vSMP Foundation Supports HP ProLiant BL280c G6 Blade

vSMP Foundation Delivers Outstanding Performance with HP ProLiant BL280c G6
Blades
CUPERTINO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
ScaleMP, the leading provider of virtualization solutions for high-end
computing, completed certification of vSMP Foundation for HP ProLiant BL280c G6
server blades offering the new Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series. vSMP Foundation
coupled with the HP ProLiant BL280c G6 server blade solution delivers excellent
performance and energy savings to reduce overall datacenter spending in power
constrained scale-out environments.

vSMP Foundation aggregates multiple industry-standard off-the-shelf x86 servers
into one single virtual high-end system for the High-Performance Computing (HPC)
market. vSMP Foundation provides customers with an alternative to traditional
expensive symmetrical multiprocessor (SMP) systems and also offers simplified
clustering infrastructure with a single operating system. It supports
aggregation of up to 16 servers into a single virtual SMP system, providing:

* Up to 4 terabytes (TB) of shared memory for large memory requirements
* Up to 128 cores virtual SMP, proven scalability and record-breaking memory
bandwidth
* Ease of use and lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for applications, with
simplified cluster management and storage architecture
* Improved utilization through a centralized and consolidated architecture

The new HP ProLiant BL280c G6 server blade has been designed for high
performance and scale-out datacenters. With outstanding dual-processor
performance and price per watt, the HP ProLiant BL280c helps reduce overall
datacenter power consumption while maintaining high performance. The new Intel
Xeon 5500 series processors provide significant performance improvements and
faster I/O throughput. The new DDR3 memory technology is more energy efficient
and has better cooling than existing memory options. Overall, the HP ProLiant
BL280c offers customers the latest technology for improved power efficiency and
performance optimization. These blades feature up to 96 GB of ECC DDR 3 DIMMS,
two PCI-express expansion slots, and support both SA and SATA HDD drives.

"I am very happy for ScaleMP and HP to be working together and have vSMP
Foundation support for the ProLiant BL280c G6 blade," said Shai Fultheim,
founder and CEO of ScaleMP. "This announcement enables HPC customers to get a
cost-effective, high performance supercomputer resource by aggregating multiple
blades, capable of solving bigger problems and accelerating time to innovation."

"Customers demand scalable solutions that deliver superior performance and
maximize return on technology investment," said Steve Cumings, director of
marketing for the Scalable Computing and Infrastructure organization at HP. "The
new HP BL280c G6 server blade combined with the vSMP Foundation offers customers
configuration flexibility and scalability."

About ScaleMP

ScaleMP is the leader in virtualization for high-end computing, providing
maximum performance and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The innovative
Versatile SMP (vSMP) architecture aggregates multiple x86 systems into a single
virtual x86 system, delivering an industry-standard, high-end symmetric
multiprocessor (SMP) computer. Using software to replace custom hardware and
components, ScaleMP offers a new, revolutionary computing paradigm. The company
is backed by Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, TL Ventures, and ABS
Ventures. For more information, please call +1 (408) 342-0330 or visit
www.ScaleMP.com.

vSMP Foundation is a trademark or registered trademark of ScaleMP. All other
brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders and should be treated as such.

ScaleMP
Amar Rao, +1-408-342-0330
PR@ScaleMP.com

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