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Topspin Selected As NEC Provider For HPC Solutions

Topspin Communications, a leader in switched computing, announced a strategic partnership with NEC Corp, a leading computer manufacturer in Japan, under which NEC has selected Topspin as its InfiniBand supplier for high performance computing solutions. Under terms of the agreement, NEC will resell Topspin InfiniBand switching and I/O gateway products.

"Topspin is a recognized leader in the InfiniBand market," said Yoshiharu Takeuchi, senior manager of HPC Engineering Center at NEC. "Customers demand optimum performance from their clusters, and Topspin's products offer a very compelling solution for this on a standards-based platform."

NEC and Topspin are already working together on several large high performance cluster projects in Japan.

"We are excited to be selected by NEC," said Patrick Conte, vice president of worldwide sales at Topspin Communications. "Being chosen by the market leader in Japan is a validation of InfiniBand, as well as Topspin's momentum in the high performance computing marketplace."

As part of the partnership, Topspin and NEC have also jointly delivered support for SCORE on InfiniBand. SCORE is an important clustering job scheduler application for high performance computing.

NEC will be presenting its InfiniBand solution Nov. 16-20 at the PC Cluster Consortium booth #1323 during SC2003, the annual high performance networking and computing conference.

About NEC Corp

NEC Corp is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. Ranked as one of the world's top patent-producing companies, NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corp. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide and had net sales of approximately $40 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2003. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at http://www.nec.com.