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Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 00:02:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: HPCwire <hpcwire@tgc.com>
To: mgold@techunix.technion.ac.il
Subject: 15578 TheLinuxStore.com Unveils the Element-L Beowolf Cluster 05.28.99
TheLinuxStore.com Unveils the Element-L Beowolf Cluster 05.28.99
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Scottsdale, AZ -- EBIZ Enterprises Inc., announces from Raleigh, NC at the
1999 5th Annual Linux Expo TheLinuxStore.com's, unveiling of the fully
configured Turn-Key efficiently-priced Beowulf Clustered Super Computer
project.
The unveiling happened directly on the floor of the Linux Expo, the
largest and most prominent national convention and conference. The Beowulf
immediately became the buzz of the conference as competitors and buyers were
overwhelmingly impressed with the incredible price and performance of what
has been dubbed the Nebula or the New Element-L Beowolf Unified Linux Array.
While the industry and market have been excited about the launch of
Thelinuxstore.com, this new development immediately places TheLinux Store at
the forefront of value-priced commodity super-computing systems using Linux.
The super-computing industry long dominated by companies such as Cray, IBM,
NEC, Digital, and SGI, now has a new competitor with a price point not seen
prior to this announcement.
A basic entry-level system begins at just under $3,000 while a fully
configured 16 Node Cluster is being offered for under $15,000. The new
16-node system being demonstrated at the Linux Expo is performing an
industry-recognized test in approximately 12 seconds compared to the Cray
T3-E's performance of 3 seconds, which has a cost of $5,500,000.
"We have introduced this 'super-computer' to open the market and expand
the choices available in what today is being celebrated as the birth of
consumer accessible super-computing. Based upon the linking of low-cost
computers into a network that will recognize the computers as one large,
very fast computer, TheLinuxStore.com and Element-L is today changing the
landscape of power computing.
"Once the domain of only the largest Universities and Research Groups, our
low-cost solution will be immediately available to the many High Schools,
Junior Colleges, Universities, small, and mid size companies that have
desired to benefit from super-computing but to date have not been able to
afford such an undertaking." Stated John Wise during the 5th Annual Linux
Expo, CIO of Ebiz Enterprises.
"Our team assembled to build our Beowolf is lead by Adam Muntner and
Kristen Kirk. In just several months this dynamic team brought together a
mammoth endeavor to enable TheLinuxStore.com the ability to offer this type
of fully configured turn-key system based upon Red Hat's Linux Operating
System. Prior to today this was nearly unattainable by most people without
advanced degrees in science.
"These new systems have been built to address the needs of engineers,
scientists, physicists, mathematicians, artists, and many others.
"Beowolf configurations have recently been used by movie studio's to help
with the rendering of animations used in 3D productions, scientists use the
machines for mapping hurricanes or for observing the events of a nuclear
blast simulation, engineers for researching oil exploration possibilities."
Stated John Wise.
"With today's unveiling of our new Super-Computing Beowolf solution - the
Nebula, TheLinuxStore is offering a system that distinguishes us as not only
being a low-cost manufacturer of Linux Computers, but as a leader in the
computing industry as demonstrated by this machine you see running here."
Stated Stephen Herman, EBIZ Enterprises president.
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