Linux Networx, the Linux Supercomputing Company, announced today that the Department of Defense (DoD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), has placed the largest single order for Linux Supercomputers in the company's history.

The DoD purchased five supercomputers from Linux Networx including three Advanced Technology Clusters (ATC's) and one LS-1 for the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Major Shared Resource Center (MSRC), and an additional LS-1 for Dugway Proving Ground. The procurement increases ARL MSRC's computing capability to over 80 trillion floating-point operations (TFLOPS), making it one of the largest computing centers in the DoD. In addition, the procurement enhances ARL MSRC's visualization capabilities. Linux Networx was selected due to its recognized expertise in designing, building and delivering next generation Linux supercomputers that leverage the price/performance value of open software and hardware platforms.

The Linux Supercomputers are part of the Technology Insertion 2006 (TI-06) program, an initiative to modernize the Department of Defense high performance computing (HPC) capabilities. The HPCMP provides the supercomputer services, high-speed network communications, and computational science expertise that enable the U.S. Defense laboratories, such as ARL, to conduct a wide range of focused research, development, and test activities. Linux Networx is a key partner in the drive to put advanced technology in the hands of U.S. armed forces more quickly, less expensively, and with greater certainty of success.

"We are honored to partner with the DoD on this key technology project," said Robert (Bo) H. Ewald, CEO of Linux Networx. "This procurement features our Linux Supercomputers powering a broad set of applications to solve a number of complex challenges -- leveraging a variety of visualization capabilities within the DoD and within the defense community special programs.This wide ranging application of Linux Networx supercomputing technology confirms our position as the leading Linux supercomputing company in the market today."

"We've observed tremendous scalability for some of our applications on our current commodity clusters," said Charles J. Nietubicz, director of the ARL MSRC and director of the High Performance Computing Division in the Computational and Information Sciences Directorate (CISD). "The TI-06 increase in computing capability will give DoD scientists and engineers the additional ability to solve more complex, three-dimensional, time-dependent, physics-based problems in a timeframe that can provide the data necessary to assist with weapon development and procurement decisions."