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July 2006 Newsletter

InfiniBand Progress Shows Up At The International Supercomputing Conference

At the recent International Supercomputimg Conference in Dresden, InfiniBand powered forty out of the Top500 list of the world's most powerful computers. Plus, three of the top ten most powerful computers now use InfiniBand interconnects, all based on a Mellanox silicon solution. From the most recent showing, InfiniBand continues to be the fastest growing interconnect in this market.

Apart from the Top500 rankings, Mellanox made a series of announcements showcasing Mellanox InfiniBand acceptance.

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Mellanox “InfiniBand Accelerated” PCI ExpressModule Adapters Power Sun Blade™ 8000 Modular System

Mellanox announced that its dual-port InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter (HCA), based on the PCI SIG ExpressModule™ specification, has been incorporated into Sun Microsystems' recently announced Sun Blade™ 8000 Modular System, a breakthrough modular architecture delivering the best of both rackmount servers and blade systems.Featuring tool-less installation, tool-less removal, hot-plug capability and 10Gb/s performance, the Mellanox 4X InfiniBand ExpressModule HCA expands the flexibility and serviceability of InfiniBand server clusters.

“The Sun Blade 8000 Modular System is the industry's first flexible, rear accessible, hot-plug PCI ExpressModule implementation in modular blade form factor,” said Mike McNerney, director of blades marketing for Sun Microsystems' Systems Group. “The Mellanox ExpressModule HCA delivers a highly serviceable, highly reliable InfiniBand fabric interconnect solution for high-performance server clusters.”

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Mellanox “InfiniBand Accelerated” PCI ExpressModule Adapters Power Sun Blade™ 8000 Modular System

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Visit Mellanox at these August 2006 events!

  • SIG-GRAPH
    Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
    Boston, MA
    August 1-3
    Booth #815 (With Ciara and Intel)
  • Linux World
    Moscone Convention Center
    San Francisco, CA
    August 14-17, 2006
    Booth #203

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InfiniBand in the News

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