Appro Boosts High Performance Computing With Breakthrough Gigabit Ethernet Technology3 April 2006
Appro(http://www.appro.com), a leading provider of high-performance enterprisecomputing systems announced its plans to offer Level 5 Networks GigabitEthernet technology. Level 5 Networks EtherFabric™ is aHigh-performance Network Interface Card that accelerates all traffic on anEthernet Network. EtherFabric offers a breakthrough architecture thatincreases the performance of applications by allowing each to communicatedirectly with the EtherFabric Network Interface Card (NIC). The ability toboost performance of TCP, UDP, and IP Multicast without changing theApplication or the existing Ethernet infrastructure puts Level 5 Networksahead of competing technologies.
A cluster based on Level 5 Networks NICs and Appro 1U 2-way AMD Opteron™servers has catapulted itself into the top performers on TopCrunch.orgproving that standards based Gigabit Ethernet is a viable High PerformanceInterconnect. Topcrunch.org is a forum used to post the performance ofFinite Element Analysis applications running on various types of serversand interconnects. For more information on the cluster configuration,please go to http://www.topcrunch.org/benchmark_details.sfe?query=2&id=472
"By offering Level 5 Network Technology, we will address many of ourcustomer's requests for a solution that delivers high-performanceinterconnect with huge application performance gains without a pricepremium, as well as offering compatibility with their existing systems,"said Daniel Kim, CEO of Appro.
"We are very excited with the opportunity to partner with such a leader inthe high performance computing arena. The value proposition of EtherFabricis resonating extremely well in the market place and many system providerscontinue to add EtherFabric to their solution sets," said Ash Munshi,President of Level 5 Networks, Inc. "Appro has a very strong presence inHPC, and we look forward to many successes in 2006 and beyond."
About Appro
Appro's headquarters is in Milpitas, CA with an R&D and manufacturingcenter in Asia and a sales and service office in Houston, Texas. APPROenables a variety of network computing applications by developing powerful,scalable, and reliable clusters, servers, storage subsystems and high-endworkstations for the high-performance computing (HPC), Internet computingand cluster market. To learn more go to http://www.appro.com.
About Level 5 Networks
Level 5 Networks is a leading innovator of high-performance Ethernetnetwork interface cards (NICs). The company's EtherFabric solutionaccelerates application performance, and liberates server compute powerthat combine to elevate business productivity by optimizing the existing ITinfrastructure. Using industry standard protocols, the Level 5 Networkshigh performance Ethernet NIC is fully compatible with existingapplications and networking equipment. Through a simple upgrade to theserver, Level 5 Networks accelerates application performance, reducing timeto market and lowering the total cost of ownership of the ITinfrastructure.
To learn more go to http://level5networks.com
Media Contact:Maria McLaughlinAppro International, Inc(804) 888-6661Email Contact
Dan RiordanLevel 5 NetworksEmail Contact
SOURCE: Appro International
Source: marketwire
All trademarks and copyrighted information contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
Related Computer Hardware Articles
|
