References 2005
A backup solution for a hospital that never sleeps
The situation. The Augsburg Central Hospital makes use of a complex server infrastructure to help manage its operations and store the data of the 150,000 patients treated yearly. The infrastructure has become more and more heterogeneous in past years.
The challenge. Since the hospital is open round-the-clock backups of critical data must be fast and reliable.
The solution. The deployment of an ultra fast RAID disk-to-disk backup solution together with a disk-to-tape tape library for a total of twelve terabytes of compressed storage.
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The situation. The Augsburg Central Hospital makes use of a complex server infrastructure to help manage its operations and store the data of the 150,000 patients treated yearly. The infrastructure has become more and more heterogeneous in past years.
The challenge. Since the hospital is open round-the-clock backups of critical data must be fast and reliable.
The solution. The deployment of an ultra fast RAID disk-to-disk backup solution together with a disk-to-tape tape library for a total of twelve terabytes of compressed storage.
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transtec cluster in use round the clock at Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Rostock
The situation. Prof. Ralf Ludwig‘s basic research in theoretical physical chemistry involves extremely CPU- and storage-intensive computer simulations. In fact, they are so demanding that using the university’s computing centre to carry them out was not feasible. Having a suitable cluster system at his disposal was the ideal solution but wiring together a cluster out of conventional PCs would result in a system that was vulnerable to failure and that would have a large maintenance overhead.
The challenge. A highly stable, readily scalable cluster system was needed that could run uninterrupted for months on end. In addition, it was to be capable of carrying out Prof. Ludwig‘s computations without costly and time-consuming modifications.
The solution. transtec installed a 64-bit dual-Opteron HPC cluster system delivering a peak performance of 230 GFlops.
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The situation. Prof. Ralf Ludwig‘s basic research in theoretical physical chemistry involves extremely CPU- and storage-intensive computer simulations. In fact, they are so demanding that using the university’s computing centre to carry them out was not feasible. Having a suitable cluster system at his disposal was the ideal solution but wiring together a cluster out of conventional PCs would result in a system that was vulnerable to failure and that would have a large maintenance overhead.
The challenge. A highly stable, readily scalable cluster system was needed that could run uninterrupted for months on end. In addition, it was to be capable of carrying out Prof. Ludwig‘s computations without costly and time-consuming modifications.
The solution. transtec installed a 64-bit dual-Opteron HPC cluster system delivering a peak performance of 230 GFlops.
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IRD selects transtec to provide tape libraries for its overseas locations
The situation. The French development research agency, IRD, performs research and administers projects centring on man and his environment in the tropics. IRD projects are aimed at furthering economic and have benefited numerous developing nations. IRD has initiated a project called SAUVEGARDE for the purpose of revamping its IT infrastructure.
The challenge. To install server backup systems for each of the sixteen local IT service units (SILs), ten of which are overseas and the remainder in France. A total of 170 servers are involved. In addition, system engineers from six countries were to be trained.
The solution. transtec delivered six Overland NEO 2000 LTO-2 30-slot libraries and seven LTO-2 LoaderXpress 11-slot autoloaders to the eleven most important IRD locations.
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The situation. The French development research agency, IRD, performs research and administers projects centring on man and his environment in the tropics. IRD projects are aimed at furthering economic and have benefited numerous developing nations. IRD has initiated a project called SAUVEGARDE for the purpose of revamping its IT infrastructure.
The challenge. To install server backup systems for each of the sixteen local IT service units (SILs), ten of which are overseas and the remainder in France. A total of 170 servers are involved. In addition, system engineers from six countries were to be trained.
The solution. transtec delivered six Overland NEO 2000 LTO-2 30-slot libraries and seven LTO-2 LoaderXpress 11-slot autoloaders to the eleven most important IRD locations.
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IT Systems for Precision Work
Topcon relies on ttec hardware to aid in the production of precision instrumentation
Capelle a/d Ijssel / Nijmegen, 13 May 2005.
At a first glance it would seem that surveyors, interior designers and ophthalmologists have nothing in common. But in fact they do: they rely on accurate measurements and therefore quite possibly employ instruments made by Topcon, a renown international producer and distributor of optical and electronic instruments used in medicine and civil engineering. Its European headquarters in the Netherlands has relied on products and solutions from ttec, transtec’s Dutch subsidiary, since 1997.
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Topcon relies on ttec hardware to aid in the production of precision instrumentation
Capelle a/d Ijssel / Nijmegen, 13 May 2005.
At a first glance it would seem that surveyors, interior designers and ophthalmologists have nothing in common. But in fact they do: they rely on accurate measurements and therefore quite possibly employ instruments made by Topcon, a renown international producer and distributor of optical and electronic instruments used in medicine and civil engineering. Its European headquarters in the Netherlands has relied on products and solutions from ttec, transtec’s Dutch subsidiary, since 1997.
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The University of Stuttgart relies on a transtec cluster system
The Institute of Mechanics at the University of Stuttgart has selected a transtec cluster system to carry out research in computer simulations of the behaviour of porous materials.
Stuttgart, 19 April 2005.
Professor Wolfgang Ehlers and fifteen other scientists at the Institute of Mechanics which he chairs have been doing research in the continuum mechanics of polyphase materials for several years now. This research, which focuses on the Theory of Porous Media (TPM), involves computer simulations which are extremely CPU- and storage-intensive. To meet these demands Professor Ehlers and his colleagues rely on transtec cluster technology.
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The Institute of Mechanics at the University of Stuttgart has selected a transtec cluster system to carry out research in computer simulations of the behaviour of porous materials.
Stuttgart, 19 April 2005.
Professor Wolfgang Ehlers and fifteen other scientists at the Institute of Mechanics which he chairs have been doing research in the continuum mechanics of polyphase materials for several years now. This research, which focuses on the Theory of Porous Media (TPM), involves computer simulations which are extremely CPU- and storage-intensive. To meet these demands Professor Ehlers and his colleagues rely on transtec cluster technology.
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How a supercomputer became even faster: The University of Erlangen-Nürnberg’s Linux cluster system upgrade
The situation: The cluster system installed by transtec at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg was rated as one of five hundred fastest computers in the world when it went into operation eighteen-months ago. However, the growing computing needs of the engineering and scientific departments had brought the cluster to limits of its capacity. A decision was made to upgrade.
The challenge: transtec was commissioned to upgrade the university’s cluster system. It was stipulated that the upgrade should result in minimum interruption in user access and also maintain the integrity of the original system.
The solution: The original 86 compute nodes were expanded by an additional 64 nodes equipped with the latest technology. All 150 nodes were integrated into a virtually identical environment.
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The situation: The cluster system installed by transtec at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg was rated as one of five hundred fastest computers in the world when it went into operation eighteen-months ago. However, the growing computing needs of the engineering and scientific departments had brought the cluster to limits of its capacity. A decision was made to upgrade.
The challenge: transtec was commissioned to upgrade the university’s cluster system. It was stipulated that the upgrade should result in minimum interruption in user access and also maintain the integrity of the original system.
The solution: The original 86 compute nodes were expanded by an additional 64 nodes equipped with the latest technology. All 150 nodes were integrated into a virtually identical environment.
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The Queen Mary University in London places one’s confidence in transtec’s expertise
The Department of Electronic Engineering at the Queen Mary University modernized its lab to provide a state-of-the-art platform for the students
London, 30 March 2005.
New lab at the Queen Mary University
The Department of Electronic Engineering at the Queen Mary University is a high-tech area specialising in telecommunications, Internet and e-Commerce. It forms highly-qualified and talented young engineers to Internet Computing and e-Commerce Engineering. This Department must keep abreast of the latest developments in commerce. A sophisticated IT environment is required to prepare students for their careers. To keep pace with changing technologies and to be in line with the evolution of the Internet, the Department of Electronic Engineering decided to modernise its lab.
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The Department of Electronic Engineering at the Queen Mary University modernized its lab to provide a state-of-the-art platform for the students
London, 30 March 2005.
New lab at the Queen Mary University
The Department of Electronic Engineering at the Queen Mary University is a high-tech area specialising in telecommunications, Internet and e-Commerce. It forms highly-qualified and talented young engineers to Internet Computing and e-Commerce Engineering. This Department must keep abreast of the latest developments in commerce. A sophisticated IT environment is required to prepare students for their careers. To keep pace with changing technologies and to be in line with the evolution of the Internet, the Department of Electronic Engineering decided to modernise its lab.
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Sulzer Innotec Selects transtec Cluster Systems for R & D
transtec cluster systems provide a Swiss R & D firm with the computing power needed for flow simulations
Zurich, 16 March, 2005.
Sulzer Innotec, the R & D division of the Swiss Sulzer Group, has selected a powerful transtec cluster system to provide the number-crunching power needed for complex three-dimensional flow simulation. In its initial configuration the cluster has a capacity of 10TB and consists of sixteen dual-processor compute nodes, one dual-Opteron master node and a quad-Opteron administration node. Plans call for an additional sixteen compute nodes to be added in the third quarter of 2005. Explaining why he is highly pleased with the choice of the transtec system, Dr. Torsten Wintergerste, who is in charge of flow technology at Sulzer Innotec, said, “The transtec combination of an economical price, rigor-ous project management and effective cost planning was just what we were looking for.”
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transtec cluster systems provide a Swiss R & D firm with the computing power needed for flow simulations
Zurich, 16 March, 2005.
Sulzer Innotec, the R & D division of the Swiss Sulzer Group, has selected a powerful transtec cluster system to provide the number-crunching power needed for complex three-dimensional flow simulation. In its initial configuration the cluster has a capacity of 10TB and consists of sixteen dual-processor compute nodes, one dual-Opteron master node and a quad-Opteron administration node. Plans call for an additional sixteen compute nodes to be added in the third quarter of 2005. Explaining why he is highly pleased with the choice of the transtec system, Dr. Torsten Wintergerste, who is in charge of flow technology at Sulzer Innotec, said, “The transtec combination of an economical price, rigor-ous project management and effective cost planning was just what we were looking for.”
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transtec selected in competitive bidding to provide the Notary Supervisory Agency of the Canton Zurich with 650 new PCs
Zurich, 10 January 2005.
The Notary Supervisory Agency of the Canton Zurich intends to gradually replace its PCs with transtec models. The changeover will be completed by spring of 2005 and is the result of a publicly announced call for tenders to which transtec and several leading hardware vendors responded. The Notary Supervisory Agency of the Canton Zurich selected transtec on the basis of the outstanding price/performance ratio of the transtec systems tendered, as well as the extensive project management support outlined in transtec’s proposal.
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Zurich, 10 January 2005.
The Notary Supervisory Agency of the Canton Zurich intends to gradually replace its PCs with transtec models. The changeover will be completed by spring of 2005 and is the result of a publicly announced call for tenders to which transtec and several leading hardware vendors responded. The Notary Supervisory Agency of the Canton Zurich selected transtec on the basis of the outstanding price/performance ratio of the transtec systems tendered, as well as the extensive project management support outlined in transtec’s proposal.
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