{"51475":{"#nid":"51475","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Computing at Georgia Tech Teams Up with Cisco on New Supercomputing Platform","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA, September 28, 2005 \u2013 The College of Computing at Georgia Tech, a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress, today announced that its Computational Science and Engineering division (CSE) has\u003Cbr \/\u003Edeployed an innovative, high-performance supercomputing platform using networking technologies from Cisco Systems\u00ae (NASDAQ: CSCO).\u00a0 Researchers plan to use the system to leverage its multi-scale modeling expertise and build upon Federal and State transportation data to discover cost-effective ways to address the considerable traffic problems of major metropolitan areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTechnology is an important enabler for institutions like the College of Computing to innovate and advance research in cutting-edge areas such as multi-scale modeling,\u201d said Krish Ramakrishnan, VP and GM for Server Networking and Virtualization at Cisco Systems, \u201cOur high-performance InfiniBand-based switching solutions combined with our VFrame(tm) software suite for I\/O and server virtualization provide a very fast, flexible, and economic research environment for our customers. Cisco is excited to help the College of Computing at Georgia Tech further establish itself as a leader in high performance research grids with this best-of-breed system.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EImplementing Cisco\u2019s Server Fabric Switch (SFS) InfiniBand solutions, the College of Computing\u2019s newly installed computing cluster will greatly expand its enterprise research capacity in areas such as multi-scale modeling. Cisco\u2019s InfiniBand and unified input\/output (I\/O) technologies will enable the College of Computing to provide a dedicated, flexible and high-performance resource for its academic and research faculty and students, whose work has helped Georgia Tech to rank among the nation\u2019s top research campuses in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs a national leader in computing research and education,the College of Computing\u2019s groundbreaking achievements\u003Cbr \/\u003Ein multi-scale modeling has led to safety and efficiency improvements for homes, buildings and even traveling,\u201d said\u003Cbr \/\u003ERich DeMillo, dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. \u201cWith ongoing support from best-of-breed solutions\u003Cbr \/\u003Eproviders such as Cisco Systems, the College of Computing will continue to provide the dynamic computing environment\u003Cbr \/\u003Enecessary to foster innovative research and drive social and scientific progress.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout the College of Computing at Georgia Tech \u003Cbr \/\u003EThe College of Computing at Georgia Tech is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 12th nationally by U.S. News and World\u003Cbr \/\u003EReport, the College\u2019s unconventional approach to education is pioneering the new era of computing by expanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human centered solutions. For more information about the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHigh-Performance Computing Cluster Will Support College\u2019s Expanded Research in Multi-scale Modeling and Other Areas\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:44:02","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:53","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2005-09-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2005-09-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}