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Microsoft launches 'Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003'

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MUMBAI: Microsoft

Corporation India
Pvt Ltd. announced the launch of the Windows Compute

Cluster Server 2003 - its flagship product for High Performance Computing (HPC)

at TechEd

in Bangalore. The Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 is Microsoft's first

software product designed specifically to run parallel, high-performance

computing applications for customers solving complex computations. Microsoft has

identified Academia, Engineering, Oil & Gas and Public Sector as its key

focus segments in India. The company is also working with several Indian and

global ISVs, partners and hardware manufacturers to develop and release

solutions that run on, or interoperate with, Windows Compute Cluster Server

2003. The product has already been released to manufacturing and will be

generally available to customers in early August 2006.

Commenting on Microsoft's entry into high performance computing, Jeff Price,

Senior Director, Windows Server Division, Microsoft Corporation said,

"According to analyst firm IDC,

the high-performance and technical computing (HPTC) market grew approximately 24

percent in 2005 to reach a record $9.2 billion in revenue, which is the second

consecutive year of 20 percent-plus growth in this market. The HPC cluster

market share continued to show explosive growth, representing over 50 percent of

HPTC market revenue in the first quarter of 2006. IDC reported that worldwide

x86 HPTC cluster revenue grew 70 percent year over year (2004 to 2005). IDC

indicated that high-performance computing clusters in the lower-end capacity

segments of the market will see substantial customer adoption in the coming

years. These systems represent a significant initial opportunity for Windows

Compute Cluster Server 2003".

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