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The 4-1-1 is an irregular insideHPC feature where we highlight some member of the HPC ecosystem with a quick look at who they are and what they do. If you’d like your company to be considered for a 4-1-1 feature, drop us an email.

eXludus develops software solutions that add resource allocation intelligence to Linux systems that dynamically optimize multi-core server throughput without need for re-writing applications. Here’s the 4-1-1.

Who: eXludus is a software development company that has spent the past 2+ years developing a solution that allows existing applications to make better use of rapidly increasing processor core counts. The founder and lead engineers spent most of their careers in high …

ScaleMP develops server aggregation virtualization solutions with a specific emphasis in high performance computing. Their flagship product is vSMP Foundation. Here is the 4-1-1.
Who: ScaleMP was founded in 2003 and has been focused on applying the principles of resource aggregation (prevalent in storage and networking) and commodity computing (leveraging industry standard servers and interconnects) to address high performance computing (HPC) challenges. In one of his previous roles, the founder led a large IT organization of hundreds of engineers and programmers and managed a broad range of complex IT projects in security, systems and network infrastructure, gaining significant experience in scalable computing and helped formulate the ideas behind ScaleMP.
What: vSMP Foundation is a software solution …

HPC Platform, headquartered in Paris (France), develops HPC and low-latency solutions for Market data processing and complex financial products valuations. Its HPCP appliances leverage the performance of FPGA-based hardware systems with the use of Domain Specific Language (DSL) compilers and optimized core libraries. The HPCP appliances have a very modular and scalable technical architecture that enables them to fit well the targeted applications (for instance market data processing + monitoring + valuation/CEP functionalities + risk analysis).
Who: HPC Platform was founded in 2007 and resulted from research and projects beginning in 2005. For its solutions, HPCP focused on a dedicated and global “Platform environment” comprising a modular hardware appliance, DSL compilers, optimized hardware cores …

PSSC Labs (Professional Service, Super Computers) delivers high performance computing clusters, workstations, servers and storage systems. PSSC Labs solutions aim to allow customers to focus on their work and not managing their computers. Here’s the 4-1-1.
Who: Founded in 1989, PSSC Labs has shipped over 600 industry recognized PowerWulf Clusters. Each PowerWulf Cluster includes the Complete Beowulf Software Toolkit (CBeST) to facilitate cluster management, monitoring, and maintenance.
What: PSSC Labs delivers complete, turn key, high performance computing solutions including PowerWulf Clusters, PowerServe Servers, PowerStation Workstation and RaidStation Storage Solutions. All systems are custom configured to meet the needs, specifications and budget of the end users.
Why (you care): PSSC Labs understands the importance …

Terascala develops high throughput, high capacity storage solutions for performance-based computing. Its RTS 1000 Lustre-based storage appliance leverages the performance and robustness of the Lustre file system while masking some of Lustre’s complexity and associated costs. Here’s the 4-1-1.
Who: Terascala was founded in 2005, focused on applying the principals of commodity computing (leveraging existing solutions, commodity components, and open source software) to the storage challenges of high performance computing. The founders, and many on the team, worked together previously at Network Engines, where they developed the first 1U server, and at Ammasso, the first company to deliver a working RDMA Ethernet NIC.
What: The Terascala RTS 1000 Run Time Storage Appliance is …

Cluster Resources develops workload and resource management software including the Moab Cluster Suite, Moab Grid Suite, and Maui Scheduler. Here’s the 4-1-1.

Who: Incorporated in 2001, Cluster Resources, Inc. began initial development in the mid-1990s by the founders of the company under the name Supercluster Development Group. Before it became Cluster Resources, The Supercluster Development Group created the Maui scheduler and maintained & developed the open source Torque Resource Manager.

What: Moab Cluster Suite,® Moab Grid Suite,® and Moab Utility / Hosting Suite™, Moab Cluster Builder an integrated out-of-the-box cluster deployment and management solution based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10. Cluster Resources also enables you to create dynamic hybrid …

Interactive Supercomputing Corporation develops Star-P, a software platform that is delivering interactive parallel computing power to the desktop. Here’s the 4-1-1.
Who: Interactive Supercomputing (ISC) launched in 2004 to commercialize Star-P, an interactive parallel computing platform. With automatic parallelization and interactive execution of existing desktop simulation applications, Star-P merges two previously distinct environments — desktop computers and high performance Computers (parallel servers, clusters or supercomputers) –- into one. Based in Waltham, Mass., the privately held company markets Star-P for a range of biomedical, financial, and government laboratory research applications.
What: ISC develops Star-P, an interactive parallel computing platform that enables users to code algorithms and models on their desktops using familiar mathematical tools — such as MATLAB, …

NICE has a big presence in the European HPC market, particularly on the industrial side. Here’s the 4-1-1.
Who:10 year old NICE is an Italian software company with offerings in HPC and grid management. Their software is aimed at company-wide management, optimization of computing resources, increased usability, reduced complexity for grid solutions. NICE headquarters are based in Asti, in the North of Italy, located in the medieval castle of Cortanze, a small pleasant village in the country-side, South East from Turin. Awesome…a castle.
What:NICE has one primary software products that can be customized to meet individual user needs. EnginFrame solves problems related to computing resource optimization and rationalization, streamlining the time and resources needed to deploy and …

Super Micro Computer, Inc. is a motherboard manufacturer that’s expanded into systems and support infrastructure for servers. Here’s the 4-1-1.
Who: Established in 1993, Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI) emphasizes motherboards based on Intel’s x86 architecture, plus complete server systems utilizing Intel’s Itanium, Pentium, and Xeon microprocessors, as well as AMD’s Opteron processors.
What: Two Supermicro products are primarily of interest for high performance computing applications. First, the SuperBlade features 10 server blades, 4 switches, and 4 redundant power supplies in 7U enclosure. It supports both Intel and AMD Quad-Core/Dual-Core processors. Both Intel DP & AMD DP/MP processor-based server blades can be used in the same 7U enclosure. Second, the 1U Twin contains two dual-processor servers …

Digipede Technologies is one of the companies making supercomputing on Windows a reality for enterprise customers with big requirements but without all the specialize knowledge and resources HPC has historically demanded. Here’s the 4-1-1.
Who: Digipede launched its flagship product at DEMO@15 in 2005. Digipede Technologies delivers grid computing software that enables enterprise applications to be distributed across a network of Windows desktops, servers, and cluster nodes. Digipede’s top vertical market is financial services, with applications ranging from risk management to trading analytics and pricing of complex assets; leading hedge funds and asset managers are among Digipede’s many repeat customers. Digipede also serves customers in government and defense, life sciences, entertainment and …