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Notiziario Marketpress di
Lunedì 01 Settembre 2003 |
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IBM PLANS TO DELIVER WORLD´S MOST POWERFUL LINUX SUPERCOMPUTER
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Segrate, 1 settembre 2003 - In advance of Linuxworld San Francisco, Ibm announced that Japan´s largest national research organization is the first customer to order the breakthrough technology of the new Ibm eServer 325 to deliver the world´s most powerful Linux supercomputer as part of a massive, distributed computing Grid to support various research including life sciences and nanotechnology. The Ibm eServer 325, a new Db2 Linux cluster with support for the Amd Opteron processor, and expanded Lotus client software are a few of the new comprehensive offerings for Linux that Ibm will announce at Linuxworld. The offerings separate Ibm from the competition and highlight its unique ability to offer scalable total hardware, software and services solutions that will help small, mid-sized, and enterprise customers save costs, solve key business issues, and integrate their e-business infrastructure. Japan´s Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Aist) system will include 1,058 of Ibm´s new eServer 325 systems, based on the Amd Opteron processor. The complete cluster will be capable of delivering over 11 trillion calculations per second. The supercomputer is planned to be integrated with other non-Linux systems to form a massive, distributed computing Grid, enabling collaboration between corporations, academia, and government. The introduction of the Ibm eServer 325 marks a significant milestone in e-business integration by delivering the capability to run Linux combining 64-bit performance with 32-bit application compatibility, by delivering hardware and software that supports the high-performance Amd Opteron processor. The support allows high performance computing customers to seamlessly migrate their It systems to a 64-bit environment, optimizing their 32-bit investment and performance while capitalizing on the power of 64-bit computing. Designed to run either Linux or Windows operating systems, the eServer 325 can run both 32- and 64-bit applications simultaneously, providing customers with flexibility to effectively manage their business. "In an environment where businesses need to do more with less, customers are increasingly turning to Linux and Ibm to help integrate their infrastructure, increase flexibility and improve performance, all while saving costs," said Jim Stallings, general manager, Linux, Ibm. "As Linux continues to evolve as a reliable environment for critical applications, Ibm will continue to offer breakthrough technology, like the eServer 325 and Db2 Cluster, across our product line, providing our customers with total business solutions." Ibm eServer 325: The eServer 325 expands Ibm´s deep computing on demand offering, giving customers the option to either buy eServer 325 systems or access these systems on demand, based on the required capacity and duration of use. Additionally, Ibm will deliver Db2 Universal Database for Linux on the Amd Opteron processor, providing customers native access to Db2´s 64-bit database environment, while providing backward compatibility with existing 32-bit applications. Db2 for Linux is the first database software generally available for the Amd Opteron platform. In 2002, Ibm worked with Suse Linux and Amd to demonstrate the industry´s first database and enterprise application support for the Amd Opteron platform at Linuxworld. Today´s announcement builds on the extensive hardware, software, and services offerings that extend Ibm´s Linux leadership and expand the significant Linux resources designed to help customers, while advancing the power and performance of Linux. Ibm now offers over 200 software products for Linux, providing a complete and integrated software stack on Linux and the broadest Linux software portfolio in the industry. Additional offerings announced today include: Db2 Integrated Cluster Environment (Db2 Ice): The new Linux cluster, based on Db2 Universal Database for Linux and Ibm eServers, including the new Amd Opteron-based eServer 325, helps create a high performance, low cost data center, and enables businesses to quickly add computing capacity as their needs grow. The offering appeals to businesses across multiple industries, including retail, financial services, telecommunications and government agencies. Db2 Ice scales to support up to 1,000 nodes -- deployable at a rate of four nodes-an-hour -- while the competition only supports eight nodes. Ibm also announced that in the first database benchmark involving 64-bit Amd-based systems, a Db2 Ice Linux cluster toppled an Hp system running Oracle Rac from the top cluster performance spot as measured by the Tpc-h benchmark. Ibm delivered more than two times better overall performance than the competition at half the price. Db2 Ice is available immediately with pricing that starts at $8,700 (Us) for a two-node system including Db2 Express, two xSeries x335 eServers, and Suse Linux or Redhat Linux. Lotus Software Running On Linux: Ibm is extending Linux support for Lotus software on the client and server by delivering Lotus Domino Web Access, a powerful browser-based Web client, and Lotus Domino for Linux on Ibm eServer zSeries. The new Lotus Domino Web Access offering, formerly known as iNotes Web Access, brings the flexibility and lower costs of rich browser-based messaging to Linux users. This offering allows workers to access Lotus-notes based functions, like e-mail and calendaring, by simply logging onto the Web and using a Mozilla browser. The offering now delivers expanded functionality that includes support for instant messaging and increasing collaboration and productivity in workplace environments. Ibm is also introducing Lotus Domino for Linux support for Ibm eServer zSeries, giving enterprise customers the flexibility to use a high performance mainframe for their collaboration platform. Ibm eServer Integrated Platform for e-business: Ibm has announced the expansion of the Ibm eServer Integrated Platform for e-business to its Ibm eServer iSeries line of midrange servers and its Ibm eServer pSeries servers, providing customers with a blueprint for implementing Linux and Power-based solutions on these platforms. The Ibm eServer Integrated Platform for e-business enables customers and Ibm Business Partners to rapidly deploy e-business solutions using industry leading Ibm software, including Websphere Application Server and Db2 Universal Database, along with tools, scripts and sizing guides. The Ibm eServer Integrated Platform for e-business was previously introduced for small and medium-size businesses with eServer xSeries Intel-based servers and as an offering for large enterprises on the Ibm eServer zSeries mainframe. Ibm Tivoli Software Running on Linux: Ibm is extending Linux support for three key Tivoli offerings. New Linux support on Ibm eServer zSeries servers and client support for Linux on Ibm eServer pSeries servers has been added to the Ibm Tivoli Data Storage Solution to help leverage resources using open, integrated solutions. Ibm Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance provides detailed performance and availability analysis of J2ee transactions running on Linux. It also has the new ability to dynamically trace transactions as they flow through the environment to understand the performance of the components that make up the transaction. Ibm Tivoli Access Manager has expanded Linux support to include Linux on Intel-based servers, like Ibm eServer xSeries, providing customers with open, standards-based support across the product line, from entry-level servers to the mainframe. |
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