Systems/Enterprise:
GRID & SUPER COMPUTER PROVIDES THE ARMY WITH
ONLINE COMPUTER GAME
Super Computer Inc (SCI), the world's
fastest
growing game hosting solution,
announced it is working with the U.S. Army to
provide it with supercomputers
and high-end gaming services for running the
America's Army: Operations online
computer game.
In addition, SCI has
set up the http://www.GoAmericasArmy.com ,
rental
program
for the gaming community to rent their own servers running on
state-of-the-art high-performance computing technology.
The Army is
utilizing SCI's supercomputer that delivers game server access
with
unsurpassed speeds, reliability and value. SCI hosts the game servers on
the
fastest datacenter in the world and on the fastest gaming platform. With
the
world's fastest online gaming computer, Jupiter One (Atlanta) at 1.13
TFlops,
connected in UUNet's Mega-Hub with 8 OC-192's, SCI provides
enterprise-class
back-end solutions for the gaming industry. The cluster used
for the America's
Army: Operations game was heralded as one of the 50 fastest
computers in the
world at Super Computer Show in Baltimore this year.
"Super Computer
Inc was created for the 58 million online computer game
players in order to
improve the quality of their online gaming play," said
Jesper Jensen,
president and CEO at Super Computer Inc. "We're excited to be
working with the
Army on the America's Army game. SCI's unique, state-of-the-art products along
with its premium positioning in the gaming industry will
help the Army deliver
the best gaming experience to its audience and broaden
the community that has
made America's Army: Operations one of the most popular
games on the Web."
"The Army prides itself on using the highest technology available to
communicate with and provide information to our Soldiers," said Colonel Casey
Wardynski, project originator and manager. "We are mirroring this effort with
the America's Army game by working with industry's leading technology
providers to provide America's Army players with the best possible virtual
Soldier experience."
With GoAmericasArmy.com, the gaming community may
rent their own servers to
run America's Army: Operations in the fastest game
server environment with the
highest bandwidth available in the world. All
servers rented through
http://www.GoAmericasArmy.com , run
on
a high-performance grid clustered
supercomputer using cutting-edge server
control and management technology.
"GoAmericasArmy.com was
specifically designed to come with automated control
features for the users,
where the users can perform all the functions that
would give full control
over his/her rented server. Some of the features
include the ability to
restart the server, remotely control the server, add
additional users to admin
the server, change profiles, and view the account
information," said Jay
Majumdar, vice president of Sales for SCI.
"Super Computer Inc has a
commitment to its customers to test every product
and technology we sell to
determine how it enhances the gaming environment,"
Majumdar said. "SCI's
powerful cluster technology and super computers provide
the ultimate
combination of advanced functionality and powerful Super Computer
grid cluster
performance in one ultra-compact solution."
Since the America's Army:
Operations game debuted on July 4th it has been one
of the most popular games
online. The Army has recorded more than 1.2 million
registered user accounts
with more than 740,000 players completing basic
training. Gamers have played
more than 52 million missions and the average
number of completed missions per
day is 450,000. The game has received
accolades from the gaming and national
press and was recently awarded Computer
Gaming World's Editor's Choice
award.
About Super Computer, Inc.
Super Computer Inc (SCI)
is the world's fastest growing game hosting
solution. With the invention of
the world's first supercomputer for FPS game
hosting, the Jupiter Cluster, and
the Callisto mini-grid cluster for Broadband
Providers, SCI is working with
the gaming industry to consolidate the game
hosting market.
With the
move to WorldCom's network, SCI now offers the world's fastest gaming
technology and connectivity. SCI is privately owned. In the coming months SCI
has plans of adding 3 more clusters along with several mini clusters in San
Francisco, London and Singapore.
For more information, please visit http://www.supercomputerinc.com
The America's Army media Website is located at http://www.thearmygame.com ,
and the game
site can be found at: http://www.americasarmy.com
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