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"Intel's Itanium architecture is now well established as an outstanding performer for high-performance computing,".. Penguin Computing Launching Intel Itanium Platforms; New Itanium-Based Cluster and Server Products Demonstrated at LinuxWorld Expo

January 21, 2004 09:01

Penguin Computing Launching Intel Itanium Platforms; New Itanium-Based Cluster and Server Products Demonstrated at LinuxWorld Expo


NEW YORK, Jan 21, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Penguin Computing(R) today announced that it will launch servers and systems based on 64-bit Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processors in Q2 2004. The new rack-mounted Itanium-based products are being demonstrated in Penguin Computing's booth at LinuxWorld Expo (Booth #865). Full product details will be announced when the products have completed Penguin Computing's rigorous Linux(R) compatibility testing and are ready to ship.

Penguin Computing's new Itanium-based platforms will be targeted at both the server market and the high performance Linux cluster market. In a related announcement, Scyld, a subsidiary of Penguin Computing, today announced that an upcoming release of Scyld Beowulf(TM), the leading second-generation cluster operating system, will support 64-bit Itanium 2 platforms in its upcoming release.

"Intel's Itanium architecture is now well established as an outstanding performer for high-performance computing, and we believe it will be a great complement to our very successful Relion-brand systems based on Intel Pentium(R) 4 and Intel Xeon(TM) processors," said James Carrington, director of product marketing at Penguin Computing. "Penguin Computing is taking a leadership position in supplying scalable high performance Linux-based enterprise computing platforms utilizing Itanium's 64-bit computing capability."

"Intel explicitly developed IA-64 for those customers requiring high-performance computing and enterprise platforms," said Lisa Graff, director, Itanium Group, Intel Corporation, "and companies like Penguin Computing, which serves the high-performance markets Linux cluster and server markets are ideally suited to take advantage of the growth in Itanium-based solutions."

About Penguin Computing

Penguin Computing is the leading innovator of highly scalable Linux cluster, server and workstation platforms based on open standards hardware and software. Scyld, a Penguin subsidiary, develops Scyld Beowulf(TM), the leading 2nd-generation cluster operating system. The company's extensive customer base includes Fortune 1000 companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Founded in 1998, Penguin Computing is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, please visit Penguin Computing at http://www.penguincomputing.com and Scyld at http://www.scyld.com.

Penguin Computing is a registered trademark of Penguin Computing, Inc. Scyld Beowulf is a trademark of Scyld Computing Corporation. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Intel and Itanium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

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