Univa UD Announces Release of Grid MP 5.6

New Version Dramatically Increases Performance for Non-Dedicated
Distributed Computing
LISLE, Ill.--(Business Wire)--
Univa UD, a pioneer in HPC systems management products for the
complete distributed computing lifecycle, today announced general
availability of Grid MP 5.6, the company's industry-leading product
for non-dedicated distributed computing.

Grid MP 5.6 will add significant features to the product's
existing HPC capabilities, including job pre-emption, significant
performance improvements, and additional operating system and database
support. New Grid MP 5.6 functionality also includes console
enhancements, logging and diagnostics improvements, and maintenance
upgrades.

Grid MP is the leading product for building distributed computing
environments from non-dedicated resources and the dominant product of
choice for companies in the life sciences field where performance and
speed are imperative for data intensive computing. With the increased
capacity made available by Grid MP, companies can increase both the
speed and scope of HPC processing, tackling bigger computing jobs than
they could before, to improve the precision and quality of work.

"With the enhancements in version 5.6, Grid MP continues to set
the standard for non-dedicated distributed computing," says Gary
Tyreman, vice president and general manager of Univa UD's HPC
Division. "We've listened to our broad base of users and have added
the capabilities they need to drive greater efficiencies in HPC."

The new features in the 5.6 version improve system performance and
ensure that high priority work is done first, so companies achieve
faster time to results for business-critical processing. These include
reduced command dispatch time for results retrieval, prioritized
scheduling of jobs to more powerful machines and improved performance
of large-scale operations such as object deletion. The new
enhancements and functionality in Grid MP 5.6 enable users to manage
the overall HPC lifecycle and achieve measurable cost savings by
leveraging their existing infrastructure.

To learn more about Grid MP 5.6 or to request information, visit
www.univaud.com/hpc/products/grid-mp/.

About Grid MP

Grid MP is the leading product for building distributed computing
environments from non-dedicated resources to deliver increased
high-performance computing (HPC) power. Grid MP reduces operating
costs and improves productivity by harnessing unused compute cycles
from lower local or remote resources. No other commercial technology
is engineered to operate across thousands of disparate,
globally-dispersed devices. Grid MP's proven scalability, speed of
application enablement, and ease of management and operation are among
the top features cited by satisfied customers worldwide.

About Univa UD

Univa UD is the leader in HPC systems management software for the
complete distributed computing lifecycle. Our products simplify the
complex nature of deploying and operating HPC computing environments,
saving customers time and resources while providing confidence their
solution will perform as expected. Hundreds of Global 2000 companies
come to us for HPC solutions, from workgroup clusters to enterprise
grids. With a community-enabled open source model and a focus on
making business easier for customers, Univa UD is advancing the vision
and practice of HPC. Visit us at www.univaud.com.

Univa UD
Phyllis Williams, 512-692-4091
pwilliams@univaud.com

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