MELVILLE, N.Y. – September 12, 2007 – The North
American Components (NAC) business of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:
ARW) and Platform Computing will provide customers high-performance,
multivendor, cluster server solutions that meet Intel® Cluster Ready
Certification requirements.
"Arrow is pleased to collaborate with Platform Computing to provide
small- to mid-sized enterprises with preconfigured and pre-integrated
cluster-server appliances that can be rapidly deployed and scaled for
improved performance," said Robert Balson, director, business
development, Arrow NAC. "These systems make it possible for businesses
to access supercomputing solutions without the added design expense and
time often associated with such projects."
Arrow will be using Platform Open Cluster Stack (OCS)*, a
pre-integrated, vendor-certified software stack that enables the
consistent delivery of Linux®-application clusters. Platform OCS also
provides a user-friendly interface geared for enterprises that are new
to high-performance cluster data center solutions. Arrow’s solutions,
based on Platform OCS, are certified as Intel® Cluster Ready, a
certification program designed to simplify the development, purchase,
deployment, usage and management of clustered computer systems.
"Platform Computing welcomes the opportunity to work closely with
Arrow to design cluster systems that can reduce overall costs and
assure scalability and stability as the customer’s cluster grows," said
Simon Lonsdale, director of Strategic Alliances, Platform Computing.
"Platform OCS is the first commercial software system to create
certified Intel Cluster Ready systems, pre-engineered and tested for
optimal simplicity and performance."
About Platform Computing
Platform Computing is the leading systems infrastructure software
company that accelerates applications and delivers IT agility for
increased business performance and reduced cost. Founded in 1992,
Platform is a pioneer in HPC, Cluster and Grid Computing technologies.
Platform has over 2,000 global customers and strategic relationships
with Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat and SAS, along with the
industry’s broadest support for third-party applications. Visit
www.platform.com.
About Arrow North American Components
The North American Components (NAC) business of Arrow Electronics,
Inc. is a leading provider of semiconductors and passive,
electromechanical and connector products, computing solutions, services
and supply chain solutions tailored to serve distinct customer segments
with dedicated sales teams. Two primary, customer-focused NAC groups
serve these market segments: The Arrow Electronics Components Group
serves North American-based OEM and contract manufacturing customers
and the Arrow/Zeus Electronics Group targets the aerospace and military
markets.
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of
products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of
electronic components and computer products.
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their
registered owners.
This product, on its own, does not constitute an Intel® Cluster
Ready system, nor does combining it with another product ensure that
the complete system is Intel® Cluster Ready, unless the complete system
is specifically certified as an Intel® Cluster Ready system.
