Appro HyperGreen(TM) Supercomputing Clusters Gets SC Online 2009 Product of the Year Award

Appro HyperGreen(TM) Supercomputing Clusters Gets SC Online 2009 Product of
the Year Award

MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Appro (http://www.appro.com/), a
leading provider of high performance computing systems, today announced that
the Appro HyperGreen(TM) Clusters based on the GreenBlade system has received
the "Editors' and Readers' Choice 2009 Product of the Year Award" from
Supercomputing Online, the home page for high-performance computing,
networking and storage professionals.

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The Supercomputing Online "Readers' and Editors' Choice Product of the Year
Award" is given annually to products with outstanding innovation in design,
value and performance. Products receiving the award were judged by the
website's readers, using an online poll in conjunction with a team of
high-performance computing experts. The products were evaluated based on their
ability to change the competitive landscape of the market, whether through
innovative features, exceptional value for price/performance,
energy-efficiency, remarkable ease of use, or a demonstrable boost to users'
productivity.

The Appro HyperGreen Cluster solution is based on the Appro GreenBlade(TM)
system featuring up to 80 GreenBlade nodes, totaling 640 processing cores per
42U standard rack cabinet, doubling the density compared with traditional 1U
rack mounted servers. With its green design, HyperGreen Cluster boasts up to
20% power consumption reduction per node compared to 1U servers while offering
outstanding configuration flexibility.

"We are very pleased that Appro HyperGreen Cluster has been recognized by
SuperComputing Online's editors and readers as one of the best products of the
year. Appro HyperGreen Cluster provides a scalable, flexible and energy
efficient solution that simplifies deployment and management while reducing
TCO with a quick path to ROI. Appro HyperGreen Cluster delivers innovative and
complete solution that addresses today's business challenges and budgets for
medium to large supercomputing deployments," said Maria McLaughlin, Marketing
Director of Appro."

The SC Online 2009 award will be formally presented to Daniel Kim, CEO of
Appro by Chris O'Neal, Editor-in-Chief of Supercomputing Online during the
Opening Gala Evening Event at the Supercomputing 2009 Conference in Portland,
OR on November 16, 2009 at the Appro booth #1200.

About Appro
Appro is a leading developer of supercomputing solutions. Appro is uniquely
positioned to support High Performance Computing markets focusing on small to
large-scale deployments where low total cost of ownership is essential. Appro
accelerates technical applications through outstanding price/performance,
balanced architecture, open standards and engineering expertise. Appro
headquarters is in Milpitas, CA with offices in Korea and Houston, TX.
To learn more go to http://www.appro.com.

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