Press Releases
2009
FORCE10 NETWORKS POWERS SIX OF THE WORLD’S TEN FASTEST SUPERCOMPUTERS
Los Alamos National Laboratory, the fastest supercomputer on the 2009 Top500.org list, as well as the fastest supercomputers in Europe and Asia utilize Force10 Ethernet switch/routers
SAN JOSE, Calif., September 22, 2009 – Force10 Networks, Inc., the global technology leader that data center, service provider and enterprise customers rely on when the network is their business, today announced that its Ethernet switch/router solutions play a significant role in six of the world’s top 10 most powerful supercomputers according to the most recent Top500.org list. Los Alamos National Laboratory, home of Roadrunner, which is ranked number one on the list, utilizes the Force10 TeraScale E-Series switch/router to serve as the supercomputer’s high-speed Ethernet interconnect network.
“Supercomputing environments, whether located in the U.S. or Europe or China, are globally unified by their need to maintain tremendous performance, and reliability,” says James Hanley, president of field operations, Force10 Networks. “Force10 is proud to have provided the world’s premier supercomputer environments with these characteristics, as well as the ability to scale yet simplify as they grow larger and more complex.”
In addition to powering the fastest supercomputer in North America, the Force10 Ethernet switch/router solutions provide critical Ethernet interconnect functionality to the fastest supercomputers in Europe and Asia. Forschungszentrum Juelich, with its Jugene supercomputer located in Germany, ranks 3rd on the list and has deployed the Force10 TeraScale E1200 with more than 200 Ten Gigabit Ethernet ports. Asia’s highest-performing supercomputer, Magic Cube (previously known as the Dawning 5000A), at the Shanghai Supercomputer Center utilizes Force10 C300 resilient switches and S2410 access switches. Force10 also powers 10 of top 20 and 14 of top 50 fastest supercomputers worldwide.
National laboratories and other research environments worldwide are requiring more computational power yet greater simplicity as their supercomputers and their supporting networks continue to get larger and operate faster. From the TeraScale E-Series switch/router and the C-Series resilient switch in the core to the S-Series access switch on the edge, Force10 Ethernet switch/routers provide the non-blocking performance, reliability and scalability that are needed to optimize supercomputer performance and broaden and enhance state-of-the-art research and analysis.
The Top500 project was started in 1993 to provide a reliable basis for tracking and detecting trends in high performance computing. Supercomputers are ranked twice a year based on performance. The current list is available at www.top500.org.
About Force10 Networks
Force10 Networks develops high-performance data center solutions powered by the industry’s most innovative line of open, standards-based, networking hardware and software. The company’s Open Cloud Networking framework grants Web 2.0/portal operators, cloud and hosting providers, enterprise and special-purpose data center customers new levels of flexibility, performance, scale and automation—fundamentally changing the economics of data center networking. Force10 Networks operates globally, providing 24x7 service and support to its customer base in more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.force10networks.com.
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