Low-Cost Dell PowerEdge Servers Deliver Supercomputer Performance for Complex Computing Jobs; Cray Chooses Dell Servers for High-Performance Computing Solutions.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2002 In a market that has been traditionally dominated by high-priced, proprietary supercomputers, Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) today announced a program that gives customers the option to use standards-based network servers to build high-performance computers that are lower in cost and easy to expand. In an example of further acceptance of industry-standard cluster platforms in high-performance computing High-speed computing, which typically refers to supercomputers used in scientific research. , Dell and 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 leader, Cray (Cray, Inc., Seattle, WA, www.cray.com) A supercomputer manufacturer founded in 1972 as Cray Research, Inc., by Seymour Cray, a leading designer of large-scale computers at Control Data. In 1976, it shipped its first computer to Los Alamos National Laboratory. Inc., also today announced a definitive technology and services agreement in which Cray will market high-performance computing solutions worldwide using Dell PowerEdge This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. servers alongside existing Cray product offerings, software and services. The Dell High-Performance Computing Clusters (HPCC HPCC - High Performance Computing and Communications ) program combines a large number of individual servers that act like a single, extremely powerful system for scientific and engineering research, financial modeling and data-intensive business applications at a fraction of the cost of traditional proprietary supercomputers. WesternGeco, one of the world's largest seismic exploration companies, knows well the challenges involved in analyzing millions of bits of data on a daily basis to support its oil and gas industry customers. Working with Dell, WesternGeco recently implemented a 128- and 256-system cluster of Dell PowerEdge servers at its Houston site to provide high-speed processing of seismic images. These images allow the petroleum engineer to see oil, gas and associated rocks from the earth's surface Noun 1. Earth's surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" surface and make strategic decisions that reduce risk, cut costs and increase the ultimate yield. WesternGeco, along with 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. , 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 , 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 and many other companies around the world are taking advantage of Dell's PowerEdge servers for their high-performance clusters capability. "Clusters of industry-standard servers allow for easier deployments, installation and potential expansion opportunities than traditional supercomputing models have provided in the past," said Kannan Venkataraman, area manager, worldwide computer systems and support for WesternGeco. "We selected Dell's high-performance clusters because of the simplicity of the design, reliability and performance combined with the cost-effective nature of standards-based computing. These features will affect the rapid growth and proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of compute capacity at our large data centers as well as at our smaller field offices worldwide." Building High-Performance Computing Clusters The Dell HPCC program consists of PowerEdge servers and validated software packages that are available in 8-, 16-, 32- and 64-node easy-to-order configurations. These configurations are designed to be clustered as a single system to handle highly compute-intensive applications and allow customers to add incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. processing as their businesses grow. Dell Technology Consulting, in conjunction with MPI MPI - Message Passing Interface Software Technology Inc. and Paralogic, offers software and service packages that include pre-sales consulting, solution design, implementation planning Operational planning associated with the conduct of a continuing operation, campaign, or war to attain defined objectives. At the national level, it includes the development of strategy and the assignment of strategic tasks to the combatant commanders. and on-site deployment to get the high-performance cluster into production quickly. The bundles are available immediately in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. starting at $75,000 for an 8-node cluster. "This is yet another example of how customers can lower their cost by using industry-standard servers to handle a broad range of computing tasks that could typically only be done by more expensive, proprietary systems," said Randy Groves, vice president of Dell's Enterprise Systems Group. "By combining the power of our enterprise systems with the proven cost efficiencies of the Dell model, we can help our customers deploy high-performance clusters faster and at a lower cost without sacrificing performance." Debra Goldfarb, group vice president of Worldwide Server Research with industry analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC), believes the trend towards high-performance clusters based on industry-standard technology will make supercomputing-class capability available to all sizes of businesses. "Smaller organizations that previously have not been able to take advantage of high-performance computing because of the cost can now deploy a growing range of applications quickly and easily. With initiatives like Dell's HPCC program, customers of all sizes now have more options to deploy systems based on industry-standard, Intel architectures for high performance, scalability, low cost and guaranteed investment protection." Additional information on Dell's HPCC program is available at www.dell.com/clusters. 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 the world's No. 1 computer systems company and is a premier provider of products and services required for customers to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. The company's revenue for the past four quarters totaled $31.8 billion. Dell ranks No. 48 on the Fortune 500, No. 122 on the Fortune Global 500 and No. 7 on the Fortune Global "most admired" lists of companies. 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 on the World Wide Web at www.dell.com. Pricing, specifications and availability may change without notice. Taxes and shipping charges extra, and vary. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. U.S. only. Dell and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. Copyright 2001 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. (Published in the United State of America. 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