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SilverStorm Technologies announced it has been working with Microsoft and select early adopter customers during beta testing of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. With support for InfiniBand interconnect drivers, Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 can offer mainstream commercial customers the same benefits of greater performance, lower latency and one wire interconnect that large cluster InfiniBand networks have enjoyed. SilverStorm Technologies also is powering leading high performance computing applications, such as Landmark Graphics Nexus, which will run on Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. SilverStorm's InfiniBand equipment will be used at the Supercomputing 2005 trade show November 14-17, 2005, in Seattle during Microsoft's live keynote demonstrations of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 beta 2. As an active member of the Open InfiniBand (OpenIB) Alliance, SilverStorm spearheaded Windows OpenIB development, contributing significantly to the code. SilverStorm will participate in the first multi-vendor interoperability test of InfiniBand at the Supercomputing 2005 trade show. "SilverStorm is excited to be working with Microsoft to deliver high performance computing solutions for mainstream markets," said Reini Florin, vice president of marketing, SilverStorm Technologies. "By working with Microsoft, SilverStorm can provide mainstream markets the same benefits large cluster networks enjoy today -- high quality, reliable, scalable solutions combined with unparalleled service." The SilverStorm family of products includes the industry's most scalable InfiniBand switching solution providing users the highest port density available in a single chassis. SilverStorm provides a low latency, multi-protocol interconnect fabric that supports cluster inter-process communication as well as virtual storage and networking I/O access. Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 is Microsoft's official entry into the world of high performance computing. Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 is designed to accelerate time-to-insight by providing a high performance computing platform that is simple to deploy, operate and integrate with existing infrastructure and tools. "Microsoft is pleased to be working with SilverStorm Technologies to deliver a solution that will enable easier access to workgroup and departmental high performance computing resources for many who haven't had access in the past," said Kyril Faenov, director of high performance computing, Microsoft Corp. "SilverStorm's products act as the InfiniBand backbone in a Windows network to provide solid cluster performance improvements."