Dell Recognizes Cornell University for Research and Advancements in High-Performance Computing.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002 Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) today recognized The Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. with a Dell Centers for Research Excellence award during the opening of the Cornell Theory Center's (CTC CTC - Cornell Theory Center ) new solutions center in Manhattan. The award is part of an initiative by Dell to acknowledge exceptional use of the company's high-performance computing High-speed computing, which typically refers to supercomputers used in scientific research. clusters (HPCC HPCC - High Performance Computing and Communications ) for groundbreaking commercial research and projects that can benefit society. These clusters link large numbers of standards-based servers and storage systems together to act as a single resource to solve complex computational problems In theoretical computer science, a computational problem is a mathematical object representing a question that computers might want to solve. For example, "given any number x, determine whether x is prime" is a computational problem. . "CTC is receiving this award due to their groundbreaking research and for their pioneering role in the use of clustering technology," said 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, , 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 Dell. "CTC's research could ultimately save lives through scientific breakthroughs and help advance a standards-based approach to supercomputing for many more organizations." CTC is using Dell supercomputer supercomputer, a state-of-the-art, extremely powerful computer capable of manipulating massive amounts of data in a relatively short time. Supercomputers are very expensive and are employed for specialized scientific and engineering applications that must handle very clusters to model the potential impact of tsunami waves on coastal communities; create "fingerprints" for bacteria to assist in tracking outbreaks of food-borne diseases; develop highly efficient methods for computing risk factors affecting large, complex financial portfolios; and to model, study and ultimately prevent failures in machine parts that lead to aviation disasters. As one of the earliest adopters of Dell HPCC, CTC has also led and participated in the development process of clustering platforms from Dell, Intel and Microsoft and shared its experiences with various research, government and industry organizations. Computer scientists at CTC also were instrumental in developing the first HPCC tools for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. environments. "We are truly honored to receive this award," said Hunter L. Rawlings III, president of Cornell University. "Cornell has a longstanding reputation as one of the world's premier learning and research institution, as well as a tradition of collaboration with industry and government -- our technology has been instrumental in this reputation. With our Dell high-performance computing clusters we have led breakthroughs in the social sciences, introduced biologists to an entirely new class of computational tools, as well as developed new analytic methods for financial markets, driving the transition from art to science." CTC has multiple clusters of Dell(tm) PowerEdge(tm) servers that use Intel(R) Pentium(R), Xeon(tm) and Itanium(R) processors running Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server software. The center has plans to double the size and aggregate capacity of its 425-node Dell cluster within the next six months. 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 $32.1 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. |
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