Tata, HP to build Linux based supercomputer

NEW DELHI: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) has announced a partnership with Hewlett Packard (HP) to implement high performance computing (HPC) solutions at its Computational Mathematics Laboratory (CML) in Pune. The project will feature one of the largest supercomputers in India and will include the rollout of the largest Itanium Linux cluster.

According to the press release, this implementation will enhance CML's ability to conduct world-class research in the area of computer science and mathematics. It will allow CML to run various complex algorithms with up to a billion variables. The supercomputer includes 78 x 2-way Itanium nodes with a high performance Infiniband backbone.

"TIFR is very pleased to partner with HP for high-end research in the field of computational mathematics," said TIFR head (CML) Dr. Narendra Karmarkar. "These technologies will help us in our research on the fundamental problems in mathematics and optimization techniques. With the implementation of this Itanium cluster, we have reached yet another milestone in technology adoption to help "Scientific Discoveries using world-class algorithmic research in Computational Mathematics," he added.

"We are happy to partner with TIFR to set up one of the most powerful supercomputers in India," said HP India Sales Pvt Ltd enterprise marketing and alliances director Pallab Talukdar. "We're confident that our technologies and this partnership with TIFR will contribute to many breakthroughs in the areas of computer science and mathematics that will have tangible benefits for people both in India and around the world," he added.