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SGI AND PLATFORM COMPUTING OFFER LINUX TECHNICAL COMPUTE FARM 03.30.01
COMMERCIAL NEWS HPCwire
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Mountain View, CA -- SGI and Platform Computing Inc. announced the
availability of the SGI(TM) Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Technical
Compute Farm for Linux(R), a complete solution designed to bring enhanced
speed and power to the burgeoning EDA Linux operating system-based market.
Platform LSF (Load Sharing Facility) software, an industry leader for batch
job management, will be a key component of the offering. For a limited time,
beginning April 1, the SGI EDA Technical Compute Farm for Linux will be
offered at a special introductory pricing.
The SGI EDA Technical Compute Farm for Linux provides performance in a compact
and affordable package, high featuring a complete system of industry-leading
hardware, software and support. The compute farm is based on the power-packed
SGI(TM) 1100 server, featuring 32 1 GHz Pentium(R) III processors, the fastest
Intel(R) processors available in an efficient dual-processor 1U form factor.
The SGI EDA Technical Compute Farm for Linux includes a large 2GB memory per
node and a Cisco(R) Catalyst(R) 3524-PWR XL Gigabit Ethernet switch, providing
efficient job distribution and data access for all nodes. Also included are
Red Hat(R) Linux 6.2 and SGI(TM) Advanced Cluster Environment (ACE) for
simplified systems management. This is an ideal configuration to run today's
complex EDA applications and, with LSF, is an ideal engine to run hundreds and
thousands of design tests with outstanding throughput.
The SGI EDA Technical Compute Farm for Linux is supported by the SGI EDA
Integration Service for Linux, a comprehensive service solution designed to
make Linux systems from SGI integrate seamlessly into your existing design
environment and provide you with the fastest time to design productivity. This
involves installation of the Advanced Cluster Environment software, assistance
with installation of a third-party EDA software and installation of the LSF
and revision control applications. The service will also ensure that the
system works smoothly with third-party clients, servers and file servers.
"We are seeing tremendous growth in demand for Linux solutions in the EDA
marketplace," said Paul Chermak, vice president of manufacturing industry
marketing for SGI. "The SGI EDA Technical Compute Farm for Linux delivers the
huge economic advantages of Linux by lowering the cost of design throughput
and reducing the time to design productivity."
"SGI has embraced Linux to a degree unmatched by other traditional UNIX
operating system vendors," added Phil Weaver, president and chief operating
officer of Platform Computing. "It delivers comprehensive, cutting-edge
solutions for Linux and is a solid contributor to the open-source community.
Using Platform LSF to manage distributed resources, the SGI EDA Technical
Compute Farm for Linux offers a total solution with very attractive
price/performance characteristics."
Application providers have embraced Linux as a formidable compute platform for
EDA. "Responding to our customers' input, Synopsys became an early leader in
making EDA applications available on Linux. Toward this effort, SGI has been a
great partner, providing us with valuable assistance," explained Deirdre
Hanford, senior vice president, Business and Market Development at Synopsys.
"Since introducing a Linux version of our VCS Verilog simulator two years ago,
we've seen strong demand for our verification solution on both Linux platforms
and compute farms. With our 2000.11 release of the Synopsys synthesis suite,
customers now have access to a complete portfolio of design tools, all
available on Linux."
Pricing and Availability
The list price for SGI EDA Technical Compute Farm for Linux solution bundle
starts from $150,000 (U.S. list) for 32 CPUs. Starting from April 1 to June
30, 2001, EDA users can enjoy additional savings up to $23,200 (off the U.S.
list price) per rack when purchasing an EDA Technical Compute Farm for Linux.
About SGI
SGI provides a broad range of high-performance computing and advanced graphics
solutions that enable customers to understand and conquer their toughest
computing problems. A strong advocate for open technology, SGI is committed to
contributing technology from its core competencies in visualization and
high-performance computing to the open-source community to help solve the
toughest computing problems.
About Platform Computing
Platform Computing Inc. is a global leader in DRM solutions. Platform
software, LSF Suite and SiteAssure Suite, enables some of the world's most
creative companies to maximize the productivity potential of their people,
computing resources and processes. Platform products give both technical and
Internet environments control over their mission-critical hardware, software
and network resources. With Platform solutions, customers are able to bridge
the worlds of networks, systems and applications and realize higher
availability and performance to achieve their business objectives.
Founded in 1992, Platform has strategic relationships with Compaq, HP, IBM,
SGI and Sun. |
