Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:57:51 +0100 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/ Diese Seite wird mit PostNuke betrieben de-de http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/images/ http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/ webmaster@linux-cluster-forum.de http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article200.html Seattle, WA - November 16, 2009 - Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (Nasdaq GM: CRAY) today acknowledges the Cray XT5™ supercomputer, nicknamed "Jaguar," located at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for achieving another supercomputing milestone. Jaguar has been recognized by the Top 500 list (www.top500.org) as the world's fastest supercomputer. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:57:51 +0100 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article199.html Seattle, WA - November 16, 2009 - Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (Nasdaq GM: CRAY) today announced that the Cray CX1™ deskside supercomputer has been named "Best HPC Cluster Solution or Technology" by the editors of HPCwire as part of the publication's 2009 Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards. Additionally, Cray has been named one of the "Top Five Vendors to Watch" by HPCwire readers, and Cray President and CEO, Peter Ungaro, has been named to HPCwire's "People to Watch in 2010" list. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:56:35 +0100 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article198.html High-End Cray XT6 Supercomputer and Midrange Cray XT6m System Will Extend Cray's Performance and Productivity Leadership on Challenging Applications Seattle, WA and Portland, OR - November 16, 2009 - At the 2009 Supercomputing Conference in Portland, Oregon, global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (Nasdaq GM: CRAY) today announced the newest upgrades to the company's industry-leading Cray XT™ supercomputer series. The high-end Cray XT6™ supercomputer system and its fully-compatible Cray XT6m™ midrange counterpart will combine Cray's unmatched scalability and architecture with AMD's (NYSE: AMD) newest innovations in processing for high performance computing (HPC). Scheduled for general availability in the second quarter of 2010, the Cray XT6 and Cray XT6m systems will continue to set the standard for HPC performance, productivity and energy efficiency. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:55:29 +0100 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article197.html Seattle, WA and Frankfurt, Germany - December 2, 2009 - As part of a company-wide goal of reaching sustained exascale performance by the end of the next decade, global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (Nasdaq GM: CRAY) today announced the launch of its Exascale Research Initiative at the Cray Executive Forum Europe currently taking place in Frankfurt, Germany. This research initiative will explore new ideas and technologies for overcoming the challenges of delivering a supercomputing system capable of sustained exaflop (one quintillion mathematical calculations per second) application performance. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:53:24 +0100 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article196.html SIGGRAPH ASIA 2008—SINGAPORE—DECEMBER 9 2008—NVIDIA Corporation today announced its full support for the newly released OpenCL™ 1.0 specification from the Khronos Group. OpenCL (Open Computing Language) is a new compute API that allows developers to harness the massive parallel computing power of the GPU. The addition of OpenCL is another major milestone in the GPU revolution that gives NVIDIA developers another powerful programming option. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:20:36 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article195.html SANTA CLARA, Calif. —Sept 30, 2009—NVIDIA Corp. today introduced NVIDIA® Nexus, the industry’s first development environment for massively parallel computing that is integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio, the world’s most popular development environment for Windows-based solutions and Web applications and services. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:16:11 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article194.html SANTA CLARA, Calif. —Sep. 30, 2009—Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) announced plans today for a new supercomputer that will use NVIDIA®’s next generation CUDA™ GPU architecture, codenamed “Fermi”. Used to pursue research in areas such as energy and climate change, ORNL’s supercomputer is expected to be 10-times more powerful than today’s fastest supercomputer. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:14:47 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article193.html SANTA CLARA, Calif. —Sep. 30, 2009—NVIDIA Corp. today introduced its next generation CUDA™ GPU architecture, codenamed “Fermi”. An entirely new ground-up design, the “Fermi”™ architecture is the foundation for the world’s first computational graphics processing units (GPUs), delivering breakthroughs in both graphics and GPU computing. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:41:52 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article192.html Octane™ III bietet HPC-Anwendern in Office-Umgebungen beispiellose Performance, Energieeffizienz und Benutzerfreundlichkeit Fremont, Kalifornien/München, 21. September 2009 – Octane™ III, der erste Personal Supercomputer von SGI (NASDAQ: SGI), ist ab sofort verfügbar. Dieses neue Produkt kombiniert die Rechenleistung eines hochperformanten Deskside-Clusters mit der Mobilität und Benutzerfreundlichkeit einer Workstation und setzt so neue Maßstäbe für das High Performance Computing (HPC). Octane III ist für Workplace-Umgebungen ideal geeignet und unterstützt eine umfassende Reihe von verteilten technischen Anwendungen. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:28:39 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article191.html Multi-Protocol Interconnect Adapter Supports both 40Gb/s InfiniBand and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Enabling I/O Infrastructure Agility VMWORLD 2009, SAN FRANCISCO, CA – September 1, 2009 – Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX; TASE: MLNX), a leading supplier of end-to-end connectivity solutions for data center servers and storage, today announced availability of its ConnectX-2 Virtual Protocol Interconnect™ (VPI) adapter card, providing fabric flexibility with InfiniBand and Ethernet connectivity, while expanding the performance potential of applications in data center, high-performance computing , and embedded environments. ConnectX-2 VPI’s unified I/O technology provides a one-wire solution for any networking, clustering, storage, and management application with an enhanced quality of service to deliver high application productivity. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:55:39 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article190.html Supercomputer Leader Will Leverage Intellectual Property and Provide a Path Forward For PathScale Customers Seattle, WA - August 27, 2009 - Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (Nasdaq GM: CRAY) today announced it has acquired the PathScale Compiler Suite assets from SiCortex. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:36:23 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article189.html PGI Workshop zur GPU Programmierung veranstaltet von der Portland Group und SMB GmbH mit freundlicher Unterstützung der Universität Tübingen Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:20:15 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article188.html CALL FOR PAPERS: "Facing the Multicore-Challenge" Conference for Junior Researchers, March 17-19, 2010, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences, Germany The conference focuses on topics of multicore and coprocessor technologies and the impact on computational science and for large-scale applications. The goal is to address and discuss current issues including mathematical modeling, numerical methods, design of parallel algorithms, aspects of microprocessor architecture, parallel programming languages, compilers, hardware-aware computing, heterogeneous platforms, emerging architectures, tools, performance tuning, and requirements for large-scale applications. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:12:54 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article187.html Die Technische Universität Dortmund hat ihr Linux-Cluster (LiDO) mit Server- und Speicherlösungen von HP deutlich erweitert. Mit dieser Maßnahme reagiert die TU auf die gestiegenen Rechenanforderungen der Natur-, Ingenieurs-, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:17:13 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article186.html IBM und die ETH Zürich bauen einen neuartigen Supercomputer, der mit heissem Wasser gekühlt wird und dessen abgeführte Wärme direkt für die Beheizung der ETH-Gebäude genutzt wird. Das innovative System mit dem Namen Aquasar soll den Energieverbrauch um 40% senken und die CO2-Bilanz im Vergleich zu ähnlichen Systemen um bis zu 85% reduzieren. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:14:01 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article185.html DreamWorks Animation – bekannt für computeranimierte Filme wie „Shrek” – setzt auf skalierbare Speicherlösungen von HP. Mit HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System (ExDS9100) speichert das Unternehmen die Daten seiner anspruchsvollen visuellen Produktionen kostengünstig und macht sie einfach verfügbar. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:12:55 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article184.html IBM dominiert die Green500-Supercomputerliste / 90 Prozent der Top 20 energieeffizientesten Rechner stammen von IBM / IBM hält 57 Prozent der Top100 Laut der neuen Green500-Liste der Supercomputer, die von Green500.org veröffentlicht wurde, sind die IBM Supercomputer (NYSE: IBM), die zu den leistungsfähigsten Computern der Welt zählen, auch die energieeffizientesten. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:10:42 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article183.html New Grid Director™ 4700 Switch Provides Choice of 324 or 648 ports for Extreme Scalability and Lowest Latency in the Industry; Combines with Unified Fabric Manager™ Software to Optimize Performance ISC’09, HAMBURG, GERMANY – June 22, 2009 – Voltaire Ltd. (NASDAQ: VOLT), a leading provider of scale-out data center fabrics, today announced the general availability of the Grid Director 4700, a 40 Gb/s InfiniBand director switch which offers the lowest latency in the industry. Combined with Voltaire’s Unified Fabric Manager (UFM™) software, also released today, the solution provides blazing performance, scalability and ease-of-use for large, high-performance scale-out data centers. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:49:12 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article182.html UFM™ Software Improves System’s Application Latency by 100% and Reduces Time Needed for Routine Management Tasks from Days to Minutes BILLERICA, Mass. and RA’ANANA, Israel – May 12, 2009 – Voltaire Ltd. (NASDAQ: VOLT), a leading provider of scale-out data center fabrics, today announced that the High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) has selected Voltaire 40 Gb/s InfiniBand and Unified Fabric Manager (UFM™) software for a supercomputer dedicated to providing HPC services to multiple customers. HLRS chose the Voltaire scale-out fabric solution to help them achieve peak performance, low communication latency and efficient management to deliver services to their end users primarily from the automotive and aerospace industries. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:48:07 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article181.html NYSE Technologies’ Data Fabric™ with Voltaire 10 Gigabit Ethernet Message Acceleration Software Delivers Record-Breaking Performance on Ethernet SIFMA Technology Management Conference, NEW YORK – June 23, 2009 – Voltaire Ltd. (NASDAQ: VOLT), a leading provider of scale-out data center fabrics, today announced a new low latency 10 Gigabit Ethernet-based messaging solution in collaboration with NYSE Technologies. This combination dramatically accelerates the performance of automated trading and market data applications achieving average latencies of 25 microseconds at rates of 1 million 200 byte messages per second per core. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:46:50 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article180.html HPC, Cloud and Web 2.0 Businesses To Benefit from InfiniBand Performance and Scalability in New HP Solution that Promises New Efficiencies for Scale-Out Data Centers ISC’09, HAMBURG, GERMANY – June 23, 2009 – Voltaire Ltd., a leading provider of scale-out data center fabrics, today announced that its 40 Gb/s InfiniBand solutions are available for HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System, part of the new HP Extreme Scale-Out (ExSO) portfolio introduced this month. The solution is ideal for scale-out data centers that enable high performance computing (HPC) — as well as cloud-based services and Web 2.0 businesses. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:44:47 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article179.html HAMBURG, Germany—The 33rd edition of the TOP500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers is still led by Roadrunner and Jaguar, but shows that two of the top 10 positions are now claimed by new systems in Germany. The latest listing, to be announced Tuesday, June 23, at the 2009 International Supercomputing Conference, also includes a brand-new player, an IBM BlueGene/P system at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, ranked at No. 14. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:30:14 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article178.html An der Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg wurde kürzlich ein neuartiger Hochleistungsrechner installiert. Heute wird dieser Supercomputer offiziell in Betrieb genommen. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:58:40 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article177.html Gesteigerte Übertragungsraten unterstützen geschäftskritische Anwendungen und Next-Generation-Netzwerke / Einsparung von bis zu 68% der Hostbusadadapter- und Switch-Hardware denkbar Stuttgart, 18. März 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM) stellt in Zusammenarbeit mit QLogic (Nasdaq: QLGC) die Möglichkeit für IT-Betreiber vor, ein durchgängiges 8-Gigabit (Gb)-Fibre-Channel-Rechenzentrum vom Blade aus zum Switch und zum Speicher aufzubauen. Die neue End-to-End-Technologie wird für die gesamte Familie der IBM BladeCenter verfügbar werden und ermöglicht es, die Übertragungsraten doppelt so schnell wie bei vergleichbaren heutigen Bladeservern mit 4-Gb-Technologie zu gestalten. Im Vergleich dazu können die neuen Produkte durch gesteigerte Rechenkapazität teure Hostbusadaptor-(HBA)- und Switch-Hardware in Rechenzentren um bis zu 68 Prozent reduzieren und damit Kosten und Platz einsparen. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:19:29 +0200 http://www.linux-cluster-forum.de/Article176.html Expertenvorträge zu Dynamic Infrastructure, Plattform-Trends, Virtualisierung und Software-Anwendungen IBM Veranstaltungshinweis Stuttgart, 23.03.2009: IBM veranstaltet vom 18. bis 20. Mai 2009 das IBM Power Systems Symposium in Wiesbaden. Das deutschsprachige Symposium richtet sich an IT-Führungskräfte, IT-Architekten und Anwender von Power Systems (AIX, IBM i, Linux), aber auch generell interessierte Anwender anderer Plattformen, die sich für einen Umstieg interessieren. In zahlreichen Vorträgen können sich die Teilnehmer über aktuelle Entwicklungen und Lösungen aus dem Bereich IBM Power Systems informieren. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:17:12 +0200