Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Mellanox Supplies100G InfiniBand for European Supercomputer Center

The Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC) in Belgium has selected Mellanox’s end-to-end 100Gb/s EDR interconnect solutions to be integrated into a new LX-series supercomputer from NEC. The system will be the fastest supercomputer (peak performance of 623 Teraflops) and the first complete end-to-end EDR 100Gb/s InfiniBand system in Belgium.


“Mellanox is thrilled to contribute to a project that will accelerate scientific discovery and has the capability to solve some of the top problems plaguing scientists and researchers today,” said Gilad Shainer, vice president of marketing, Mellanox Technologies. “This new supercomputer will position the university to make discoveries critical for the continuous advancement of science. VSC selected Mellanox for the performance levels only EDR 100Gb/s InfiniBand can deliver and is a prime example of the growing global demand for intelligent, fast, highly reliable, and cost efficient interconnect technology.”

https://www.vscentrum.be
http://www.mellanox.com