Penguin Computing launching Intel Itanium platforms.Penguin Computing computing - computer has announced that it will launch servers and systems based on 64-bit Intel Itanium 2 processors in Q2 2004. The new rack-mounted Itanium-based products are being demonstrated in Penguin Computing's booth at LinuxWorld Expo (Booth #865). Full product details will be announced when the products have completed Penguin Computing's rigorous Linux compatibility testing Compatibility testing, part of software non-functional tests, is testing conducted on the application to evaluate the application's compatibility with the computing environment. and are ready to ship. Penguin Computing's new Itanium-based platforms will be targeted at both the server market and the high-performance Linux cluster market. In a related announcement, Scyld, a subsidiary of Penguin Computing, has announced that an upcoming release of Scyld Beowulf, the leading second-generation cluster operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , will support 64-bit Itanium 2 platforms in its upcoming release. "Intel's Itanium architecture is now well established as an outstanding performer for high-performance computing High-speed computing, which typically refers to supercomputers used in scientific research. , and we believe it will be a great complement to our very successful Relion-brand systems based on Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Xeon processors," said James Carrington, director of product marketing at Penguin Computing. "Penguin Computing is taking a leadership position in supplying scalable high performance Linux-based enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. platforms utilizing Itanium's 64-bit computing capability." "Intel explicitly developed IA-64 for those customers requiring high-performance computing and enterprise platforms," said Lisa Graff, director, Itanium Group, Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , "and companies like Penguin Computing, which serves the high-performance markets Linux cluster and server markets are ideally suited to take advantage of the growth in Itanium-based solutions." |
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