Its patented Segmented File System(TM) is the
basis for IBRIX Fusion(TM), a suite of software products that comprise
the most scalable, economical , multi-purpose file system solution
available for cluster computing, grid computing, and enterprise
computing environments. Parking is
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The IBRIX
Fusion software solution has enabled our cluster to process
significant quantities of data, via a file system currently exceeding
7 terabytes in size, with great efficiency and speed . In part, his work has dealt with the prediction of
gravity-wave strengths and their temporal signatures as observed on the
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"Since IBRIX Fusion is a multi-purpose file system solution, it
has allowed deployment in several very diverse applications," said
Michelle Butler, technical program manager at NCSA.

About NCSA

NCSA (National Center for Supercomputing Applications) is a
national high-performance computing center that develops and deploys
cutting-edge computing , networking and information technologies. Thorne was recognized for being one of the world's
leading experts on the astrophysical implications of Einstein's General
Theory of Relativity and, as stated on the citation for the award, "for
having trained a generation of scientists.75 to $8.

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IBRIX Fusion Segmented File System Selected by NCSA

The NCSA HPC
environment includes systems that provide more than 40 teraflops of
computing power and 1 petabyte of spinning data storage; from the
2 ,560-processor Dell Xeon cluster with peak performance of more than
15 teraflops that offers 140 terabytes of storage, to an SGI Altix SMP
system that provides 6 teraflops and 370 terabytes of storage.ibrix . Among a handful of
physicists, Professor Thorne is considered one of the world's authorities
on gravitational waves. IMAX Theater tickets vary in price from $4.org.

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The flexibility and purely
software -based nature of IBRIX Fusion has allowed NCSA to deploy
commodity hardware components resulting in significant reduction in
capital expenditures. Previously, the Radium cluster had no local
storage , with the exception of internal drives for temporary space. The
NCSA machine room and the NCSA mass storage archive hold more than 1
petabyte of data. Both
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IBRIX Fusion Software Suite

IBRIX Fusion allows enterprise system administrators to build file
systems that can scale to up to 16 petabytes of capacity in a single
namespace, and provide up to one terabyte per second of aggregate
input/output (I/O) throughput performance , independently and
non-disruptively as the demands of the enterprise grow.

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Following the deployment of IBRIX Fusion, applications were able to
share a large data store across the entire cluster with good
performance.uiuc. "Now we are surveying large portions of the entire sky,
repeatedly, over a number of years, and the data we are analyzing
changes constantly, which makes this a significant effort. IBRIX Fusion,
a purely software-based solution, increases application performance,
simplifies administration, and reduces total cost of ownership. Rudolph (right),
Professor Thorne's scientific contributions span the full range of topics
in general relativity including means to test general relativity against
rival theories of gravity, applications of relativity to stellar structure
and evolution, black holes and gravity waves.

Thorne's contributions to gravity wave research extend to his seminal work
in the area of quantum nondemolition (QND) measurements and well beyond the
concerns of gravity wave detectors.

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ncsa. Additional support comes
from the state of Illinois, the University of Illinois, private sector
partners and other federal agencies.
Professor Kip Thorne of the California
Institute of Technology was presented the California Scientist of the Year
at this year's Discovery Ball, the California Science Center's annual gala,
held June 25, 2005.

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All of these
approaches require the analysis of massive quantities of highly
dimensional and complex data that are currently multi-terabyte in
size, and are expected to surpass the petabyte regime by the end of
the decade . The IBRIX
Fusion Software Suite is available through leading OEMs.

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For general information, including directions, phone (323) SCI-ENCE or
visit our web site at www.

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Since the IBRIX Fusion parallel file system has been
running on NCSA's 256-node PIII mini-cluster named Radium, the
laboratory has been obtaining fast, accurate results from the enormous
volume of raw data harvested for the survey.uiuc.

IBRIX(TM) delivers increased application performance to enterprise
computing environments utilizing a unique, software-based parallel
file system solution. Admission to the Science Center
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Since
deploying IBRIX Fusion, NCSA has seen a marked improvement in overall
storage infrastructure utilization.edu/UserInfo/Resources/Hardware/Condor/

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The Laboratory for Cosmological Data Mining (LCDM) at NCSA is
addressing the challenges presented by the large data volumes being
generated by current astronomical surveys .
"Quasar variability has been monitored and studied before on a
much smaller scale," said Robert Brunner, an assistant professor of
astronomy at the University of Illinois and an NCSA research
scientist .00.

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As a result, we have enabled applications running on the
Radium cluster managed by Condor to be more streamlined, have local
storage, and increased performance by deleting some very costly and
expensive processes of copying of data in and out of the cluster.uiuc.

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Fusion is hardware , network, and protocol independent and can be
deployed as either a host-installed cluster file system solution or
exported over network file system (NFS), common internet file system
(CIFS), or other industry standard protocols as a scalable network
attached storage (NAS) solution. These "signatures " are of great relevance to LIGO (Laser
Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory), a multi-institution gravity
wave experiment for which Thorne has been a leading proponent. A blue-ribbon panel
selects a nominee whose work is current and advances the boundaries of any
field of science.

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NCSA is a recognized world leader in high-performance computing,
networking, storage, and data mining applications . "In addition,
IBRIX has allowed us to eliminate cumbersome and wasteful copying of
data in and out of the cluster by providing a fast, scalable parallel
file system.

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IBRIX Fusion Accelerates Processing Speed of Highly Complex
Cosmological Data Exceeding Seven Terabytes at the Laboratory for
Cosmological Data Mining

IBRIX(TM), Inc. IBRIX Fusion simplifies management, delivers
maximum flexibility, and reduces total cost of ownership.

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, inventor of the Segmented File System(TM), today
announced that the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
(NCSA) has implemented IBRIX Fusion(TM) , an enterprise-class,
fully-integrated parallel file system solution, on its 256-node Radium
mini -cluster which supports the Palomar-Quest (PQ) project.com

IBRIX, IBRIX Fusion, and Segmented File System are trademarks of
IBRIX, Inc.

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ncsa. To best understand how our
universe formed and has evolved, different approaches are being used,
including measuring the cosmic background radiation , studying galaxy
clusters, and understanding quasars (super massive black holes) and
their relation to large-scale structure in the universe. The article is available at
http://www. For more information , see
http://www. Of those selected, eleven have earned the California
Scientist of the Year honors before becoming Nobel Laureates.

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information about the Palomar Quest Survey at the National Center for
Supercomputing Applications, please see related article "The Big
Picture," published by NCSA.
Located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, NCSA is
funded by the National Science Foundation. IBRIX is
headquartered in Billerica, MA.

The California Science Center established the California Scientist of the
Year Award in recognition of the prominent role California plays in the
areas of scientific and technological development.