RealScale Technologies opens its Blade server cluster to Beowulf High Performance ComputingSophia Antipolis 17 October 2001 RealScale Technologies has validated Beowulf High Performance Computing on its innovative Intel-based Blade Server cluster. From scientific applications to transaction processing, RealScale's Linux i-Cluster is ready to facilitate the execution of heavy-duty applications and to provide an affordable, scalable and highly-available computing solution.
"Our i-Cluster Blade Server platform provides the ability to cluster 252 Linux systems in a standard 19" rack and to deliver the performance of supercomputers for a fraction of the cost", stated Serge Dujardin, President of RealScale Technologies. "Today, we are the first Intel-based Blade server manufacturer to announce Beowulf High Performance Computing. The driving design philosophy of a Beowulf system is to achieve the best possible price/performance
ratio for a given computing problem. Our Blade Server structure is a perfect fit to obtain outstanding and cost-effective achievements in High Performance Computing."
"The Intel-based i-Cluster Blade Server architecture provides unequalled density, scalability and maintainability features for Linux Beowulf systems", said Jean-Christophe Pari, CTO of RealScale Technologies. "The i-Cluster is ideal for researchers and developers seeking to combine supercomputing-class processing power with superior scalability and availability for parallel processing applications. Running their Beowulf computing system on RealScale's Blade Servers, they can upgrade their initial configuration in an easy, quick and cost-effective way, just by adding Blade Servers into the i-Cluster Chassis. Maintenance is also extremely easy thanks to the i-Cluster's hot-swappability and total redundancy features."
The i-Cluster offering is ready for shipment. Prices for i-Cluster based High Availability Blade Servers start at $990.
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