NMCAC Brings Supercomputer to Darkstrand Network

By DE Editors

Darkstrand (Austin, TX) announced a strategic partnership agreement with the New Mexico Computing Applications Center (NMCAC; Albuquerque, NM), a research institution dedicated to applications-driven high-speed computer problem solving.

NMCAC hosts the 12th fastest supercomputer in the world, according to the biannual TOP500 Project, known as Encanto, and this alliance opens a virtual gateway for corporate America to access the vast supercomputing resources and expertise that NMCAC holds.

Darkstrand allows companies to leverage research labs and universities nationwide. For the first time, corporations can actively collaborate in the entire R&D cycle beginning with discovery, moving through prototype development, and ending with commercialization. This new collaborative R&D and collaborative model is taking shape because of the power of the Darkstrand network to drive massive production data seamlessly between geographic locations on dedicated 10G circuits.

In addition to direct access to the NMCAC, the Darkstrand partnership will connect companies with NMCAC-affiliate research institutions, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Encanto,  the NMCAC and its affiliates will connect directly to the Darkstrand Network,  which is currently upgrading its backbone to 40 Gig speed.

The NMCAC Encanto supercomputer, located at Intel Corporation’s Fab 7 plant in Rio Rancho, NM, is a 172 Teraflop supercomputer built using advanced technology from Intel and Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI). The NMCAC is located in Albuquerque, but will be connected in a network of gateway sites at the national labs, universities, and colleges across New Mexico, throughout the U.S., and even globally.

For more information, visit NMCAC or Darkstrand, Inc.

Sources:  Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.