i would expect all super computers to run some from of *NIX. it seems most logical to me.
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 6:20 AM, Kiggundu Mukasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > *- World's three most powerful supercomputers run SUSE Linux Enterprise > from Novell* > > WALTHAM, Mass. -- June 11, 2008 -- Supercomputers around the world are > running on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell(R). According to TOP500, > a project that tracks and detects trends in high-performance computing, SUSE > Linux Enterprise is the Linux* of choice on the world's largest HPC > supercomputers today. Of the top 50 supercomputers worldwide, 40 percent are > running on SUSE Linux Enterprise, including the top three – IBM* eServer > Blue Gene at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, IBM eServer > BlueGene/P (JUGENE) at the Juelich Research Center and SGI* Altix 8200 at > the New Mexico Computing Applications Center. > > Leveraging the economics of open source software and low cost hardware, > Novell, together with its partners, is bringing the same high performance > computing capabilities utilized in supercomputers to enterprises and > mid-market customers in a range of industries, including manufacturing, > research and academic organizations. > > Customers such as Audi, MTU Aero Engines, NASA Advanced Supercomputing > Division, Porsche Informatik, Seoul National University, Swinburne > University of Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Wehmeyer are > running supercomputers and computer clusters on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server > to handle mission-critical workloads with minimal downtime. > > Three supercomputers at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division currently > operate on SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell. These computers are used to > evaluate next-generation technology to meet NASA's engineering and science > requirements, control system operation and launch programs, and support > NASA's aeronautics, science and space operations initiatives. NASA's next > supercomputer, scheduled for completion this summer, will also run on SUSE > Linux Enterprise Server and when deployed will be one of the largest SGI > Altix ICE systems, on par with the current third-ranked most powerful > supercomputer. > > "At NASA we are working to solve some of science's most complex challenges, > so an operating system that can help us achieve the highest level of > computational functionality is very important," said William Thigpen, > Engineering Branch Chief in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division. "In > selecting an operating system, performance and flexibility are two of our > top considerations. The right operating system helps us to push the > boundaries of computing performance and bring new levels of innovation to > our space, science and aeronautics programs." > > Partners Leverage SUSE Linux Enterprise > Companies like Appro International, Atipa Technologies, Cluster Resources, > HP, Penguin Computing, SGI and Teradata are incorporating SUSE Linux > Enterprise Server into the high-performance computing solutions they are > providing to their own customers. > > "We recently introduced a new family of platforms from entry-level to > active-enterprise data warehouses that addresses many customer needs," said > Scott Gnau, chief development officer, Teradata Corporation. "Our solutions > are designed to drive powerful business intelligence and real-time > decisioning applications, including fraud detection and prevention, customer > segmentation, human resources and forecasting. Our solutions run on SUSE > Linux Enterprise Server from Novell, which, thanks to its extreme > scalability, reliability, flexibility and ease of use, is the optimal Linux > operating system for our customers' businesses. We selected Novell and its > SUSE Linux Enterprise platform because of its full range of industry-leading > Linux services to support large-scale, mission-critical enterprises." > > Irene Qualters, SGI senior vice president of software, said, "At SGI, our > focus is on high-performance computing and robust scalability, and SUSE > Linux Enterprise Server is the operating system of choice for many of our > Altix and Altix XE customers. As the requirements for high-performance > computing continue to grow more complex across industries, the collaboration > between SGI and Novell ensures that SUSE Linux Enterprise will continue to > be the leading operating system for high-performance clusters that meet > those new business needs today." > > Michael A. Jackson, president of Cluster Resources Inc., said, "Our > partnership with Novell is helping to overcome the complexity and > supportability limitations of the HPC market. The resulting Moab Cluster > Builder for SUSE Linux Enterprise installs a turnkey, HPC-optimized version > of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with easy-to-use resource and workload > management. In addition, with Novell's interoperability alliance with > Microsoft, we can enable a dynamic hybrid OS cluster. This next-generation > solution causes a single cluster to be a mix of both SUSE Linux Enterprise > and Windows and to dynamically change the OS mix based on the workload > submitted. Novell is truly a centerpiece of both next-generation HPC and > making it easy to use, commercially reliable and supportable." > > SUSE Linux Enterprise has been a leader in the high performance computing > market for more than a decade, based on the strong engineering heritage of > the distribution. > > "SUSE Linux Enterprise has become the HPC operating system of choice, > thanks to its scalability and performance capabilities and the wide variety > of open source software and development tools available," said Carlos > Montero-Luque, vice president of product management for Open Platform > Solutions at Novell. "By leveraging industry-standard servers and clusters > running SUSE Linux Enterprise, customers and partners can build and deploy > the world's best HPC-class products and applications." > > More information on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for High Performance > Computing can be found at *www.novell.com/linux/hpc* > > > > > > > -- Acta Virum Probant -- > > ---- > Kiggundu Mukasa > KYM-NET LTD. > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 772 972255 > +256 414 571779 > Fax: +256 312 262122 > > http://kym.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > >
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