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October 13, 2009 - HPC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of high performance computing servers, clusters, blade servers, and workstations based on commodity Intel and AMD processors, announced today that it was selected by QLogic to become a SignatureHPC Gold Partner.
Through this partnership, HPC Systems, Inc. will provide a complete end-to-end InfiniBand solution including the latest 12000 Series, a new class of InfiniBand switches for the HPC market. QLogic 12000 Series QDR InfiniBand switches offer significant advantages over comparative products, including 160 percent more connectivity options (864 ports); 100 percent more aggregate bandwidth (51.8 terabits per second); and up to 20 percent less power consumption (7.8 watts per port).
“This is a significant milestone in the advancement of InfiniBand technology into the HPC marketplace," said Jesse Parker, vice president and general manager, Network Solutions Group, QLogic. "The availability of QLogic QDR switch technology and channel programs to a wide range of distributors and resellers will make it easier for a significantly broader range of organizations to buy and implement QDR InfiniBand solutions to power their real-time computing clusters."
“With 864 ports and 51.8 terabits per second of bandwidth the QLogic 12000 series takes the market leadership in providing the highest capacity general purpose QDR InfiniBand switch in the market today,” said Kalyan says Kalyan Chadalavada, Director of Systems Architecture, HPC Systems, Inc. “Also, QLogic’s commitment to their partners will assist in competently addressing rapidly emerging HPC opportunities.”
More information about HPC Systems, Inc.’s cluster solutions can be found at http://www.hpcsystems.com/clusters.htm
About HPC Systems, Inc.
HPC Systems, Inc. is an SDB / 8(A) certified manufacturer and integrator of customized server, storage, workstation, and cluster solutions. HPC Systems, Inc. focus on utilizing standard commodity hardware, standard interconnects and networking technology to develop customized solutions. HPC Systems, Inc. offers the complete range of consultancy, hardware integration, software, design, installation services, and system optimizations services, thus providing an ideal solution for industrial, financial services, life sciences, governmental and educational organizations requiring excellent price/performance for handling high performance computing (HPC) workloads.
About QLogic
QLogic (Nasdaq: QLGC) is a global leader and technology innovator in high performance networking, including adapters, switches and ASICs. Leading OEMs and channel partners worldwide rely on QLogic products for their data, storage and server networking solutions. QLogic is a NASDAQ Global Select company and is included in the S&P 500.
For more information, visit www.QLogic.com
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