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.
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.
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