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MUNICH, Germany and SANTA ANA, Calif.-- MSC.Software Corp. announced that Freiburg, Germany based Ernst-Mach-Institute has purchased a 128 node IBM Linux cluster, the MSC.Linux operating system and information technology services from MSC.Software. Ernst-Mach-Institute, a subsidiary of Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, will use the computing environment for applied research in the field of high-speed dynamics, including stochastic simulation techniques, crash and impact simulation and micro mechanics. The purchase has been co-funded by two Fraunhofer subsidiaries specializing in material research and solar energy, which will also use the cluster for their research. "There is an extremely strong demand for high performance computing applications and infrastructure from research organizations and global manufacturers around the world. We are working hard to meet customer demand and continue to look towards stochastic analysis as one of the growth initiatives for MSC.Software," said Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer of MSC.Software. "We are working very closely with IBM to provide an integrated solution that can support the most advanced research and engineering. By offering software, services and high performance computing systems solutions to our customers, we can speed up the virtual product development process and help customers save time and money." "The IBM X Series 335 is a natural fit for compute clusters with high demand of both performance and stability," said Francesco Angeleri, VP eServer xSeries Europe, IBM. "Inside its ultra-dense 1U package, the x335 packs high performing Intel Xeon processors and the latest in system management for uncompromising power and control. MSC.Software has once again shown expertise in tuning our hardware to the exact needs of a client." "Implementing a High Performance Computing Linux Cluster and optimising it for analytical computing requires an enormous amount of experience", said Dr. Stefan Hiermaier, Vice Director of Ernst-Mach-Institute, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. "MSC.Software has the know-how in all related fields, the professionals and the relationships necessary to master these challenges. We consider MSC.Software and IBM ideal partners for this cluster and are looking forward to developing many successful applications on the cluster." The cluster is comprised of 128 Dual CPU IBM X Series 335 compute nodes, plus 2 identical head nodes. A high performance Myrinet 2000 network supported by a Fast Ethernet administration network ensures high-speed data exchange between the nodes and thus increases performance. MSC.Software will deliver the cluster to the Freiburg branch of the Ernst Mach Institute fully installed with MSC.Linux and IBM Cluster System Management Tools.