NEWSLETTER
Q1 2008
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Appro Xtreme-X2 Supercomputer
The Xtreme-X2 is a highly scalable architecture that groups together servers into a unified, fully integrated Scalable Unit that can be provisioned and managed as a stand-alone supercomputer. The X2 combines high performance capacity computing with superior fault-tolerant capability computing in a well balanced system architecture. Learn More. For customer references, Click here.
Recent News



The Appro Approach
Appro sees the HPC space as a continuum with customers focused on reliable, cost effective, turnkey systems at one extreme, and engineering or scientific organizations focused solely on performance at the other end. Where does the company fit? Read the Article.

Appro Offering AMD's Opteron™ for HPC
Appro is rolling out a new system that uses Quad-Core Opteron™ processors from AMD, part of an effort to expand its line of supercomputers and high-performance computer clusters. Read More.

ING Renault F1 Team Chooses Appro Xtreme-X™ Supercomputers for New Computational Fluid Dynamics Centre in UK
Appro has been awarded a contract for a 38TF Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer for the ING Renault F1 Team Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Centre, a brand new modern technology-driven research facility. Read More.

Interview - Formula One Team Makes Super Investment
Renault's Formula One team announced it had purchased a 38TF Appro Xtreme-X2 Supercomputer to upgrade its compute infrastructure. Read the Interview.

Japan's University of Tsukuba Selects Appro Xtreme-X Supercomputers
Appro was awarded a contract for a 95TF supercomputer to provide the lowest-latency and highest bandwidth to meet capacity and capability computing requirements for the Center of Computational Sciences at the University. More.

Case Study / Product Review / Video Presentations




Product Review - Super Quad-Core for Compute-Intensive Apps
Appro delivers the XtremeWorkstation, WH5548H, a system built around four AMD quad-core Opteron processors for a product review. See the Results.

Case Study - ACTIV Financial Systems Uses Appro High Performance Computing to Keep Financial Data on the Move
The challenge for ACTIV is to continue providing their clients with market data in an environment of burgeoning volume. See how Appro solutions helped ACTIV achieve their goals. Download the case study.

Live Video Presentation at Supercomputing 2007
Please join Appro for a series of presentations describing a new way to approach building COTS Linux clusters based on the Tri-Labs (TLCC07) concept of a Scalable Unit. With this simple concept multiple clusters of various sizes can be built and deployed into production very rapidly.

The Scalable Unit Concept -- Mark Seager, LLNL

Road to PetaFlop Computing --- John Lee, Appro

Appro Cluster Management --- Jim Ballew, Appro

Event Schedule
HPCC 08
Hyatt Regency
Newport, RI
March 25-26


IDC Enterprise Data Center Forum

Hilton San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
April 7, 2008

IDC - HPC User Forum
Norfolk, Virginia
April 14-16
About Appro
Appro is a leading developer of innovative workstations, density-managed servers, clusters and supercomputers. Appro is uniquely positioned to support High-Performance Computing markets focusing on medium to large-scale deployments where lowest total cost of ownership is a primary consideration. Appro accelerates technical applications and business results unlocking the value of IT through outstanding price/performance, balanced architecture, open standards and engineering expertise. For more information, go to http://www.appro.com

Appro keeping pace with the demands of business technology- See Video

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