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Appro (http://www.appro.com), a leading provider of high-performance enterprise computing systems and AMD will be demonstrating the Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solution and the 1U and 4U Quad AMD Opteron processor-based servers at the Design Automation Conference (DAC), in San Diego, CA, booth number 4534. Appro and AMD will demonstrate the HyperBlade Cluster featuring 80 blades with 160 AMD Opteron processors in a custom cabinet running on the Linux Red Hat 7.3 operating system. In addition, Appro will showcase the remote management functions of the Appro BladeDome Remote Management Software and the cluster management appliance. "Large enterprises and service providers are already utilizing the high reliability, outstanding flexibility and low total cost of ownership offered by Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solutions running Linux. Once again, Appro HyperBlade Clusters are proving to be the ideal platform for the High-Performance and enterprise markets,” said Daniel Kim, CEO and President of Appro. Appro also announces the availability of a comprehensive White Paper on "Building High-Performance Linux Clusters”. This twenty-three page White Paper provides an overview as well as detailed information on the engineering approaches and the challenges of building high-performance computing clusters. In addition, it presents comprehensive information focusing on the Linux Operating System in conjunction with AMD Opteron processors. Also covered is a real example of building and provisioning an Appro HyperBlade 80-node cluster with a total of 160 AMD Opteron processors at the AMD Developer Center. To retrieve your free White Paper, go to www.appro.com. “Appro’s HyperBlade Cluster solutions and cutting-edge AMD Opteron processor-based servers significantly increase the density of traditional cluster and server solutions and provide leading-edge 32-bit performance with 64-bit capabilities,” said Ben Williams, vice president of Enterprise and Server/Workstation business at AMD. “The Direct Connect Architecture of the AMD Opteron processor enables a faster throughput of data and a streamlined design for multiprocessor systems.”