SiCortex Named One Of Five High Performance Computing Companies To Watch In 2007
SiCortex, the first company to engineer a cluster computer from the silicon up, has been named one of five companies to watch in 2007 by HPCwire, it was announced today. HPCwire is the most recognized and accessed news and information site covering the entire ecosystem of high productivity computing.
The announcement was made at the SC ’06 high performance computing conference in Tampa by Mike Bernhardt, Associate Publisher of HPCwire. The online publication selected five companies after reviewing more than 50 candidates. Selection criteria for SiCortex included the technology that the company is bringing to market, the strength of the management team and its ability to have a lasting impact on the High Performance Computing marketplace.
SiCortex recently announced a family of Linux cluster computer systems that provide superior delivered performance while dramatically reducing energy and infrastructure needs. SiCortex has achieved this breakthrough by implementing a complete cluster node on a chip, including six 64-bit processor cores, multiple memory controllers, a high performance cluster interconnect and a PCI express connection to storage and internetworking. A complete SiCortex cluster node with DDR-2 memory consumes 15 watts of power, an order of magnitude less than the 250 watts used in a conventional cluster node.
“As close observers of the industry, we have seen the impact that cooling and energy demands have had on HPC, and the subsequent limitations placed on delivered performance,” said Mike Bernhardt, Associate Publisher of HPCwire. “SiCortex’s innovative and elegant solution has the potential to have a dramatic impact on the future of the industry.”
SiCortex recently introduced its first two models, the SC5832, an enterprise class computer that provides 5.8 teraflops of 64-bit floating point performance, and the SC648, designed for departmental users and offering 648 gigaflops of 64-bit performance.
“It is rewarding to receive such an honor from HPCwire.” said Dr. John Mucci, SiCortex CEO. “When we started the company several years ago, we foresaw that excessive power consumption would ultimately pose a significant obstacle to both the performance and proliferation of cluster systems. We are pleased that HPCwire is as excited as we are about our original vision for multi-teraflop computing”
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