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Mellanox has announced that its industry-leading ConnectX-2 40Gb/s InfiniBand adapter was awarded "Best HPC Interconnect Product or Technology" in the annual HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards. The coveted HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards are determined through online polling of the global HPCwire audience, along with a rigorous selection process involving HPCwire editors and industry luminaries.

Interconnects are the critical paths that move data back and forth in HPC systems and top interconnect performance is critical for delivering the highest possible system performance. Mellanox leads the industry with its ConnectX-2 adapters, and the HPCwire award is the latest recognition of its industry-leading features and performance.

"HPCwire readers are among the most informed in the HPC community and these awards represent which HPC-related companies are making the biggest impacts in mind-share within this community," said Tom Tabor, publisher of HPCwire. "The HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards send a strong message to the recipients that those in the global HPC community recognize their work, and consider their efforts meritorious."

"We are delighted and honored to have our ConnectX-2 adapter cards be named 'Best HPC Interconnect Product or Technology' by the heart of the HPC community," said, John Monson, vice president of marketing at Mellanox Technologies. "This award validates Mellanox InfiniBand technology's application performance and overall value for HPC end-users."