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SiCortex Enters European Market with High Performance, Energy Saving Linux Cluster



    SiCortex, the first company to engineer a Linux cluster from the
    silicon up, will introduce its family of ultra compact, high
    performance Linux systems to the European market at the International
    Supercomputing Conference (ISC '07) June 26-29, in Booth D01-D06.

    The company, which plans to ship its first SC5832 and SC648
    computers to European customers in the fourth quarter of this year,
    will be demonstrating a 648 gigaflop system in its booth at the show.
    The SC648 provides an unprecedented level of performance for
    departmental use, while eliminating the need for any infrastructure
    adjustments, such as adding air conditioning ducts or installing new
    power sources.

    "The compact packaging and extremely low power requirements of our
    product family allow us to install full systems on the show floor
    without special site preparation," said Dr. John Mucci, SiCortex CEO.
    "Energy concerns are critical in Europe and other international
    markets, so we expect our combination of ultra low power consumption
    and outstanding performance to be very well received."

    SiCortex, whose family of high performance Linux clusters was
    selected as the top product at the 2006 IEEE supercomputing conference
    in Tampa, has taken a radically different approach to high performance
    computing, limiting power consumption and physical size to gain
    performance.

    SiCortex's breakthrough is to implement a complete cluster node on
    a chip, including six 64-bit processor cores, multiple memory
    controllers, a high performance cluster interconnect and a PCI Express
    connection to storage and internetworking. A complete SiCortex cluster
    node with DDR-2 memory consumes 15 watts of power, an order of
    magnitude less than the 250 watts used in a conventional cluster node.

    SiCortex will initially introduce two models. The SC5832 is an
    enterprise class computer featuring 5832 processors, eight terabytes
    of memory and 2.1 terabits per second of IO capacity. The SC5832
    provides 5.8 teraflops of 64-bit floating point performance, in a
    compact low power cabinet.

    The SC648 is designed for departmental users and offers 648
    gigaflops of 64-bit performance, 864 gigabytes of memory and 240
    gigabits per second of IO capacity, while fitting in less than half of
    a single standard 19-inch rack. It generates so little heat it can be
    powered by plugging into a standard wall outlet.

    About SiCortex

    SiCortex, the first company to engineer a Linux cluster from the
    silicon up, is dedicated to the spread of open teraflop computing to a
    wide variety of users by providing "Teraflops from Milliwatts."
    Founded in 2003 by a respected team of computer industry executives,
    the company has received a total of $42 million in funding from
    Chevron Technology Ventures, Flagship Ventures, JK&B Capital, Polaris
    Venture Partners and Prism VentureWorks. For more information visit
    http://www.sicortex.com/.