BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Nov. 7, 2005--IBRIX(TM), Inc. announced that the University of Tennessee (UT) at Chattanooga has deployed the IBRIX Fusion(TM) fully-integrated parallel file system for its 543-node, 21 terabyte diskless supercomputer cluster located at the University`s computational simulation and design center, the SimCenter. The UT SimCenter at Chattanooga develops advanced computational algorithms and simulation software for use in a broad range of engineering analysis and design optimization problems, serving both private industry and government.
''IBRIX Fusion has provided the SimCenter with extremely high levels of scalability in both bandwidth and capacity,'' said Wally Edmondson, systems administrator at the UT SimCenter at Chattanooga. ''We have experienced accelerated access speed in the processing of massive datasets which has resulted in greater cluster efficiencies and faster delivery of software programs to our clients.''
Through computational engineering, the UT SimCenter at Chattanooga runs simulations on its 543-node diskless supercomputer cluster that solves engineering problems associated with fluid flow and structural properties of aircraft, ships, submarines, automobiles, jet and rocket propulsion engines, buildings, and other structures.
''By putting in place a compute cluster with increased application performance and scalability, the UT SimCenter at Chattanooga is competitively positioned to better meet the requirements of its customers and the demands of their data intensive simulations,'' said Joe DeRosa, vice president of marketing, IBRIX. ''IBRIX Fusion multi-purpose file storage solutions are economical and easy-to-use, enabling a powerful cluster computing environment that delivers linear scalability on throughput and capacity.''
About IBRIX, Inc.
IBRIX(TM) delivers increased application performance to enterprise computing environments utilizing a unique, software-based parallel file system solution. The IBRIX Fusion(TM) Software Suite, comprised of a single namespace parallel file system, a scalable volume manager, high availability features, and a comprehensive management interface, is the most scalable, economical, multi-purpose file system solution available for cluster computing, grid computing, and enterprise computing environments. IBRIX Fusion simplifies management, delivers maximum flexibility, and reduces total cost of ownership. The IBRIX Fusion Software Suite is available through leading OEMs. IBRIX is headquartered in Billerica, MA. For more information, please visit our website at www.ibrix.com.
IBRIX, IBRIX Fusion, and Segmented File System are trademarks of IBRIX, Inc. All other brands, products, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of the companies with which they are associated.
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