Microway Builds Cluster for University of Maryland Chaos-Weather Forecasting Team

Plymouth, MA - February 25, 2003 - Microway, a leading manufacturer of custom configured Linux Beowulf Clusters, today announced that they were chosen by the University of Maryland at College Park to manufacture a new Beowulf cluster to be used for atmospheric research and numerical weather prediction.

The 25-node dual Intel® Xeon™ cluster is being used in collaboration between the number one ranked Chaos group at the University of Maryland and the Department of Meteorology. The cluster will be used to apply ideas and concepts from chaos theory in order to improve short-term weather forecasting. The University of Maryland chaos-weather forecasting project is led by Dr. James Yorke recipient of the 2003 Japan Prize (Japan's version of the Nobel prize). Dr. Yorke is best known for applying the word 'chaos' to describe the field that now is commonly referred to as chaotic dynamics.

"We purchased from Microway because, not only are they an established name, they had a competitive price, friendly customer service and worked with us extensively to custom configure the system," said scientists Alfredo Nava-Tudela and Gyorgyi Gyarmati who were in charge of the cluster purchase.

"After 20 years of working in the HPC industry, Microway provides a clear value proposition for our customers. It's important to us that we understand the customer's application when we design and recommend the proper integrated solution," said Ann Fried, Chairperson of Microway.

This fully integrated Beowulf cluster includes 24 - 1U diskless Intel® Xeon™ nodes and 4U master node with Myrinet connectivity. Microway's proprietary 1U node and cabinet include excellent cooling for longer system life and reliable performance. The cluster also incorporates Microway's remote monitoring tools including MCMS™ and NodeWatch™. MCMS provides a view of resource utilization on cluster nodes. NodeWatch is a proprietary hardware/software environmental monitoring product.

About Microway, Inc.
Microway is a major vendor in the Supercomputing market. Microway designs and integrates state of the art, high end Linux clusters for universities, life sciences, financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies and government research agencies worldwide. Microway's products incorporate Xeon, Itanium2, Athlon, Opteron and Alpha processors in 1U, 2U and 4U-based custom configurations with monitoring and management tools. Incorporated in 1982, Microway is a member of the Intel Premier Provider program. For more information and a subscription to Microway's online newsletter, please visit www.microway.com.