NEWSLETTER
Q2 2009
Welcome to Appro’s HPC Solutions Newsletter, the source you can rely on for innovative open standards cluster and supercomputing solutions based on latest technologies.

Many IT departments in the HPC industry feels the pressure to deliver the performance results while building an environmentally-friendly and open infrastructure that improves total cost of ownership. In this newsletter you will read about just a few of the ways in which Appro HPC Solutions is committed to improving customers’ applications performance while reducing energy bills and floor space in the data center. For more information about Appro please visit http://www.appro.com

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Appro HyperGreen Clusters based on AMD Opteron™ Processors
Appro HyperGreen offers a modular, flexible, energy-efficient cluster architecture designed for mid to large-scale high performance and high density computing applications. Based on the GreenBlade system, HyperGreen boosts performance optimization by increasing system bandwidth and memory capacity while reducing I/O latency with outstanding power management features. Learn More

Recent News

Appro's Servers and Supercomputing Solutions to Support the New Six-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor
Appro announced the support of the new Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor 2000 and 8000 Series, codenamed “Istanbul,” across all product lines. The new processors are expected to deliver up to 30% more performance compared to the previous generation in the same power and thermal envelopes, helping offer customers a business advantage when it comes to managing power costs. Learn More

Appro Launches Open, Green and Affordable Blade Solution for Mid-Size Business
The Appro GreenBlade system consolidates server, storage, network, power and simplified management capabilities in one package while providing the performance-density, energy-efficiency and the best ROI. GreenBlade is a great alternative to 1U servers for customers looking to scale down costs while scaling up performance, reliability, serviceability at competitive price. Learn More

Case Study / White Papers/ Videos




High Performance Computing in a Green and Modular Solutions Building Block
Many IT departments in the HPC market are feeling the rising pressure to deliver
more capacity computing and performance while trying to reduce the total cost
of ownership. This white paper discusses how an environmentally-friendly and
open-standards HPC building block based computing system using flexible
interconnect options helps address capacity computing needs. Download the White Paper

SC08 Videos: Appro End-Users and Technology Presentations

Videos featuring end-user presentations on best practices for modern HPC implementations with Graeme Hackland, IT Manager for Renault F1 Technical Team and Mark Seager, Technical Lead of LLNL. Also listen to a presentation about Appro's scalable supercomputing systems and cutting edge technology from AMD, CD-Adapco and NVIDIA. Watch the Videos


White Paper & Video Case Study - ING Renault Formula One Team
Learn about Appro's experience providing a supercomputer for the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) at the ING Renault F1 Team's technical centre in the UK. It will discuss the value of a balanced high performance computing (HPC) architecture highlighting the Appro Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer. Download the White Paper or Watch the Video Case Study.
Event Schedule
ISC 2009
Hamburg, Germany
June 23 - 25, 2009


SEG 2009
Houston, Texas
About Appro
Appro is a leading developer of 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

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