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Winners of Clustering Technology Excellence Awards Announced at ClusterWorld Conference & Expo




AMD Grabs Best of Show; Other Winners Include DataDirect Networks, IBM, Intel,
Linux Networx, Microway, Sun, SuSE, Topspin Communications

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- ClusterWorld Conference & Expo,
the world's premier event on clustered solutions in commercial, research and
academic computing, has announced the winners of the first Excellence in
Cluster Technology awards at ClusterWorld Conference & Expo, held this week at
the San Jose Convention Center. The awards, presented in conjunction with
Linux Clusters Institute, recognize clustering products and technology
innovations by ClusterWorld exhibitors.
The awards program is the first industry effort to recognize the many
breakthroughs in clustering technology that have reshaped the IT landscape in
recent years and brought supercomputing power to all new markets.
Judging this year's entries were: Frank Gilfeather, Interim Associate Vice
Provost for Research and Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the
University of New Mexico; M. Patrick Goda of Los Alamos National Laboratory
and architect of the Space Simulator and LOKI clusters; John A Goebel, a
Senior Developer at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC); David Morton,
Technical Director of the Maui High Performance Computing Center; and Henry
Neeman, Director of the OU Supercomputing Center for Education & Research
(OSCER).
Divided into nine categories, the Excellence in Cluster Technology awards
represent major areas of innovation in the clustering market for GRID, HPC and
HA computing. The award winners are:

-- Best of Show: AMD -- Opteron Models 240, 242, 244
-- Cluster Management/Monitoring Solutions: Linux Networx -- Integrated
Cluster Environment (ICE)
-- Interconnects: Topspin Communications -- Topspin 90 Switched Computing
System
-- GRID Solutions: Sun Microsystems -- Sun ONE Grid Engine
-- Storage Solutions: DataDirect Networks -- SwiftCluster version 1.0
-- Developer Tools: Intel -- C++ and Fortran Compilers for Linux, version
7.1
-- Software Stack/Distribution: SuSE -- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
-- 32-Bit Turnkey Solution: IBM -- IBM eServer Cluster 1350, version A
-- 64-Bit Turnkey Solution: Microway -- Microway Navion

-- Judges were so impressed by entries in this category that they
elected to award Honorable Mentions as well to Aspen Systems for
its Aspen Systems Glacier 12 Beowulf Cluster and to Racksaver for
its BladeRack.

"The Excellence in Cluster Technology awards are the new industry standard
for innovation in clustered systems," said Adam Goodman, CEO of QuarterPower
Media, publisher of Linux Magazine and producer of ClusterWorld Conference &
Expo. "These products and companies represent the very best solutions
available to customers who require clustered systems. The developers should be
applauded for their accomplishments."

About ClusterWorld Conference & Expo
ClusterWorld Conference & Expo is the world's premier event on clustered
systems for commercial, research and academic computing. The first conference
and expo will be held June 23 - 26 at the San Jose Convention Center in
California. For more information about how to attend, exhibit or become a
sponsor, please visit us on the Web at http://www.clusterworldexpo.com.