Silicon Graphics Awarded $40 Million DOD Contract
25 February 2009 - 1:05AM
PR Newswire (US)
SGI Captures Six of Seven Awards Under HPC Modernization Program
with Altix ICE Systems Based on New Intel Nehalem Processors
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Department
of Defense (DOD) selected Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI)
(NASDAQ:SGIC), through its wholly owned subsidiary Silicon Graphics
Federal, Inc., for six of seven awards as part of the agency's
Technology Insertion 2009 (TI-09) High Performance Computing
Modernization Program (HPCMP). The multi-year $40 million agreement
engages Silicon Graphics to provide world-class compute and storage
solutions, along with options for service and support. The systems
will be installed at leading defense research and development sites
throughout the United States, including the U.S. Army Research
Laboratory (ARL), the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development
Center (ERDC), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Arnold
Engineering Development Center (AEDC), and the Naval Surface
Warfare Center (NSWC). "Silicon Graphics is honored to provide
these premier DOD facilities with the high-performance compute,
storage and service solutions needed to handle some of the most
advanced computing challenges in the world," said Silicon Graphics
CEO Robert "Bo" Ewald. "Securing these TI-09 awards required
Silicon Graphics to prevail in a competitive evaluation involving
numerous major HPC vendors. As we move forward with implementation
and long-term support of these solutions, we'll work to ensure that
DOD researchers and programs get the most from them." Silicon
Graphics captured the lion's share of 2009 HPCMP program contracts
by demonstrating the superior performance of its SGI(R) Altix(R)
ICE 8200 systems based on the next-generation Intel(R) Xeon(R)
processors (codenamed Nehalem). Complementing the extreme
performance of the Altix ICE platform is a storage solution based
on SGI(R) InfiniteStorage 4600 designed handle the DOD's tremendous
I/O requirements efficiently and reliably. Contributing to the
selection of Silicon Graphics were usability factors associated
with the Altix ICE systems and Silicon Graphics' long track record
of delivering rapidly deployable solutions for the most demanding
HPC environments. With a tightly integrated and modular design that
simplifies deployment, the SGI Altix ICE platform allows customers
to realize a return on their investment sooner than is possible
with traditional supercomputer systems. The company also showed it
could meet the power and space limitations of certain DOD sites,
without sacrificing performance. "To achieve breakthroughs in
designing and testing next-generation materials and weapons
systems, DOD researchers require high-performance systems that are
scalable and reliable," said Cray Henry, director of the HPCMP for
the Department of Defense. "Throughout our evaluation process,
Silicon Graphics clearly demonstrated that it more than met these
criteria. In addition, the DOD and HPCMP share a long history with
Silicon Graphics. These major contracts will extend our partnership
for years to come." Silicon Graphics will equip the Army Research
Laboratory DoD Supercomputing Resource Center (ARL DSRC) in
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., and the Engineering Research and
Development Center (ERDC DSRC) in Vicksburg, Miss., with SGI Altix
ICE 8200 systems based on the future Intel(R) Nehalem processors
integrated with SGI(R) InfiniteStorage 4600 systems. Each of these
centers provides computational resources to the entire DoD science
and technology and test and evaluation communities. All systems are
expected to be installed and accepted by Sept. 15, 2009 Silicon
Graphics will also supply solutions under the HPCMP's Dedicated
High Performance Computing (HPC) Project Investments (DHPI) which
provides DoD sites with mid-sized systems for mission-critical
projects with unique requirements that cannot be performed at a
DSRC. These include: -- Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio -- Arnold Engineering
Development Center (AEDC) at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee --
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Bethesda, Md. AFRL and AEDC
will leverage SGI Altix ICE 8200 technologies while NSWC will rely
on SGI Altix 4700 and SGI(R) InfiniteStorage 200 solutions. As the
engine driving the DOD's new SGI Altix ICE systems, the Intel
Nehalem processor is designed to deliver unprecedented performance
and dynamic scalability. "Driven by the energy-efficient
performance of Intel's Xeon and Itanium processor families, SGI's
computers provide DOD engineers ideal HPC systems for creating,
simulating, visualizing and analyzing applications," said Richard
Dracott, Intel general manager of High Performance Computing. About
HPCMP The HPCMP was initiated in 1992 in response to congressional
direction to modernize the DOD laboratories' HPC capabilities. The
HPCMP was assembled out of a collection of small high performance
computing departments, each with a rich history of supercomputing
experience that had independently evolved within the Army, Air
Force, and Navy laboratories and test centers. The HPCMP provides
the supercomputer services, high-speed network communications, and
computational science expertise that enables the Defense
laboratories and test centers to conduct a wide range of focused
research, development, and test activities. This partnership puts
advanced technology in the hands of U.S. forces more quickly, less
expensively, and with a greater certainty of success. Silicon
Graphics, Inc. Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) (NASDAQ:SGIC), is a
leader in high- performance computing. SGI delivers a complete
range of high-performance server and storage solutions along with
industry-leading professional services and support that enable its
customers to overcome the challenges of complex data-intensive
workflows and accelerate breakthrough discoveries, innovation and
information transformation. SGI solutions help customers solve
their computing challenges whether it's enhancing the quality of
life through drug research, designing and manufacturing safer and
more efficient cars and airplanes, studying global climate,
providing technologies for homeland security and defense, or
helping enterprises manage large data. With offices worldwide, the
company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and can be found
on the Web at http://www.sgi.com/. (C) 2009 SGI. All rights
reserved. SGI, the SGI cube, Altix and the SGI logo are registered
trademarks of SGI in the United States and/or other countries
worldwide. Intel and Itanium are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United
States and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein
are the property of their respective owners. MEDIA CONTACT Marla
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