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SAN JOSE, CA -- Rackable Systems, Inc. today announced that it has deployed over 500 Rackable Systems servers, with over 1000 CPUs, at the University of California, Santa Cruz's Center For Biomolecular Sciences and Engineering, to create the "Kilocluster" that will power UCSC's Human Genome Project work. The dual-processor servers, in 1u and 2u configurations, were installed on Rackable's remarkably compact and modular racks, which are known for well-thought-out cabling schemes, efficient thermodynamics, and, the highest rack densities in the Industry. Scientists at the center wrote the program that assembled the first publicly available working draft of the human genome sequence and created the web browser to view the sequence and related data. "The challenges for a deployment of this size in a university lab setting are many, not the least of which is the need for a pricing structure that fits into a budget determined by research grants," said Jason Enos, Vice President of Sales at Rackable Systems. Dr Ann Pace, Assistant Director for the center at UCSC, agreed with this assessment. "Rackable really listened to us and understood our concerns. They gave us a great product designed to our requirements at a very agreeable price. We consider this a generous contribution by Rackable to the cause of genomic research at our university." Space utilization and thermodynamic efficiency were very important considerations in the UCSC deployment. The racks at UCSC feature Rackable's industry-precedent-setting back-to-back chassis design, doubling the density over the same rack space. The design also incorporates Rackable's unique chimney-like heat evacuation system for extraordinary cooling efficiency, which suits the limited space in the lab at UCSC especially well. Ease of serviceability is a standard design feature on all racks from Rackable. Enos said each customer is unique -- and it is not surprising his team gave a lot of attention to UCSC's concerns. "From the onset of this project, we were determined to go beyond merely satisfying our UCSC customer -- we are very proud to be a part of, and a contributing member to, the Human Genome Project. For more information, please visit www.rackable.com or www.cse.ucsc.edu/centers/cbe/Genome/