A Cray Inc. a SuSE Linux Enterprise Server terméket választotta operációs rendszeréül annak a szuperszámítógépnek, amelyet az Amerikai Energiaügyi Hivatal (U.S. Department of Energy) megbízásából építenek. A "Red Storm" névre hallgató klaszter feladata az lesz, hogy az Egyesült Államok nukleáris raktárkészletét monitorozza. A szuperszámítógép várhatóan 2004 végn fog üzembe állni, és az AMD Opteron névre hallgató processzoraira fog épülni, kihasználva annak HyperTransport képességeit.
Ezzel úgy néz ki, hogy Európa után Amerikában is egyre jobban hódít a SuSE. Az, hogy amerikai piacon nem egy amerikai érdekeltségű terjesztés nyer meg egy ilyen üzletet egy európai szoftverrel szemben, az szerintem jelent valamit. From: mak@suse.de (Martina Krahmer)
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Subject: "SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Selected by Cray Inc. for the U.S. Department of Energy's New 'Red Storm' Supercomputer"
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:56:27 +0200 (CEST)
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Selected by Cray Inc. for the U.S. Department of Energy's New "Red Storm" Supercomputer
Computer Simulations Will Monitor US Nuclear Stockpile
Oakland, California, June 23, 2003 -- SuSE Linux today announced that it has been chosen by Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) to drive key aspects of the U.S. Department of Energy's new massively parallel processing (MPP) supercomputer called Red Storm at Sandia National Laboratories, California, which, when completed, will be the fastest supercomputer in the US.
Red Storm is expected to become operational in late 2004 timeframe and will use Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) AMD Opteron processors featuring HyperTransport technology in conjunction with Red Storm's high-bandwidth, low-latency internal switching architecture. The Sandia
National Laboratories Red Storm supercomputer will be used for computer simulations of the U.S. nuclear stockpile and other applications. The new Red Storm supercomputer demonstrates a strong commitment by the Department
of Energy to providing the innovative technology needed to support the nation's nuclear stockpile stewardship program.
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server for AMD64 technology combines the stability and security of Linux with the performance enhancements available only through the 64-bit architecture.
SuSE's agreement with Cray Inc. will also include developer support from SuSE. "We look forward to working with Cray, a leader in the high-performance computing arena, on this crucial initiative," said Holger Dyroff, US General Manager, SuSE Linux. "The selection of SuSE for the Department of Energy's new MPP supercomputer demonstrates the stability,
scalability and performance of SuSE Linux Enterprise Server on AMD Opteron."
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server for AMD64 comes with an optimized kernel that enables high availability solutions and the high-performance interaction with storage systems in the SAN by means of asynchronous I/O and multipathing memory access.
"We selected SuSE Linux Enterprise Server for AMD64 because it combines innovative Linux technology with a powerful architecture for high-performance computing," said Wayne Kugel, Cray's executive of operations for the Red Storm initiative. "SuSE Linux Enterprise Server is a strong operating system for high performance computing and we are excited
about our collaboration on this project."
About SuSE Linux
SuSE Linux is one of the world's leading providers of products and services, based on the Linux operating system. In addition to the operating system and application software for private customers, SuSE offers software solutions and complete systems for the use of Linux in the enterprise. SuSE
supports enterprise customers with a comprehensive range of qualified consulting, training, and support services. Hosting the world's largest development team for Open Source solutions, SuSE Linux shares its unique project and support information online, in the largest existing Linux knowledge database. Further information on SuSE Linux can be found at
http://www.suse.de/en/
About Cray Inc.
Cray is the premier provider of supercomputing solutions for customers' most challenging scientific and engineering problems. Go to www.cray.com for more information about the company.
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