FRANKFURT, Germany,
July 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- E4
Computer Engineering, a leading Italian manufacturer of hardware
solutions for high performance and data center computing, today
announced their first orders for Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM)
ThunderX-based ARKA servers.
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E4 Computer Engineering specializes in the production and
architectural integration of complete and customized solutions, for
environments ranging from high performance computing to design of
turn-key datacenters. E4 HPC customers include leaders such as CERN
and ENEA, where they have delivered solutions for workloads ranging
from processing data from CERN's Large Hadron Collider to wave
modeling in the Mediterranean Sea.
In March of this year, E4 announced their new ThunderX-based
ARKA servers for cloud, big data, and HPC workloads, powered by
64-bit ThunderX ARM processors and the NVIDIA Tesla Accelerated
Computing platform. The high-performance ARKA series combines the
ThunderX 48-core ARMv8 CPUs with one or more NVIDIA® Tesla® GPU
accelerators in a modular rack-optimized architecture. Despite the
typically long sales cycles for HPC deployments, E4 has already
begun closing orders for these new one and two-socket systems.
ThunderX SOCs are uniquely suited to drive performance for these
systems, with 48 custom cores, high memory bandwidth and capacity,
onboard workload accelerators and integrated network and storage
capability. Focused on workloads such as high-energy physics and
molecular dynamics, the ThunderX-based systems will leverage the
high-performance, energy efficient Tesla GPU accelerators to
deliver best-in-class performance with lower cost and power
consumption than delivered by comparable systems.
"E4's reputation is built on delivering cutting-edge custom
solutions for our customers," said Cosimo
Gianfreda, CTO, E4 Computer Engineering. "We wanted powerful
and highly-scalable CPUs for our new ARKA servers, that deliver
outstanding performance combined with reduced TCO. We chose Cavium
and ThunderX, and customers are already buying these new servers
based on the increased value they bring."
"Our ThunderX ARMv8 CPUs were designed specifically for
high-performance: Our unparalleled 48 cores, high memory bandwidth
and capacity, and integrated workload accelerators are a great
match for HPC and Hyperscale workloads in E4's ARKA server family,"
said Steve Cumings, Director, Market
Development, Cavium. "The value of accelerated performance and
reduced TCO is highlighted by the orders E4 customers are already
placing. We look forward to continued delivery of cutting-edge
platforms together with E4 Computer Engineering."
"GPU accelerators provide 64-bit ARM systems with the processing
muscle to power a range of HPC workloads," said Roy Kim, group manager of Accelerated Computing
at NVIDIA. "The combination of advanced ThunderX ARMv8 CPUs and
NVIDIA Tesla GPUs enable E4 to deliver a new class of highly
efficient, high-performance solutions to tackle the toughest HPC
and datacenter computing challenges."
Additional information available at the E4 Computer Engineering
booth #914, and at the Cavium booth, #1105, at ISC15 in
Frankfurt, Germany
(13th-15th July).
About E4 Computer Engineering
Established in 2002, E4
Computer Engineering designs and manufactures high performance
systems which aim to accomplish both industrial and scientific
research requirements and to reach a variety of customers ranging
from universities to computing centers. E4's focus is on HPC
although our expertise extends to all segments of IT. Thanks to the
established experience and the outstanding quality of our
solutions, E4 Computer Engineering is acknowledged and appreciated
as a valuable technology vendor by prestigious organizations like
C.E.R.N. in Geneva. E4 designs
each system individually to deliver highly personalized, cost
effective and power saving solutions.