emgs Deploys IBRIX Fusion(TM) Parallel File System to Accelerate Oil and Gas Exploration Services; High Performance, Availability, and Scalability on a 500-Node Computer Cluster.

BILLERICA, Mass. -- IBRIX(TM), Inc. today announced that Electromagnetic Geoservices AS (emgs), the Seabed Logging Company, has implemented the IBRIX Fusion(TM) Parallel File System, an enterprise-class fully-integrated single namespace software suite, for generating more sophisticated oil and gas analyses and surveys and accelerating its delivery to oil and gas customers worldwide. Emgs provides valuable information that helps exploration professionals locate commercial hydrocarbon reservoirs and rank prospects for drilling, reducing the risks and costs of drilling dry holes. As the company has expanded its offerings to include intensive modeling, data acquisition, processing, and interpretation services, demand for its services has increased, resulting in the need for increased computational power.

The IBRIX solution is integrated with 500 Dell(TM) PowerEdge(TM) 1855 blade servers and 12 terabytes of EMC(R) CX700 storage, enabling emgs to scale its business and gain a competitive advantage by reducing the time needed to deliver sophisticated information products to customers.

"The combination of the IBRIX/Dell blade engine allows emgs to generate processor- and FLOPs-intensive answer products in a much shorter time," said Helge Stranden, IT manager at emgs. "Since implementing the IBRIX solution, we are processing over ten times more surveys than before and can feed multiple jobs through in quick succession. Now we can acquire more data and process multiple jobs in a shorter timeframe without experiencing bottlenecks along the way."

"Oil exploration is an expensive and highly competitive business, with no room for error," said Shaji John, Chief Executive Officer, IBRIX. "Today's announcement underscores the importance of having scalable file serving that can deliver the high performance, availability, and scalability needed to allow analysts to pinpoint with complete precision where and when to drill. With the IBRIX solution, emgs can realize these benefits today, yet the solution affords multiple degrees of freedom in scaling up and out to meet future demands."

IBRIX Fusion Parallel File System

IBRIX Fusion is a software-only scalable file serving solution that includes a global namespace parallel file system, a scalable volume manager, high availability features, and a comprehensive management interface. Equally applicable for both high-performance/high-throughput applications as well as metadata-intensive, small block enterprise applications, the multipurpose IBRIX Fusion file system solution delivers I/O performance and scalability that is greater than that achieved by other file systems.

About emgs

Electromagnetic Geoservices AS (emgs) was formed to commercialize and develop its patented marine long-offset controlled-source electromagnetic survey methods. Known as seabed logging, the proven technique responds to subsurface resistivity anomalies on the scale of commercial hydrocarbon reservoirs. It contributes to the reduction of finding costs for oil and gas companies by locating hydrocarbons before drilling, and complements seismic methods that identify potential reservoir structures but not their content. The first discovery based entirely on seabed logging was made by emgs in 2001, and survey predictions have been corroborated in every case where data from wells has been available. emgs operates worldwide from its head office in Trondheim, and its US office in Houston. For more information about emgs and seabed logging visit www.emgs.com.

About IBRIX, Inc.

IBRIX(TM) delivers increased application performance to enterprise computing environments utilizing a unique, software-based parallel file system solution. The IBRIX Fusion(TM) Software Suite, comprised of a single namespace parallel file system, a scalable volume manager, high availability features, and a comprehensive management interface, is the most scalable, economical, multi-purpose file system solution available for cluster computing, grid computing, and enterprise computing environments. IBRIX Fusion simplifies management, delivers maximum flexibility, and reduces total cost of ownership. The IBRIX Fusion Software Suite is available through leading OEMs. IBRIX is headquartered in Billerica, MA. For more information, please visit our website at www.ibrix.com.

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