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Red Hat and Platform Computing Collaborate on Integrated HPC Solution
(Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
Red Hat has announced an agreement with Platform Computing, the global
leader in High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure software, to
jointly offer a new product, the Red Hat HPC Solution, that fully
integrates Platform's Open Cluster Stack1 with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
The new offering provides users with an end-to-end solution with a
range of tools necessary to deploy and manage an HPC cluster in a wide
range of environments, from SMB to Enterprise, while offering
competitive pricing and outstanding performance.
Businesses are increasingly utilizing HPC clusters to gain a
competitive edge; the new Red Hat HPC Solution allows users to deploy
their HPC applications in a more cost-effective manner, while providing
tools in a single, easy-to-deploy package. The Red Hat solution
incorporates the operating system, device drivers, cluster installer,
resource and application monitor and job scheduler for every node in
the cluster.
The integrated HPC software stack includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux, an
open source operating system, designed to deliver maximum application
performance using today's industry-standard systems. The solution also
incorporates the device drivers and interconnect support necessary for
efficiently running a high-performance cluster, and also includes
Platform's Lava-based job scheduler to rapidly schedule user workloads.
All of the components, supported by Red Hat's global 24x7
enterprise-level services, are delivered in one product, reducing the
complexity and time needed to set up and optimize an HPC cluster.
"Platform's 15 years of expertise deploying high-performance clusters,
combined with the performance and stability of Red Hat Enterprise
Linux, provide a perfect technology match for customers looking for an
HPC solution," said Paul Cormier, executive vice president, Worldwide
Engineering at Red Hat. "This agreement also enables us to tailor our
existing enterprise solutions for smaller-sized customers, so this new
and rapidly growing HPC market can enjoy the benefits of open source
software."
"Platform is excited to partner with Red Hat to reach new markets for
HPC solutions," said Songnian Zhou, CEO, Platform Computing.
"Organizations from Enterprise to SMB will be able to adopt open source
solutions that are fully supported and easy to use. This agreement
supports Platform's strategy to enable organizations to improve time to
results and reduce computing costs when deploying cluster and grid
software solutions."
The Red Hat HPC Solution has completed certification on a range of
hardware platforms and will be available at the end of 2007.
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