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About Quadrics
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Quadrics is a leading supplier and developer of high performance networking products and resource management software. Quadrics applied advanced technology to build clusters that achieve supercomputing levels of performance and reliability. QsNet products are based on internally developed ASICs, firmware and software technologies, and deliver high performance, scalability and flexibility. With a proven record of working in partnership, Quadrics is helping to solve the world's most complex computational challenges.
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Building the world's fastest computers
Supercomputers have long been used to improve our understanding of complex physical phenomena such as meteorology, fluid dynamics and molecular structure. In recent years, there has been a massive advance in the power of micro-processors. Aggregating their individual elements has produced an increasing capability, combined with greater cost-efficiency which means that supercomputing technology is now accessible to potentially many new markets, such as the communication, media and finance sectors. Quadrics' focus on standards, performance and reliability means they are able to provide a quality of service that meets the stringent demands of these sectors.
As part of one of Europe's largest technology corporations, Quadrics is playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of High Performance Computing. | |  |
Supplying the crucial components for supercomputer systems
Quadrics' scalable, high performance solutions combine the industry-leading QsNet interconnect with standard microprocessor and operating system platforms. QsNet enables large clusters of these processing units to be connected together. With extremely high bandwidth and ultra-low latency, it is a crucial component for building scalable systems.
Performance alone, however, is only part of the equation. Quadrics' unique solution lies in combining the performance of QsNet with a software environment that enables clusters spanning thousands of processors to be used, administered and run effectively. This combination provides the critical production capability for cluster-driven computing.
QsNet software is currently used in many of the world's fastest computers. It offers a highly integrated PCI connection for use in servers based on either PCI or PCI-X, providing superior performance. Future Quadrics products, based on the Quadrics next generation PCI-X ASIC for QsNetII, will continue to address the capability required for High Performance Computing. |
Working together to add value
As providers of a critical technology component, building strong partnerships is the key to success. Quadrics has spent many years developing the combination of products and services that provide the most cost-effective solution. Today Quadrics products are used in systems run by many of the world's leading vendors and integrators as well as major Supercomputing Centres such as Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories, Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. In addition, Quadrics software products are fully integrated with Platform Inc. LSF®, Etnus Inc's TotalView™ Debugger and Pallas' VAMPIR and VAMPIRTRACE performance analysis tools. |
Growing from Strength to Strength
Since its start in 1996, Quadrics has been able to call on a long heritage of technological expertise and the strength of one of Europe's leading corporations. By combining world-leading technology and industry backing with a collaborative approach to business, Quadrics remains at the forefront of the supercomputing field. |
Parent Company
Alenia Aeronautica is one of Europe's leading corporations. Its main activities comprise design and production of commercial and military aircraft, design and production of aerostructures for military and civil aircraft and - through Aeronavali, a wholly owned company - the overhaul, maintenance and modification of military and civil aircraft.
The Company, fully owned by Finmeccanica, has its registered office in Pomigliano d'Arco (Naples).
Alenia Aeronautica is a partner of and cooperates with the major aerospace groups, such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, EADS, Dassault and BAE Systems. | |  Finmeccanica Store
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