News and Events

2006

FORCE10 NETWORKS TERASCALE E-SERIES DELIVERS HIGH PERFORMANCE RESILIENCY AND SCALABILITY TO WORLD’S LARGEST SUPERCOMPUTERS

SAN JOSE, Calif., December 4, 2006 – Force10 Networks®, the pioneer in building and securing high performance networks, today announced that the TeraScale E-Series® family of switch/routers now powers 18 of the world’s 100 largest supercomputers, including two in the top 10, according to the recently updated Top500 list.

“More powerful processors and higher capacity servers are driving the adoption of larger supercomputers that can explore ever more complex computational frontiers,” said Sachi Sambandan, vice president of engineering at Force10 Networks. “The TeraScale E-Series is uniquely designed to serve these high performance networks by delivering the high density and resiliency that is essential to scaling and fully utilizing this computing power.”

Leveraging the high density of the Force10 TeraScale E-Series, the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) moved from 126 on the list to 12 by consolidating multiple high performance clusters. The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts also advanced on the list by utilizing the scalability of the TeraScale E-Series to increase computing capacity. With leading Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet densities, the TeraScale E-Series provides the capacity that enables organizations to reduce the complexity of their networks as well as lower capital and operational expenditures.

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center also utilized the density of the Force10 TeraScale E-Series to move from 11th on the list six months ago to fifth most recently. This largest supercomputer in Europe is built upon the IBM Cluster 1350 solution with the Force10 TeraScale E-Series integrated to deliver seamless scalability. Last week, Force10 Networks announced that IBM has integrated the TeraScale E-Series and S2410 into its Cluster 1350 solution to provide high density 10 Gigabit Ethernet interconnectivity. For additional information, please visit http://www.force10networks.com/news/pressreleases/2006/pr-2006-11-29.asp.

The Force10 TeraScale E-Series supports 1,260 Gigabit and 224 Ten Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single chassis, delivering the leading density that is critical to ensuring scalability within and between supercomputers. Additionally, the unique three CPU architecture of the TeraScale E-Series distributes switching, routing and management functionalities between distinct processors to ensure maximum network uptime.

Gigabit Ethernet continued to dominate as the leading interconnect technology on the list of the world’s 500 largest supercomputers. The last system on the most recent list would have been listed at 359 six months ago and total combined performance of all 500 systems on the list has grown to 3.54 petaflops per second, compared to 2.30 petaflops per second one year ago.

Contact:
Peter Ruzicka
Force10 Networks Inc.
408-965-5151
pruzicka@force10networks.com

Contact:
Jennifer Arculeo
Force10 Networks Inc.
408-965-5194
jarculeo@force10networks.com

About Force10 Networks
Force10 Networks is the pioneer in building and securing high performance networks. Based on a revolutionary system architecture that delivers best-in-class resiliency and massive scalability, Force10’s TeraScale E-Series switch/routers ensure predictable application performance, increase network availability, and reduce operating costs. Today, many of the world’s largest Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks depend on Force10 Networks. For additional information, please visit www.force10networks.com.

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