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PRESS RELEASE New York University Taps IBM Supercomputer to Help Solve the Mysteries of the Sea

IBM today announced that New York
University (NYU) has installed and begun to make use of a new IBM
eServer BladeCenter-based computing system capable of peak
performance of 4.nyu.

About NYU

New York University, located in the heart of Greenwich Village,
was established in 1831 and is one of Americas leading research
universities and a member of the selective Association of
American Universities.

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IBM's off-the-shelf blade server technology allowed us to easily
connect a cluster of systems and solve the challenge of building
a supercomputer in valuable space here in the city, said Marilyn
McMillan, Associate Provost and Chief Information Technology
Officer of New York University.S.

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One of the NYU research enterprises already designated to make
use of the new supercomputing system is the Center for
Atmosphere-Ocean Science in the Courant Institute for
Mathematical Sciences (http://caos.

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The new compact system will support NYU research with heavy
computational requirements. By leveraging IBM 's Power
Architecture technology with Linux, we are able to tap into a
64-bit computing platform that will greatly speed the research
process and help our researchers to more rapidly turn scientific
theory into real-world benefits to society. It is the first supercomputer in the
United States that is using IPv6, the next generation Internet
Protocol. For more information about IBM, visit
www. It is one of the largest private
universities in the U. Through
its 14 schools and colleges , NYU conducts research and provides
education in the arts and sciences, law, medicine, business,
dentistry, education, nursing, the cinematic and performing arts,
music, public administration , social work, and continuing and
professional studies, among other areas. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command.

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The project was designed to harness leading-
edge research and technology in enabling teachers to reach all learners. According to the TOP500 List, a
ranking of supercomputers published at www.

The supercomputer is capable of a peak performance of more than
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assists schools in reaching reluctant and at-risk
learners. This center, comprised of a
64-node version of the supercomputer, will be available to
developers and will help to promote innovation utilizing IBMs
BladeCenter JS20 and Linux on Power platforms.com.

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curriculum, creating new opportunities for student success. Army Medical Research and
Materiel Command (USAMRMC). IBMs joint test center project with NYU will consist
of 64 IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 systems (128 processors )
running Linux, and capable of peak performance of more than 1
TeraFlop. Myrinet switch technology connects each BladeCenter
cluster in the high-performance system.; it sends more students to
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The supercomputer will also help foster a research program in
genomics at NYU, enhancing collaboration between the Center for
Comparative Functional Genomics and the Courant Institute of
Mathematical Sciences. Drawing on
resources from across IBM and key IBM Business Partners, IBM
offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that
enable clients, large and small, to take full advantage of the
new era of e-business.ibm. and a leader in attracting international
students and scholars in the U.S .

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org, NYUs
supercomputer is the fastest in New York City and the 117th
fastest supercomputer in the world.

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Greg Anderson
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ganderson@class. The acquisition of the
supercomputer, supported in part by the Department of the Navy,
Office of Naval Research, will help researchers combine theory,
mathematical analysis and numerical models to better understand
the Earth's climate, including the impacts of weather events such
as thunderstorms and hurricanes , coupled atmospheric and oceanic
oscillations such as El Nino, and oceanic currents like the Gulf
Stream and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The acquisition of the supercomputer
has been supported in part by the U.

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"For students with significant academic deficiencies,
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problem. Among the research enterprises that
will be early beneficiaries of the new system are the Center for
Atmosphere-Ocean Science in the Courant Institute for
Mathematical Sciences, which is developing sophisticated models
to study the behavior of the Earths atmosphere and oceans, and a
collaborative effort between the Center for Comparative
Functional Genomics and the Courant Institute of Mathematical
Sciences on genomics and bioinformatics.

The innovative design of IBMs BladeCenter has revolutionized
high-performance computing, offering organizations such as NYU
the option to scale-out its infrastructure in a space -saving
manner without sacrificing power or performance, said Dave
Turek, vice president of Deep Computing, IBM.5 TeraFlops, and consists of a cluster of 256 IBM eServer
BladeCenter JS20 systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
(RHES AS 4), each with two, 2.

About IBM

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Class.class. We're pleased to
work with NYU on a powerful, state-of-the-art clustered
supercomputing solution that will help the Courant Institute and
other parts of the University maintain leadership in scientific
research and help make IBMs JS20 systems the platform of choice
for high performance computing applications.cims.

The following are either trademarks or registered trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation in the United States
or other countries or both: IBM, eServer and BladeCenter.

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IBM is also working with New York University to create a joint
test center , where high performance computing application
developers can enable, test and tune their applications and
solutions using IBM JS20 systems.

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By using IBM BladeCenter technology, NYU was able to create a
supercomputing cluster with a footprint of only 30 square feet,
allowing the University to best utilize valuable New York City
real estate space. This supercomputer
re-establishes NYUs position of leadership in high performance
computing .

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expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the Office of Naval Research or
the U.com/legal/copytrade.

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