Japan buys 2048-node Linux cluster

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE WILL INTRODUCE 2,048 PROCESSOR LINUX
SUPERCOMPUTER

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (November 3, 2004)-Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI)
announced that the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) will
introduce an SGI(r) Altix(r) supercomputer as its new core computation
system to assist in developing leading energy systems.

As a result of a competitive bidding process, Fujitsu Limited in cooperation
with SGI Japan will deliver to JAERI the new SGI(r) Altix(r) 3700 Bx2 model
which is based on 2,048 Intel(r) Itanium(r) 2 processors, the Linux(r)
operating environment and over 13 terabytes of memory - the world's largest
memory capacity. The system is scheduled to fully operate at the end of
March 2005. 

JAERI has been introducing the highest standard large-scale computers to
meet the needs of scientific computation in nuclear energy research and
development. In response to an expected rapid increase in computation demand
by large-scale simulation research in the areas of nuclear energy and
nuclear fusion, JAERI will integrate the systems housed at Tokai Research
Establishment (Tokai, Ibaraki) and Naka Fusion Research Establishment
(Naka), and achieve more than 10 times the processing power. JAERI also
expects to transfer large amounts of computation data such as large-scale
simulations at high speed from Tokai Research Establishment to Naka Fusion
Research Establishment and to achieve efficient visualization capabilities
in examining the new system.

To rapidly share and access high-volume computational data generated by the
Altix system located in Tokai with the system in Naka, both Tokai Research
Establishment and Naka Fusion Research Establishment, SGI(r) InfiniteStorage
 
TP9300 disk system and SGI(r) CXFS(tm) shared filesystem will be also
delivered by SGI Japan. Tokai Research Establishment and Naka Fusion
Research Establishment (10Km distance) will be connected to a high-speed
Wavelength Division Multiplexer (WDM), allowing for shared access to all
files from geographically distant facilities.

In addition, large-scale visualization systems - Silicon Graphics(r)
Onyx4(tm) UltimateVision(tm) at the Tokai Research Establishment and Silicon
Graphics Prism(tm) systems, with the latest graphics capabilities at Naka
Fusion Research Establishment, will be installed to create 3D visualization
from the data generated by the Altix system.  

About JAERI
Devoted to comprehensive research on nuclear energy since1956, JAERI
challenges research and development in the realm of frontier science and
engineering with focus on the realm of nuclear research and developments.
Projects include the establishment of light-water reactor power generation
technology in Japan through its endeavors including the success in Japan's
first nuclear power generation and achievement of the leading and systematic
research on nuclear safety. JAERI has also attained the world's foremost
level of R&D in nuclear fusion and has applied radiation to the field of
industry, agriculture and medicine, supported by extensive basic research to
underscore the advancement of all its R&D activities. For additional
information, visit http://www.jaeri.go.jp/.

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