Angstrom Microsystems, a leading provider of high-performance servers, is announcing the Titan64, the world’s first 64-bit dual-processor 1U AMD Opteron processor-based development server. Based on AMDs 64-bit architecture, Titan64 is designed to provide cutting-edge 32- and 64-bit performance while maintaining compatibility and leading-edge performance with existing 32-bit x86 applications. The Titan64 will also provide a smooth transition of high performance computing applications from proprietary UNIXTM operating systems to existing Linux and Microsoft x86 operating systems. Fully supported production versions of Titan64 will be available when AMD Opteron processors start shipping in 1H03.
As the world’s first AMD Opteron™ processor-based development server, beta evaluations of Titan64 will give programmers early access to AMD Opteron™ processors, allowing them to develop and tune applications for AMD’s 64-bit architecture. Based on pre-production AMD Opteron™ processor silicon and platform, the Titan64 is intended to be used as a test and development server separate from existing production servers.
Angstrom is currently accepting proposals for immediate beta evaluations of the Titan64. Angstrom provides x86-64 expertise and knowledge of high-performance computing applications in the bio-informatics, scientific computing, financial modeling, graphics rendering, and oil and gas industries. Angstrom enhances clustering for these markets with 64-bit technology to allow more memory and higher performance than current 32-bit designs.
“Angstrom’s Titan64, based on two AMD Opteron™ processors, will be the first of a new generation high performance development server to help companies test and develop x86-64 applications. Titan64™ is designed to support running simultaneous 32- and 64-bit applications, enabling our customers to simulate a range of IT environments and reduce test cycles,” said Ben Williams, director of Server and Workstation Marketing at AMD.
Angstrom has developed the Titan64™ based on the Newisys motherboard. Newisys, a technology company dedicated to delivering AMD Opteron™ based enterprise-class server designs, has developed a dual processor server design with class-leading performance and embedded I/O, enterprise-quality RAS features, and 100%out-of-band remote management capability.
“Newisys has developed a motherboard infrastructure necessary to enable high performance computing solutions driven by AMD Opteron processors,” said Lalit Jain, CEO of Angstrom Microsystems.“ Angstrom is providing the industry the opportunity to evaluate the AMD Opteron processor and see the benefits that its 64-bit technology provides.”
“Newisys is pleased announce Angstrom Microsystems as our first server solution partner” said Phil Hester, CEO of Newisys. The Newisys team has taken decades of expertise developing enterprise class UNIX/RISC systems and applied that to the PC server space. Combining this expertise with the upcoming AMD Opteron processor, Newisys’ server designs deliver UNIX/RISC levels of performance and reliability at PC server prices. “By bringing together Newisys’ ground-breaking AMD Opteron™ processor-based server designs and Angstrom’s expertise in high performance computing, our companies are ideally positioned to address the needs of compute-intensive scientific, entertainment, and commercial workloads.”
With the up to 16GB of memory capacity, two hot-swappable Ultra320 SCSI drives, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, an interactive LCD information panel and easy-to-use remote management software, the Titan64™ is a serious compute platform for the high-performance computing market.
