RackSaver Announces Exhibit, Demonstration Lineup for Super Computing 2002 in Baltimore.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SC2002 Booth 1935 BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2002 Company to Demonstrate Its Revolutionary Clustered Supercomputing Solutions, and Those of Key Partners at Annual High Performance Computing and Networking Conference RackSaver(R), a leading provider of high-density individual rack-mounted computer servers and supercomputer clusters, today announced it will be exhibiting multiple clustered supercomputing solutions in its booth (#1935) at SC2002, the annual high performance networking and computing conference, being held in Baltimore Nov. 18-21. The solutions being featured include: RackSaver's "MegaDense" BladeRack RS-1100VMX VMX Virtual Machine eXtensions VMX Vintage Motocross VMX Voice Message Exchange VMX Vme Memory Extension Bus , which accommodates 176 Intel(R) Xeon(TM) 2.8GHz+ processors in just six square feet of floor space and delivers a theoretical peak performance of 1 Tflop; an RS-1100V 66-node Microsoft(R) based Xeon(TM) BladeRack running a ray tracing A rendering method that simulates light reflections, refractions and shadows. It follows a light path from a specific source and computes each pixel in the image to simulate the effect of the light. It is a very process-intensive operation. See reflection mapping and radiosity. demonstration from software partner MPI MPI - Message Passing Interface Software Technologies(TM); a 1U Itanium(R) 2 server; and working demos of 4U Quad and 1U dual Itanium(R) support offerings; and an 8-node Infiniband cluster. "We're excited to be exhibiting at this year's SC show. It gives RackSaver the opportunity to demonstrate some of the extraordinary clustered solutions we've developed over the course of the last year, both internally and with the help of our partners, to the best and brightest minds in the high performance computing and networking world," said David Driggers, RackSaver 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. . As Driggers mentioned, the work and product offerings of key partners will play a significant role in RackSaver's presence at SC2002. "Celestica is very pleased to be working with RackSaver, an industry leader in high density clusters, in releasing their 1U dual Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 Processor," said Joe Mixsell, vice president global design, Celestica. Celestica, a world leader in electronics manufacturing services Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). , is the systems hardware provider working with RackSaver in development of their 1U dual Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 Processor rack optimized server. Celestica has made significant design and manufacturing investments to develop a portfolio of road mapped server technology for server computing enablement. AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. will be displaying a 66-node, 132 processor AMD BladeRack system similar to a supercluster su·per·clus·ter n. A group of neighboring clusters of galaxies. supercluster A large group of neighboring clusters of galaxies, along with isolated galaxies scattered between them, the entire collection delivered to the University of Delaware's Bartol Research Institute in August. This proves that the level of performance RackSaver customers demand is always delivered regardless of those customers' chip preference. Another RackSaver partner of note at SC2002 is Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Dolphin Interconnect Solutions (OSE: DOLP) is a manufacturer of high speed data communication systems, located in Oslo, Norway (headquarters) and Natick, Massachusetts, USA (US Customer Support and Logistics. . Dolphin will be demonstrating a 27-node cluster employing its innovative WulfKit 3D torus torus /to·rus/ (tor´us) pl. to´ri [L.] a swelling or bulging projection. to·rus n. pl. distributed switch topology, a topology that eliminates the need for expensive centralized switches, and provides increased reliability, superior scalability and supercomputing performance. For more information on RackSaver, its products and partners, visit the company's Web site at http://www.racksaver.com. For more information on SC2002 visit http://www.sc-conference.org/sc2002. About RackSaver Inc. RackSaver(TM) Inc. is a world-class provider of high-density individual rack-mounted computer servers and supercomputer clusters, high-density computing solutions, computing systems as well as other software integration services. The company's state of the art servers and supercomputer clusters primarily utilize the Linux operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , the fastest growing segments of the server market. The company also offers servers with the Microsoft Windows XP and 2000 operating systems. RackSaver's management team has over 30 years of experience in server design and manufacturing. RackSaver has been installing supercomputer clusters for the past four years. The company's systems are sold primarily to Fortune 2000 companies, universities, major research institutions, Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , and research & development entities. RackSaver has been based in San Diego for over five years and it's committed to providing custom and turnkey solutions for virtually any market needing high-performance computing power at the lowest possible cost. To learn more about RackSaver(TM) and its unique supercomputing cluster solutions please visit http://www.racksaver.com or call 858/874-3800. |
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