Dell Presence on TOP500 Supercomputer List Grows; New TOP500 List Includes 21 Dell Entries and Record Number of Ranked Cluster Configurations.ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Three Dell (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 :DELL) supercomputing clusters have been recognized as among the world's fastest 50 supercomputers, according to the TOP500 list (www.top500.org). The TOP500 list has emerged as the de facto source for determining the world's fastest supercomputers based on a benchmark that measures a system's sustained performance. The number of Dell entries on the list has increased to 21, reflecting the growing trend toward standards-based systems configured in high-performance computing clusters (HPCC) to address sophisticated computing needs in academia, laboratories and commercial organizations. At No. 20, a Dell cluster at the University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications (body, World-Wide Web) National Center for Supercomputing Applications - (NCSA) The birthplace of the first version of the Mosaic World-Wide Web browser. Address: Urbana, IL, USA. http://ncsa.uiuc.edu/. (NCSA) holds the highest ranking of Dell's entries on the TOP500 list. The NCSA cluster, which has ranked as the fastest Intel Xeon-based cluster since November 2003, has a theoretical peak performance of 15.3 trillion floating point operations per second Noun 1. trillion floating point operations per second - (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system teraflop computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable (Tflops). A second Dell cluster at NCSA ranks 47th with a theoretical peak performance of 8.8 Tflops. Dell also powers the fastest supercomputers in Canada and Sweden, based on the TOP500 rankings. The Universite de Sherbrooke cluster ranks 40th overall with a theoretical peak performance of 8.3 Tflops. It is being used for scientific research in areas such as astrophysics, computational chemistry, bio-engineering, fluid dynamics, data mining, high-temperature superconductivity, nanoelectronics, pharmaceutical development, and weather and climate forecasting. Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology cluster garnered No. 65 on the list with a theoretical peak performance of 5.67 Tflops. "Dell's ongoing efforts to deliver on our vision of the scalable enterprise and simplify all aspects of advanced computing with standardized systems, software and services are reflected in our increased presence in the TOP500," said Reza Rooholamini, PhD., director, Enterprise Solutions Engineering, Dell. "With the significant increase in the number of clusters on the TOP500 list, the supercomputing community is sending a clear message that standards-based clusters can meet their performance needs as well as or better than expensive mainframe computers running proprietary technology." Intel-based clusters represent a growing number of placements on the TOP500 list. Of the more than 300 cluster systems ranked on the TOP500, 89 percent feature Intel-based architecture. According to IDC, Dell ranked number one in units for the Intel-cluster space in Q1 2005. Dell also leads in the Departmental Cluster segment with 46 percent unit share worldwide(a). Dell's 21 TOP500 entries have a cumulative theoretical performance of 107.7 Tflops, more than 70 percent greater than the 63.3 Tflops powered by Dell's entries in the previous list. Additional Dell placements on the TOP500 list include; Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. (53), University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. (54), Caltech/JPL (71), Texas Advanced Computing Center/University of Texas (74), University of Sherbrooke (114), University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. SimCenter at Chattanooga (129), Stichting Academisch Rekencentrum (140), Sandia National Labs (146), University of Buffalo, State University of New York (body) State University of New York - (SUNY) The public university system of New York State, USA, with campuses throughout the state. , (200), Sandia National Labs (325), 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 (326), University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used (379), The University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. (394), Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. (395), Texas Advanced Computing Center/University of Texas (427), University Bonn (428), and University of Liverpool (449). For more information about the Dell HPCC program, please visit: www.dell.com/hpcc. About Dell Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is a trusted and diversified information-technology supplier and partner, and sells a comprehensive portfolio of products and services directly to customers worldwide. Dell, recognized by Fortune magazine as America's most admired company and No. 3 globally, designs, builds and delivers innovative, tailored systems that provide customers with exceptional value. Company revenue for the past four quarters was $51.1 billion. For more information about Dell and its products and services, visit www.dell.com. Dell is a trademark of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. (a) According to the IDC Q1 2005 High Performance Technical Computer Report, June 2005. |
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