MOVIES

CGG's worldwide network of seismic data processing centers has passed the 10,000 CPU mark and offers an overall computer capacity of over 15 Teraflops. This huge increase in computing power, following the recent installation of an additional 1536 CPUs in Houston, 1088 CPUs in London and 320 CPUs in Kuala Lumpur, is necessary to support the worldwide commercial success of A+ (CGG's anisotropic Kirchhoff pre-stack time and depth migration services) and the recent launch of WaveVista(TM) (CGG's no-compromise shot-domain wave-equation migration). Guillaume Cambois, Executive VP for Data Processing and Reservoir Services, states: "This upgrade is a further step in our ongoing strategy to increase computer capacity, and is in line with our commitment to provide our clients with the best quality seismic products in the shortest possible turnaround time. It also demonstrates that we have mastered the PC cluster technology and harnessed its complexity for use in our day-to-day production environment." All CGG processing centers, whether open or dedicated, have their own computing power and can draw additional capacity from any of the three regional "hubs" in Houston (7 Teraflops), London (7 Teraflops) and Kuala Lumpur (1 Teraflop). Following the launch of Geocluster(TM) in 2000, all CGG software are supported on Linux and optimized for cluster architecture. All CGG processing geophysicists are now equipped with a standard dual flat-screen 2 GHz PC workstation which provides greater visualization capability, improved ergonomics and seamless integration with the cluster environment through the common Geocluster(TM) software.