The MathWorks Introduces Distributed Computing Toolbox 2; New Version Offers Pluggable Support for External Schedulers, Interprocess Communication.SEATTLE -- The MathWorks today announced the availability of the Distributed Computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. Toolbox 2, which provides engineers and scientists with a high-productivity programming tool to simplify the development of distributed computing applications. The Distributed Computing Toolbox 2 now offers support for third-party schedulers, and new interprocess communication See IPC. capabilities for distributing and executing parallel algorithms in a cluster of computers using MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory) A programming language for technical computing from The MathWorks, Natick, MA (www.mathworks.com). Used for a wide variety of scientific and engineering calculations, especially for automatic control and signal processing, MATLAB runs on Windows, Mac and (R). With these new features, the upgraded Distributed Computing Toolbox allows domain experts to tackle formidable computing challenges and easily develop distributed computing applications on their own. The Distributed Computing Toolbox 2 supports third-party schedulers, such as LSF LSF Lisofylline, see there from Platform Computing Platform Computing is a privately held software company that is primarily known for its job scheduling product, Load Sharing Facility (LSF). It was founded in 1992 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarter is in Markham, ON. . As a result, users can use the generic API provided with the toolbox and integrate MathWorks distributed computing tools into their existing distributed computing environments. This capability enables users to take advantage of the unique capabilities of the scheduler, such as support for batch jobs, in addition to the interactive workflows supported in version 1 by The MathWorks job manager in the MATLAB Distributed Computing Engine (available separately). A major enhancement in the Distributed Computing Toolbox 2 is interprocess communication, enabling execution of parallel applications that are divided into interdependent tasks. The new version includes communication functions based on Message Passing Interface (communications, protocol) Message Passing Interface - A de facto standard for communication among the nodes running a parallel program on a distributed memory system. MPI is a library of routines that can be called from Fortran and programs. (MPI MPI - Message Passing Interface ), the industry-wide protocol for communication in a parallel program. Additionally, because Distributed Computing Toolbox 2 runs on all hardware on which MATLAB runs, users can redeploy re·de·ploy tr.v. re·de·ployed, re·de·ploy·ing, re·de·ploys 1. To move (military forces) from one combat zone to another. 2. their parallel applications on new hardware or 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. without having to retool re·tool v. re·tooled, re·tool·ing, re·tools v.tr. 1. To fit out (a factory, for example) with a new set of machinery and tools for making a different product. 2. the entire application. "The MathWorks has added significant new capabilities to the Distributed Computing Toolbox 2 and the Distributed Computing Engine 2 that have allowed us to integrate the products with our existing scheduler, and the results have been great," said Siddharth Samsi, of Ohio Supercomputing Center. "These tools are changing the way engineers and scientists use MATLAB in the high-performance computing High-speed computing, which typically refers to supercomputers used in scientific research. field, and will allow us to perform tasks that were not possible before. We are very excited about this upgrade." "Today's engineers and scientists want a tool that makes it convenient to develop and run distributed applications using MATLAB and other software on their desktop," said Lisa Kempler, director of MATLAB product marketing, The MathWorks. "The Distributed Computing Toolbox 2 makes personal supercomputing power easily available to the hundreds of thousands of engineers and scientists who already use MATLAB, and at the same time offers a convenient high-level technical language for supercomputing specialists." Support, Pricing, and Availability The Distributed Computing Toolbox supports the full MATLAB language, almost all MathWorks products and all supported MATLAB platforms. The MATLAB Distributed Computing Engine can run in either homogeneous or heterogeneous clusters. Both the Distributed Computing Toolbox and MATLAB Distributed Computing Engine will be available from The MathWorks beginning November 17th with prices starting at $1,000 US for the toolbox, and $6,000 US for the engine. About The MathWorks The MathWorks is the world's leading developer of technical computing software for engineers and scientists in industry, government, and education. With an extensive product set based on MATLAB and Simulink(R), The MathWorks provides software and services to solve challenging problems and accelerate innovation in automotive, aerospace, communications, financial services, biotechnology, electronics, instrumentation, process, and other industries. The MathWorks was founded in 1984 and employs more than 1,000 people worldwide, with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts. For additional information, visit www.mathworks.com. MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow, Handle Graphics, Real-Time Workshop, and xPC TargetBox are registered trademarks of The MathWorks, Inc. Other product or brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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