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Cray Inc. today announced that the Altair PBS Professional workload management solution is now generally available for the Cray XT3 massively parallel processor (MPP) supercomputer. PBS Professional has been fully integrated with the Cray XT3 software, allowing high-performance computing (HPC) users to intelligently manage their workloads across thousands of processors. PBS Professional, a leading workload management solution, is supported for all Cray supercomputers, and is marketed and supported by Cray and Cray resellers around the world. The Cray XT3 is a third-generation MPP supercomputer used in leading supercomputing centers that require exceptionally high levels of sustained application performance and scalability to conduct scientific research and engineering. Altair's industry-leading PBS Professional workload management technology is now available for purchase on Cray's full product line, which includes the Cray X1E, Cray XT3 and Cray XD1 supercomputers. With the PBS Professional software integrated into the Cray XT3 system, systems administrators can aggregate computational resources into a virtual pool and configure scheduling policies for maximum efficiency and faster times to solution. The software also makes end-users more productive by providing a consistent job management interface that allows them to focus their attention on applications and science, rather than having to deal with various job control languages. "We are pleased to extend our OEM agreement with Cray to include the massive Cray XT3 systems," said Michael Humphrey, vice president of Altair's Enterprise Computing business unit. "This deployment is further testament to the scalability and robustness of PBS Professional, and Altair continues to heavily invest resources in these areas. Today's Cray systems are the latest example of the HPC industry's continuing drive to push the limits of computing capacity and complexity. Evaluating the reliability and resiliency of their workload management solutions will be critical in allowing HPC customers to take full advantage of these performance gains. Altair intends to be there to help them do just that." "The PBS Professional solution makes it possible to integrate workflows and assign jobs across the full complement of over 10,000 processors on our Cray system, and to distribute workloads among other systems in the computing center," said Rob Leland a director with Sandia National Laboratories. "As a result, we have been able to create a computational environment that maximizes performance and is easy to use and efficient to administer." "Cray's XT3 supercomputer customers demand the highest levels of efficiency and availability from their MPP system," said Jeff Brooks, Cray XT3 product manager. "Cray supercomputers are purpose-built to allow users in research facilities such as Sandia, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to solve some of the world's largest and most complex problems. Altair's PBS Professional provides these organizations with tools they need to ensure that these critical supercomputer resources are utilized in the most effective and productive manner possible."