Special Features:
Platform SIMPLIFIES GRID CLUSTER
MANAGEMENT
Simplifying grid cluster management, Platform
Computing Inc announced that it
will offer a $120-CPU, entry-level version of
Platform Grid Clusterware for
small-scale Linux compute grid clusters.
Platform Clusterware (Online) can be deployed in a matter of minutes on
smaller grid clusters of up to 64 CPUs running Linux on 32-bit hardware. With
Platform Grid Clusterware (Online), small workgroups, startup businesses or
departments can roll out low-cost industry standards-based grid clusters
faster, reduce operational costs, and improve computing productivity by
managing the "cluster as server."
This new offering complements
Platform's production-ready version of
Clusterware, called Clusterware Pro,
which supports both Linux and Unix
environments with more than 64 CPUs.
Announced in January 2002, Clusterware Pro integrates with packaged cluster
solutions from Atipa, HP, Intervision, and Microway for customized "cluster
as
server" management solutions and provides additional features such as
support
for large clusters, commercial application integrations,
master-failover and
support for 64-bit Intel Itanium systems, and Sun Solaris,
HP-UX and other
UNIX platforms.
"Typically, smaller departments or
workgroups that need to leverage grid
technologies are left with little
alternative to commercially unsupported
packages or homegrown scripts to
manage their small clusters," said Paul Hill,
vice president, marketing and
business development, Platform.
"However, with Platform Clusterware,
these users now have the enhanced
functionally of a commercially-proven,
integrated solution, combined with
industry-leading technical support, in one,
simple cost-effective package."
Platform Clusterware is an entry-level
integrated software package for the use
and administration of clusters,
providing customers with the industry's
broadest range of
commercially-supported, easy to implement cluster management
solutions.
Incorporating workload management, system monitoring and administration
through an easy to use browser-based interface, Clusterware supports multiple
scheduling policy centers and proven job reliability inherited from Platform
LSF.
Clusterware provides a standards-based architecture and is easy
to extend with
SOAP/XML interfaces for Web services and open APIs, and runs on
a variety of
Linux distributions including Red Hat, Debian and SuSE Linux.
About Platform
Platform Computing provides distributed and grid
computing solutions that help
enterprises effectively connect, measure, manage
and optimize their enterprise
resources.
Platform's integrated desktop
to grid software solutions are used by over
1,500 customers worldwide in the
financial services, government, life sciences
and manufacturing industries to
deliver higher quality products and services,
improve business performance and
maximize the return on IT investments.
Founded in 1992, Platform has strategic
relationships with Apple, Dell, HP,
IBM, SAS and SGI, and the industry's
broadest application integration support.
Platform technical support
is available via email and through the Platform
website at:
http://www.platform.com/clusterware
http://www.platform.com
Source and Contact:
jschmidt@platform.com
Kristina.white@porternovelli.co
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Simon.rothwell@harvard.co.uk
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