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Dassault-Aviation, one of the major players in aeronautics, and Bull have developed a High Performance Computing (HPC) solution based on Bull NovaScale servers featuring Intel Itanium 2 processors, within Dassault-Aviation's computing center. Bull's solution includes 6 Bull NovaScale servers with 62 processors running Linux optimized for High Performance Computing. This server is being used in different areas and is already supporting acoustic simulation calculations. "Through their standard processors, Bull NovaScale servers provide "mainframe class" robustness together with high level performance that can be compared to those of the servers in operation in our computing center," said Jacques Pellas, Dassault-Aviation CIO. "Two other factors were determining: the quality of support extended and the proximity of Bull's R&D centers." "We are proud to work with an aeronautics company at the forefront of technology," said Bruno Pinna, Director of Bull Intel Business unit. "Dassault-Aviation's choice is proof of Bull's capability to deploy its strategy in High Performance Computing, cornerstone of its servers development strategy. We are strongly committed to support our clients need in that field on a long term collaboration basis." Bull NovaScale servers run Intel Itanium 2 processors. In 1997, Bull and Intel established a strong collaboration through which Bull acquired an in-depth knowledge of the Itanium technologies that, together with its own expertise in the development of large systems, allow the creation of efficient and competitive High Performance Computing solutions. Dassault-Aviation's High Performance Computing solution includes 62 processors: * A cluster of 3 NovaScale 6320 servers for scientific computing, * 3 NovaScale servers - 4020, 4040 and 5160 - for development and compilation. In this configuration, Bull NovaScale servers run the Linux operating system optimized by Bull for High Performance Computing.