“Scyld Computing Corporation today released the first commercial
version of its Scyld Beowulf Next Generation Cluster Operating
System software. The first of quarterly planned releases, the Scyld
Beowulf software provides simplified cluster integration and setup,
easy administration, and seamless scalability.”
“Beowulf-style cluster systems are computers running open-source
operating systems that are networked together to form a parallel
processing supercomputer. The Scyld Beowulf distribution is the
next generation Beowulf operating system. It includes an enhanced
Linux kernel, libraries, and utilities specifically designed for
clustering. The Scyld Beowulf system provides a stable, standard,
supported platform for the deployment of advanced clustering
applications.”
“The Scyld Beowulf release and Scyld’s formation is in response
to a driving market need for a cluster operating system for high
performance computing. The operating system is the next generation
of Beowulf style computing originally architected by Donald Becker,
Scyld’s CTO, along with other Scyld developers who were also part
of the original Beowulf project at NASA.”
“Joe Barr of Linuxworld states, “The most amazing thing I
saw on the exhibit room floor (of ALS) was probably the
transformation of the email garden into a Beowulf cluster. Honest.
And it only took about 10 or 15 minutes for Scyld Computing to
convert the machines on the LAN into a supercomputer.”
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