ACADEMIA

Rocketcalc announced today the Saturn series personal cluster computer with AMD Opteron processors. Available with four or eight processors, 8 Gbps total network bandwidth, and up to 64 GB total RAM, Saturn brings impressive computing power to the desktop in a sleek, compact 12x14x23 in. enclosure. Saturn combines the proven performance of the 64-bit Opteron processor architecture with easy-to-use cluster management software including Ganglia and Rocketcalc's Houston. Saturn's ease of use, compact size and quiet operation are well suited to office, classroom and lab use. Configurations include: Saturn Unicluster™ turnkey systems: Out of the box, ready-to-run GNU/Linux clusters with SuSE™ Linux and a wide selection of available pre-configured popular HPC software. Saturn-V compact visualization systems: Including accelerated NVIDIA® 2D and 3D graphics capable of driving tiled 7 megapixel displays and projection systems, and pre-configured distributed multi-headed X (DMX). Systems can be used as building blocks to drive even larger displays. "Saturn expands our personal cluster line with a 64-bit architecture that exhibits a very high performance/price ratio. Saturn continues Rocketcalc's tradition of providing cluster systems that fit where bulky, noisy rack-mount systems do not," said Dr. Bryan Lewis, general manager at Rocketcalc. Rocketcalc Saturn systems are available starting at under $5,500. For additional specifications and ordering information, please visit www.rocketcalc.com. Contact Rocketcalc for information on additional configurations, availability and pricing.