"Large enterprises and service providers are already utilizing the high reliability, outstanding flexibility and low total cost of ownership offered by Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solutions running Linux. Once again, Appro HyperBlade Clusters are proving to be the ideal platform for the High-Performance and enterprise markets," said Daniel Kim, CEO and President of Appro.

Appro also announces the availability of a comprehensive White Paper on "Building High-Performance Linux Clusters". This twenty-three page White Paper provides an overview as well as detailed information on the engineering approaches and the challenges of building high-performance computing clusters. In addition, it presents comprehensive information focusing on the Linux Operating System in conjunction with AMD Opteron processors. Also covered is a real example of building and provisioning an Appro HyperBlade 80-node cluster with a total of 160 AMD Opteron processors at the AMD Developer Center. To retrieve your free White Paper, go to www.appro.com.

"Appro's HyperBlade Cluster solutions and cutting-edge AMD Opteron processor-based servers significantly increase the density of traditional cluster and server solutions and provide leading-edge 32-bit performance with 64-bit capabilities," said Ben Williams, vice president of Enterprise and Server/Workstation business at AMD. "The Direct Connect Architecture of the AMD Opteron processor enables a faster throughput of data and a streamlined design for multiprocessor systems."

About Appro
Appro's headquarters is in Milpitas, CA. Appro has an R&D and manufacturing center in Asia and currently plans to expand its US presence. APPRO enables a variety of network computing applications by developing powerful, scalable, and reliable clusters, servers, storage subsystems and high-end workstations for the high-performance computing (HPC), Internet computing and cluster market. http://www.appro.com.