http://www.linuxhpc.org Linux High Performance Computing, HPC & Clusters Portal en-us http://www.linuxhpc.org/stories.php?story=09/06/29/8423429 This release offers an updated kernel v2.6.29 for 64-bit systems, OpenOffice 3.0, Firefox 3.0.6 and IBM Cell SDK v3.1.0.1, as well as the next generation of ps3vram for fast, temporary file storage or swap using PS3 video RAM. With this release, ps3vram is up to 50% faster than in YDL 6.1 and is automatically enabled as swap. http://www.linuxhpc.org/stories.php?story=09/06/16/8770529 Appro enables Intel® Cluster Ready Certified 40Gb/sec HPC Systems http://www.linuxhpc.org/stories.php?story=09/06/04/7495358 Continuing their commitment to providing the highest quality of support possible, PSSC Labs recently opened a depot and support center in Western Europe. PSSC Labs decided to create a depot center in response to the growing number of PowerWulf Clusters installed across Europe. "Our failure rate is so low that we have been able to service all our end users from our California facility," begins Larry Lesser, PSSC Labs CEO. “The opening of a depot center overseas is a proactive step, not a reactive step, to ensuring maximum system uptime." Typical failure rates for PSSC Labs equipment is well under 1%. In addition there have been no reports of a DOA PowerWulf Cluster to date. http://www.linuxhpc.org/stories.php?story=09/06/04/6209209 M & A Technology, parent company of Team HPC, was found guilty of Breach of Contract, Conversion and Tortuous Interference. The judge ordered M & A Technology to pay $10.2 million to the plantiff, iValue Group Inc. http://www.linuxhpc.org/stories.php?story=09/05/23/1236888 Appro announces the launch of the new Appro HyperPower Cluster Solution that combines a GPU 1U system based on NVIDIA Tesla with an Appro server based on Intel Xeon, formerly code named Nehalem. http://www.linuxhpc.org/stories.php?story=09/05/05/5657419 SUNNYVALE, Calif. – May 5, 2009 – Colfax International, a leading provider of fully-customizable, high-performance computing solutions, today announced immediate availability of four fully integrated Colfax CXT6000 series of NVIDIA Tesla GPU and Intel® Xeon® / AMD Opteron™ CPU based clusters that offer http://www.linuxhpc.org/stories.php?story=09/04/30/6514673 Signaling widespread acceptance of cluster technology, PSSC Labs is quickly approaching a milestone delivery: the company’s 1000th PowerWulf Cluster shipment. “We are extremely proud of this achievement,” begins Larry Lesser -PSSC Labs President, “our PowerWulf Clusters can be found all over the world; involved in all aspects of critical research projects.” http://www.linuxhpc.org/stories.php?story=09/04/08/6952673 NVIDIA announced the CUDA 2.2 Beta, which supports C, OpenCL, DirectX Compute, Fortran and other languages and also offers a slew of new features. http://www.linuxhpc.org/stories.php?story=09/04/07/1078060 Red Herring today announced that ACUMEM AB was named a WINNER of the Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year. http://www.linuxhpc.org/stories.php?story=09/04/01/7278650 Appro Unveils High-Density HyperGreen™ Cluster Solution to boost Power Efficiency and Performance in the Datacenter Appro supports the new Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series across all product lines