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Reinforcing its expertise in and commitment to the high performance computing market, Force10 Networks is participating in a forum highlighting 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) in high performance computing and storage environments, at the Supercomputing Conference (SC08), taking place November 15-21 in Austin. This presentation will offer attendees a thorough look at the role of 10 GbE in high performance computing and storage architectures, including technical, design and cost benefits. The session will be led by Force10 Networks Director of Research and Education Alliances Debbie Montano, and will occur on Wednesday, November 19 at 11:30, in room 12 A/B. “The transition to 10 GbE is under way in storage and computing environments, and the ubiquity and reliability of Ethernet make it a desirable solution for delivering high performance,” said Montano. “Leading scientific organizations, such as Los Alamos National Laboratory and CERN, are heavily dependent on the computing power of the world’s most sophisticated supercomputers, which utilize 10 GbE Ethernet networks. Force10 Networks provides the reliability and scalability needed to optimize supercomputer performance and enhance state-of-the-art research and analysis.” The company will round out its scheduled speaking engagement with a series of joint product demonstrations, integrating various technologies from the Force10 product portfolio. The Ethernet Alliance will host a low latency 10 GbE data center switch demonstration at booth #2514, showcasing the Force10 S2410 access switch, while Sun Microsystems will highlight products from the S-Series and E-Series line at booth #1021. Force10 will also make available a multitude of exhibits at its booth (#1817), including an informative video capturing in-depth detail of Geneva-based CERN’s deployment of Force10’s TeraScale E-Series switch/routers to support its Large Hadron Collider experiments. Force10 Equipment Anchors the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputers; More than 30 Percent of the Fastest 40 Force10 switch/routers are part of the most powerful IBM, Sun Microsystems, Cray and Dell supercomputers on the Top500.org list of the world’s fastest supercomputers. The Force10 Reliable Networking product portfolio is also integral to the leading supercomputers in Europe, Russia and Korea, including Forschungszentrum Juelich Jugene supercomputer in Germany, Moscow State University’s leading supercomputer, SKIF-GRID, and Tachyon supercomputer at the Korea KISTI Supercomputing Center, the fastest in Korea. Additional details on Force10’s presence among the world’s fastest supercomputers can be found at its Web site. The Force10 Reliable Networking product portfolio supports advances in reliability, network control and scalability that enable enterprises to lower their total cost of ownership. By building a flexible network that is ready to support emerging and evolving applications, enterprises can optimize their networks for current needs as well as future requirements.