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At the World Multi-Conference on Systematics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI 2002), Dell facilitated a day-long event entitled “Commodity, High-Performance Cluster Computing Technologies and Applications,” that brought together experts from commercial and educational institutions to share experiences and discuss advances in building high performance computing clusters for complex research. In a market that has been traditionally dominated by high-priced, proprietary supercomputers, high-performance computing clusters (HPCC) built on Dell PowerEdge servers allow customers the option to use standards-based network servers to build high-performance computers that are lower in cost and easy to expand. Among the Dell customers and partners who presented papers based on their research with high performance clusters are Cornell Theory Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Taiwan’s Soochow University and Cray Inc. The event also included a keynote address from Dr. Reza Rooholamini, Ph.D. and director of Dell’s operating systems and clustering group, entitled “Trends in High Performance Computing,” that will outline the next steps in the evolutionary path of high performance computing. “As cluster computing systems continue to grow in size and capability, customers who run data-intensive applications will choose these systems over traditional supercomputer solutions for their price/performance, scalability and high availability benefits,” said Rooholamini. “We are pleased to sponsor this forum at SCI to foster best practices across industries that use standards-based systems for their HPC applications.” Dell’s “Commodity, High-Performance Cluster Computing Technologies and Applications” event took place today, at the Sheraton World Resort in Orlando, Fla. Additional information on Dell’s HPCC program is available at www.dell.com/hpcc.