Cluster Computing:

ROCKETCALC UNVEILS AMD OPTERON-BASED COMPACT CLUSTERS

Rocketcalc announced the Saturn series personal cluster computer with AMD Opteron processors. Available with four or eight processors, 8 Gbps total network bandwidth, and up to 64 GB total RAM, Saturn brings impressive computing power to the desktop in a sleek, compact 12x14x23 in. enclosure.

Saturn combines the proven performance of the 64-bit Opteron processor architecture with easy-to-use cluster management software including Ganglia and Rocketcalc's Houston. Saturn's ease of use, compact size and quiet operation are well suited to office, classroom and lab use.

Configurations include:

• Saturn Unicluster turnkey systems: Out of the box, ready-to-run GNU/Linux clusters with SuSE Linux and a wide selection of available pre-configured popular HPC software.
• Saturn-V compact visualization systems: Including accelerated NVIDIA 2D and 3D graphics capable of driving tiled 7 megapixel displays and projection systems, and pre-configured distributed multi-headed X (DMX). Systems can be used as building blocks to drive even larger displays.

"Saturn expands our personal cluster line with a 64-bit architecture that exhibits a very high performance/price ratio. Saturn continues Rocketcalc's tradition of providing cluster systems that fit where bulky, noisy rack-mount systems do not," said Dr. Bryan Lewis, general manager at Rocketcalc.

Rocketcalc Saturn systems are available starting at under $5,500.