IBM Brings Visualization to Desktops around the Globe

Armonk, NY -- February 17, 2005 -- Today, IBM unveiled its new Deep Computing Visualization (DCV) technology, re-affirming its commitment to providing unparalleled high-performance computing solutions that consistently drive global innovations in decision support and research. Based on open standards, IBM's new DCV technology provides a low cost, high performance solution that leverages the newest workstation technology, coupled with software that improves both performance and function. This latest technology is part of IBM's growing list of new supercomputing solutions, which includes IBM's new eServer p575 system.

IBM's DCV enhances the graphical user interface and enables remote access to various software applications in a variety of disciplines. It provides a scalable middleware infrastructure to support and enhance the graphics function of OpenGL software applications on IntelliStation A Pro or Z Pro workstations running on the Linux operating system. High-end graphical images can be viewed in two visualization modes - Scalable Visual Networking (SVN) to increase screen resolution and image size; and Remote Visual Networking (RVN) to allow remote use of the application. These modes can enable more accurate decisions to be made on the analysis of complex data. Specifically, SVN allows for larger size and higher resolution images, including immersive environments. RVN allows for distance collaboration over low band-width networks.

"Today's announcement helps to solidify IBM's continued commitment to service the world's leading organizations with what we think is the best high performance computing technology in the industry," said Dave Turek, vice president, Deep Computing, IBM. "We realized that customers were only being offered proprietary visualization technology, which could cost customers a lot of time and money. Our DCV technology now introduces an off-the-shelf solution which is designed to reduce cost, improve functionality and provide remote collaboration capability for customers."

IBM's DCV is comprised of a core piece of middleware that allows a customer to work with off-the-shelf hardware, unlike existing solutions - which can significantly reduce a customer's bottom line. With DCV a customer can replace aging lower functioning systems.

"Intel and IBM share a goal of bringing affordable visualization solutions to the desktop," said John E. Davies, Intel vice president and general manager, Solutions Group. "IBM workstations built on the Intel(r) Xeon(r) processor family and the Intel(r) Integrated Performance Primitives help enable high performance and affordable solutions which play a key role in accelerating time to quality decisions across geographies and enterprises."

"The Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS) at Carleton University is developing new technologies and expertise in the field of cultural content-based creations using 3D visualization and simulation," said Michael Jemtrud, Director, Carleton Immersive Media Studio, Carleton University School of Architecture. "Our relationship with IBM and their Deep Computing Visualization (DCV) solution is helping deliver 3D visualization at unprecedented price-performance, providing capabilities that have the ability to transform the production and display environments of architects who intensely utilize new media technologies."

For more information about IBM's DCV, visit [HYPERLINK@www.ibm.com] More Deep Computing News IBM has also announced the availability of the new IBM eServer p5 575, a sleek, ultra-thin, high-density POWER5(tm) processor-based server system for high-performance computing. This system allows up to 64 eight-processor p5-575 cluster nodes to create a single high-performance system that can power work in areas such as genome research, automotive crash-testing, petroleum exploration, and oceanographic, atmospheric and energy studies.

Built on IBM's industry-leading 64-bit POWER5 technology, the p5-575 is planned to be available with 1.9 GHz POWER5 processors and support for AIX 5L(tm) Version 5.2 and 5.3, as well as certain Linux(r) operating systems. The p5-575 will have a distinctive single-core implementation of IBM POWER5 processor technology -- with 36 MB of dedicated L3 cache memory for each core. While the versatile p5-575 nodes will be able to be clustered together for computationally complex supercomputing applications, they will also be well-suited for deployment in support of large scale data mining and business intelligence applications.

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