amount of data to be analyzed would take approximately 2,000 years to analyze on a single computer with one processor. By using the cluster, he expects to complete this initial data analysis in just six months. "We are proud to be named Dell's first Center for Research Excellence," said William R. Greiner, president of the University at Buffalo (UB). "UB has a long-standing history of breakthrough research -- from research algorithms that are used in laboratories around the world, to real-world applications such as Avonex, interferon treatment for Multiple Sclerosis and photodynamic therapy photodynamic therapy n. A type of phototherapy in which a nontoxic light-sensitive compound that has been injected into a patient is exposed selectively to light, whereupon it becomes toxic to targeted malignant and other diseased cells. , an approved therapy for skin and lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. . In addition to the outstanding support we've received at the regional, state and federal levels, the support provided by Dell and our other corporate partners will allow us to continue to aggressively pursue research that will have a lasting impact upon the world of biomedical research as we know it." For more information about Dell Centers for Research Excellence or Dell HPCC programs, visit www.dell.com/hpcc. 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) 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 and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. About the Cluster(a) The cluster consists of more than 2,000 Dell PowerEdge 2650 and PowerEdge 1650 servers running Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. , with more than 4,000 Intel processors, including Intel Xeon processors. Platform Computing's LSF LSF Lisofylline, see there 5 workload management software is used to automate and manage complex computations across the server nodes. The cluster connects to a 16 terabyte Dell EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. Storage Area Network (SAN), and uses Extreme Networks BlackDiamond switches for Gigabit 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 connectivity between the nodes. NOTE TO EDITORS: In the term "Dell EMC," there is a pipe symbol between "Dell" and "EMC." It was removed for transmission purposes only. |
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