Dresden, Germany - June 27, 2007 – Platform
Computing announced today at the International Supercomputing
Conference (ISC) its collaboration with Intel Corporation on Intel®
Cluster Ready, a new program and technology designed to simplify the
development, purchase, deployment, usage, and management of clustered
computer systems. Platform Open Cluster Stack (OCS)* is the first
commercial software system used to create certified Intel® Cluster
Ready systems that enable the consistent delivery of scale-out
application clusters.
Platform OCS democratizes and streamlines the process of
implementing High Performance Computing (HPC) solutions on Linux-based
clusters. A pre-integrated, vendor certified software stack, Platform
OCS enables a new class of HPC users by simplifying Linux® cluster
application, deployment and management. Backed by available, global
24x7 enterprise support, Platform OCS is a modular and hybrid stack
that transparently integrates open source and commercial software into
a single, consistent cluster operating environment.
"Intel and Platform Computing have optimized the performance of
hundreds of thousands of enterprise High Performance Computing nodes,"
said Richard Dracott, General Manager, Intel High Performance Systems.
"Intel Cluster Ready is the result of our shared vision of the need for
simplicity to enable more organizations to adopt the technology. By
simplifying the installation, deployment and supportability of
clusters, we can broaden the scope of users who can take advantage of
the inherent, proven benefits of HPC technologies."
A result of collaboration between Intel, independent software
vendors (ISVs), and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as
Dell Inc., Intel® Cluster Ready includes a set of minimum standards for
software and hardware components of a clustered system to allow for an
unprecedented level of interoperability. Intel® Cluster Ready is
designed to make it easier to run off-the-shelf HPC software
applications. It also includes a software registration process for
compatible HPC applications and a complimentary hardware cluster
certification tool, Intel® Cluster Checker. This certification tool
checks the cluster hardware and software components to ensure they
interoperate properly and facilitates fault isolation, helping to
improve early detection of cluster problems and reduce support
costs.
"Dell’s focus is on leading the industry in simplifying technology
and the deployment and implementation of high performance computing
solutions for end-users," said Rick Becker, Vice President of
Solutions, Dell Product Group. "These Cluster Ready Solutions deliver
superior cluster choice for first time customers seeking the power and
scalability of standards-based solutions with the ease and
interoperability they need to reduce complexity and lifecycle
management in their high performance computing environments."
"Red Hat, Intel, Dell and Platform Computing have collaborated for
several years on building simplicity into our joint HPC products," said
Paul Cormier, Executive Vice President of Engineering, Red Hat, Inc.
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux combined with Platform OCS can leverage
Intel® Cluster Ready and provide a proven, certified and broadly
supported cluster stack."
Platform OCS, the first certified Intel® Cluster Ready systems
software component, enables cluster server vendors to quickly expand
their market reach in the fast growing entry-level HPC markets. With
the overall simplicity and short time-to-market Platform OCS provides,
OEMs have all the tools required to bundle easy-to-use, managed and
maintained clusters. Platform OCS also features integration with the
leading workload management software Platform LSF making advanced
application acceleration available to customers.
"Platform Computing is the dominant HPC systems software company,"
said Gary Tyreman, Vice President and Business Manager of HPC, Platform
Computing. "Our market experience positioned us to help define a
replicable reference architecture that scales from entry-level to the
peta-scale environments. Intel® Cluster Ready defines an
interchangeable platform that serves the needs of the ISV and end-user
community by making compute clusters more widely available, simple,
consistent and transparent."
You can visit Platform Computing at ISC booth #C36 and
C38.
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. For more
information please visit www.platform.com.
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.
*This product includes software developed by the Rocks Cluster Group
at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California,
San Diego and its contributors.
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