The Dell HPCC program, announced this past February, combines a large number of individual, standards-based servers to function as a single, extremely powerful system at a fraction of the cost of traditional proprietary supercomputers. Enhancements announced today include: -- Scalability - New clustered support for 128-node configurations to meet customers' advanced application needs. -- Performance - Support for Dell servers with dual Intel Xeon processors, including the Dell PowerEdge 2650 rack-optimized server. Support for Red Hat Linux 7.3 Professional. -- Management - New remote management capabilities with Dell's Embedded Remote Access technology on Xeon servers. -- Connectivity - Enhancements that enable high-speed, high-performance connectivity: -- Support for Dell PowerConnect(tm) 3248 and PowerConnect 5224 managed Ethernet network switches for organizations that require high-performance connectivity to centralized resources like servers or high-speed network backbones. -- Compatibility with Myricom's Myrinet, a high-bandwidth, low-latency interconnect used to connect clusters of workstations, personal computers and servers. Randy Groves, vice president and general manager of Dell's Enterprise Systems Group, will deliver a presentation at LinuxWorld Conference and Expo entitled "Redefining the Economics of High-Performance Supercomputing." The presentation will outline how advancements in industry-standard hardware and software are driving down the costs of Linux supercomputing solutions. Customers Run Performance-Intensive Applications on Dell Many of the world's leading corporations, universities and research institutions are realizing the performance and price benefits of standards-based technology for applications previously conducted on expensive proprietary systems. Some of the customers participating in the Dell HPCC program that have deployed supercomputers using Dell PowerEdge servers include: German-based MTU Aero Engines, Fiat Research Centre, Georgia Institute of Technology, Notre Dame University, Penn State University, Sandia National Laboratories, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Missouri - St. Louis, Companie Generale de Geophysique (CGG), Johns Hopkins University, and Swinburne University in Victoria, Australia. Building Dell HPCC Clusters The Dell HPCC program consists of PowerEdge servers and validated software packages that are available in 8-, 16-, 32-, 64-, and 128-node easy-to-order configurations. These configurations are designed to be clustered as a single system to handle highly compute-intensive applications and allow customers to add incremental processing as their businesses grow. Dell Professional Services offers software and service packages that include pre-sales consulting, solution design, implementation planning and on-site deployment to get the high-performance cluster into production quickly. The bundles are available immediately in the United States starting at $75,000 for an 8-node cluster. Additional information on Dell's HPCC program is available at www.dell.com/clusters.