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Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Aspen Systems’ New Glacier Dual Itanium 2 Rackmount computer will support the Intel Itanium 2-based 2U rack-optimized form factor – Aspen Systems, Inc., a leader in the custom design, manufacture and service of a wide array of Linux-based high-performance computing solutions, is proud to announce that in the coming weeks they will support the newly released Intel SR870BH2 server platform with up to two Intel® Itanium® 2 processors with 6MB of level 3 cache at 1.50Ghz, in a 2U rack-optimized form factor. Aspen Systems’ new Glacier Dual Itanium 2 Rackmount computer based on the SR870BH2 server platform is expected to ship during Q3 2003 and will support the Intel Itanium 2 processor, providing a 2-way platform and 64-bit processing power. The Glacier Dual Itanium 2-based Rackmount computer designed with the related Intel server platforms will be targeted at scientific and industry applications that demand performance, availability, and reliability. “Not since the Alpha processor have we had a dual 64-bit processor system that delivers the floating point capabilities of the new Itanium 2 processor-based server platform SR870BH2,” stated Tom Leinberger, Vice President of Sales at Aspen Systems. “Aspen Systems’ platform based on the Intel SR870BH2 server product and new Itanium 2 processor provides a powerful system that will help them meet the diverse needs of the high-performance technical computing market,” said Phil Brace, director of marketing, Intel Enterprise Platforms and Services Division.