Scali's Wulfkit on Alpha LinuxSan Jose 15 August 2000 API, Dolphin Interconnect Solutions and Scali AS, announced the availability of WulfKit for Linux on Alpha, enabling the creation of extremely powerful and scalable Linux Beowulf systems. Jointly developed by Dolphin and Scali and available immediately, WulfKit for Alpha is based on API's 64-bit platform, its UP2000 Ultimate Performance Series motherboard technology and the Linux open-source operating system. WulfKit for Linux on Alpha is ideal for researchers and developers seeking supercomputing-class processing power, superior scalability and configurability for parallel processing applications.
The first public demonstration of this advanced parallel processing solution for Alpha, located at API's booth at LinuxWorld this week, highlights the product's unique combination of Dolphin's high-speed low
latency SCI interconnect technology with Scali's SCI "tuned" MPI supercomputer middleware while
showcasing the industry's leading I/O and memory bandwidth technology from API.
"Recognizing the need for high memory and bandwidth technology to support scalable clustering
applications, Dolphin and Scali have teamed up to port WulfKit to Alpha Linux. The combination will now
provide our customers with a truly scalable, stable MPI enabled hardware and software suite for advanced
supercomputing research projects at low price points," said Einar Rustad, vice president of marketing and
operations at Scali.
"We can now boast that we offer the industry's best MPI multiprocessing platform for parallel applications
at a bargain price," said Keith Murphy, sales manager at Dolphin Interconnect. "The sustained
floating-point performance available through API's technology, coupled with the openness of Linux and the
collaborative work of Dolphin and Scali will set the performance standard for computing clusters in the scientific and government sectors."
API's Ultimate Performance Series motherboards, which include the UP1000 and UP2000, enable system
integrators, OEMS, VARs and resellers to capitalize on Alpha's vastly superior capabilities to build
high-performance, scalable systems. Dolphin and Scali utilize this technology to meet customer requests
for an Alpha Linux solution.
"Dolphin and Scali recognize the performance power that only Alpha Linux technology from API provides,"
said Miles Chesney, vice president of Business Development and Sales at API. "The flexibility and
bandwidth offers the ideal platform for those with high performance requirements in the research,
government and education markets."
WulfKit for Linux on Alpha is available immediately from Dolphin North America offering customers complete
high performance interconnect solutions up to 500 Gigaflops.
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