SGI Launches Blade-Style Altix Linux Supers
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| The new Altix Integrated Compute Environment is another step in the
| evolution of SGI, which has created a respected Altix platform using
| NUMA clustering of Itanium processors to create very large and very
| powerful global memory clusters that run Linux.
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http://www.itjungle.com/tlb/tlb062607-story02.html
And more software is being ported to more Linux clusters, which increasingly
replace desktop PCs that turn into thinner clients (see bottom).
TotalView Debugger Ported to SiCortex Linux Cluster Computers
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| SiCortex's line of ultra-low power, high-performance Linux computers
| represents a major breakthrough in cluster computing, enabling the
| proliferation of multi-teraflop computing to a wider range of users.
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http://www.marketwire.com/2.0/release.do?id=745952
Yesterday:
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| Traditionally, the company has performed this analysis on standard
| desktop computers; however, the need for higher fidelity models
| and simulations, coupled with the need to complete jobs faster,
| necessitated an investment in a Linux supercomputer.
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http://www.marketwire.com/2.0/release.do?id=745663
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