HP Partners With Schrodinger to Increase Performance of Computational Chemistry and Molecular-Modeling Applications.ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 1999-- Powerful HP 9000 Technical Servers Combine With the Speed of Schrodinger's Jaguar and MacroModel Software to Achieve High-Performance Solutions for Today's Computational Chemistry Computational chemistry is a branch of chemistry that uses computers to assist in solving chemical problems. It uses the results of theoretical chemistry, incorporated into efficient computer programs, to calculate the structures and properties of molecules and solids. Challenges Hewlett-Packard Company and Schrodinger, Inc. today announced that they have formed a strategic alliance for current and future product development. The announcement was made here today at the American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has over 160,000 members at all degree-levels and in National Meeting, which runs from March 21 to March 25 in Anaheim, Calif. The goal of the alliance is to optimize and parallelize Par´al`lel`ize v. t. 1. To render parallel. Verb 1. parallelize - place parallel to one another lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set Schrodinger's existing and future software products to give them faster throughput and higher performance using the multiprocessor Multiple processors. A multiprocessor machine uses two or more CPUs for routine processing. See multiprocessing. multiprocessor - parallel processing capabilities of the HP 9000 technical server. "This alliance allows us to develop our software tools on the powerful HP platforms," said Wayne Guida, president and chief executive officer at Schrodinger, Inc. "Overall system performance is of utmost importance to our customers, but our software is only half of the equation. By partnering with HP, we can deliver an extremely powerful total solution." Schrodinger is a technology leader in high-performance computational chemistry software. Its Jaguar product is a powerful suite of quantum chemistry
Quantum chemistry is a branch of theoretical chemistry, which applies quantum mechanics and quantum field theory to address issues and problems in chemistry. programs that helps chemists enhance throughput, treat larger systems, obtain higher accuracy and achieve results where other programs fail. Jaguar has been ported to run on HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. (1) 11, and as part of this alliance, Jaguar also will be paralleled to run on HP 9000 technical servers. Schrodinger's MacroModel is a molecular-modeling package that can be applied to a wide range of scientific problems. MacroModel has a reputation for being computationally rigorous, and its innovative computational and analysis tools make it an indispensable tool for pharmaceutical research. MacroModel is currently being ported to run on HP-UX 11 and parallelization efforts also are in progress. "Schrodinger, Inc. is committed to delivering groundbreaking new algorithms and software technology to help its users stay on the leading edge of computational chemistry," said David Valenta, manager for scientific research and biochemistry at HP's High Performance Systems Division. "In order for software to perform at its optimal level, it needs the power of a high-performance computer behind it. The multiprocessor capabilities on our high-end HP 9000 technical servers, combined with paralleled industry-leading software applications, provide chemists with unequalled computing resources." HP offers the chemistry industry a full line of highly scalable, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) system servers, featuring multiprocessors, high-performance memory systems, large memory capacity and high-bandwidth 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 . In addition, HP 9000 technical servers -- which combine HP's 64-bit HP-UX 11 operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. , PA-8500 RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. architecture, industry-leading high-availability offerings, and mission-critical services and support -- provide unparalleled analytical capability. The HP 9000 technical server family, consisting of the R-, D-, K- and V-Class platforms, scales up to 32 CPUs and 16GB RAM. This scalability, combined with HP's industry-leading 64-bit PA-RISC (Precision Architecture-RISC) A proprietary RISC-based CPU architecture from HP that was introduced in 1986. It is the foundation of HP's 3000 and 9000 computer families. See IA-64. (2) processor and more cache memory than any other servers, makes HP technical servers an ideal platform for computational chemistry research. In addition to HP's expertise in providing high-performance servers, the company supplies biochemistry and scientific researchers with a total solution for all of their analysis needs through products from HP's Chemical Analysis Group. A major manufacturer of chemistry-analysis instrumentation since 1965, the Chemical Analysis Group entered the 1990s with comprehensive solutions for the analytical laboratory. Leveraging core competencies in measurement, computers and communications, HP combines a full range of data-handling and standard networking products with HP and other vendors' analytical instruments, to increase analytical productivity. All of these products can be integrated to provide the chemist with information, quickly and easily. About Schrodinger, Inc. Founded in 1990, Schrodinger, Inc is a technology leader in computational chemistry software. Its product offering includes Jaguar, a high-performance quantum chemical software package, and the MacroModel molecular modeling package with superior conformational analysis capabilities, a variety of force fields, and a unique continuum solvation sol·va·tion n. Any of a class of chemical reactions, such as the formation of hydrated copper sulfate in aqueous solution, in which solute and solvent molecules combine with relatively weak covalent bonds. model for modeling both organic molecules and biomolecules This page aims to list articles on Wikipedia that describe particular biomolecules or types of biomolecules. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see an article that should be here but isn't (or one that shouldn't be here but is), please update the page using molecular mechanics-based methodology. Schrodinger recently merged its operations with the MacroModel Development Group and the combined company maintains operations in both its New Jersey and Oregon offices, with corporate headquarters on the Hudson River Hudson River River, New York, U.S. Originating in the Adirondack Mountains and flowing for about 315 mi (507 km) to New York City, it was named for Henry Hudson, who explored it in 1609. Dutch settlement of the Hudson valley began in 1629. waterfront in Jersey City, New Jersey. Information about Schrodinger, Inc., Jaguar, and MacroModel can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.schrodinger.com. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 122,800 employees and had revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. (1) HP-UX Release 10.20 and later and HP-UX Release 11.00 and later (in both 32- and 64-bit configurations) on all HP 9000 computers are Open Group UNIX 95 branded products. (2) PA-RISC stands for Precision Architecture-reduced-instruction-set computing. Note to Editors: UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. |
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