November 10, 2010
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 10 -- Xtreme Compute Technologies (XCT) today announced the launch of the company and the immediate availability of the NVIDIA Tesla powered, high performance computing-focused (HPC), "a-BriX" product family of accelerated compute solutions. The a-BriX line of "Tesla Accelerated" XCT BriX products provides a full range of flexible compute platforms to the market place.
XCT brings together a team of seasoned HPC professionals and their associated partners with decades of successfully designing and delivering best of breed solutions to address the constantly expanding needs of HPC challenges across all disciplines.
"The team has collectively delivered over $300M in HPC deployments, across commercial, government, and research projects. We formed XCT to further expand upon our extensive foundational expertise to continue to deliver innovative and cost effective solutions for the challenges that lay ahead," said Leo Iantosca, managing partner, XCT. "XCT will strive to be fully dedicated to our customers' success in maintaining a competitive edge through the intelligent application of the latest innovative technologies. XCT is committed to extend our knowledge and expertise in partnership with our engineers, researchers, developers, and vendors for the benefit of our clients. "
"The new a-BriX family of GPU-enabled compute solutions, the first of XCT's 'BriX' product family, brings much needed flexibility, serviceability and upgradeability to the marketplace," said Jeff Fettig, vice president and partner, XCT. "Available in varying configurations and chassis options, including 1u, 2u and the convenient Deskside 'Side-Car', our a-BriX product family provides the market with flexible choices backed by our standard 3-year on-site warranty."
"As our newest Tesla Preferred Partner, XCT brings a wealth of experience in the HPC market and a product line up that delivers a great deal of flexibility for its customers," said Andy Keane, general manager, Tesla business at NVIDIA. "Equipped with our newly datacenter certified Tesla C-class processors, XCT's solutions address the rapidly expanding community of developers leveraging the GPU for HPC and scientific computing."
Available configurations include:
Visit the company at SC10, booth 4359.
About Xtreme Compute Technologies (XCT)
XCT, based in Richmond, Va., is a high performance computing (HPC) solutions provider dedicated to delivering best of breed technologies to meet the needs of its compute and data-intensive customers across all vertical markets. The XCT "BrIx" product family is the first of a number of innovative and cost effective products that will be introduced in the coming months. Xtreme scale storage, compute, and fully integrated datacenter solutions will be announced in Q1 of 2011. XCT is dedicated to delivering superior value to its customers through a combination of comprehensive technical knowledge, and proactive partnerships with both its customers and vendors. For more information, visit http://www.xtremecompute.com.
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Source: Xtreme Compute Technologies, LLC
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