MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- Veridian has released the latest professional edition of the Portable Batch System: PBS Pro 5.2. PBS is a leading supercomputer workload management solution, an enabling technology for Grid Computing, as well as an important aspect of Linux clustering and desktop computing. Built upon over nine years of proven PBS technology, PBS Pro 5.2 provides enhancements in new features, stability, reliability and fault tolerance, making it the trusted solution for workload management. Important new features of this release include: • New Scheduling Polices • Desktop Cycle-Harvesting • Enhanced Support for Parallel Applications PBS was originally developed for NASA to meet the challenges of job scheduling for aerospace applications. Today PBS Pro technology is managing the workload of some of the largest supercomputers in the world. “Many high performance computing sites are finding the PBS Pro software to be the natural replacement for the older NQS and NQE batch systems, as PBS Pro provides traditional batch scheduling coupled with advanced workload management features,” explained Veridian’s PBS Business Director, James Patton Jones. Customers that are leveraging the PBS Pro solution include the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, U.S. Department of Energy, Lockheed-Martin Corporation, the Boeing Company, and the Ford Motor Company. The PBS Pro software has also served as an enabling technology for Grid Computing. From the meta-computing projects of the mid-1990s to NASA's Information Power Grid today, Veridian's PBS team continues to serve as a leader in Grid computing. "Grid technology greatly extends traditional computing capabilities," stated Dr. Bill Nitzberg, General Manager of Veridian's PBS Products Department and co-director of the Global Grid Forum's Scheduling area. "Our vision for Grid Computing is to enable strategic use of computing resources --- across groups, across enterprises, and across the globe." Likewise, PBS Pro is an active player in both the Linux clustering and corporate desktop computing markets. New features in PBS Pro 5.2 provide enhanced “cycle harvesting” of desktop workstations, which allows customers to better utilize existing resources. Additionally, a new software licensing policy provides greater flexibility for large corporations deploying PBS Pro in complex environments. “We benchmarked the new cycle harvesting feature across a large network of desktop workstations and realized significant productivity gains. Additionally, the new floating licenses simplify our deployment and provide a more cost effective solution,” stated Michael Humphrey, Vice President of Enterprise Computing at Altair Engineering. Additional information is available at www.pbspro.com.