ACMA Launches Dual AMD Six-Core Processor Personal Supercomputer Workstation

Fremont, CA – June 1, 2009 – ACMA Computers, a leading custom server and storage system builder in North America, launches the first AMD Istanbul Opteron based Personal Supercomputer, the ACMA Helios PSC-4a, which features groundbreaking dual six-core processors. ACMA's Helios PSC-4a solution transforms what would be a workstation into a high-performance cluster.

ACMA's Helios PSC-4a is optimized for scientific computing, delivering up to 15x cost savings and 15x lower power consumption than traditional 1U rack-optimized servers. Its capabilities are ideal for life sciences, geosciences, engineering, molecular biology, medical diagnostics, electronic design automation, government and defense, visualization, financial modeling, and oil & gas applications. Additionally, it seamlessly fits into existing HPC environments.

Features of ACMA’s Helios PSC-4a:

• Supports six-core (Istanbul) AMD Opteron 2300/2400 Series processors;
• Dual Dynamic Power Management™, AMD CoolCore technology, Enhanced AMD PowerNow! Technology, AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator, AMD Memory Optimizer Technology, AMD Balanced Smart Cache, AMD-V with Rapid Virtualization Indexing, Enhanced Virus Protection, and Open Platform Management Architecture;
• Massively multi-threaded architecture with 480-cores;
• Many-core architecture delivers optimum scaling across HPC applications;
• Scales to solve large-scale problems by splitting the problem across multiple GPUs;
• High-efficiency computing platform for energy-conscious organizations;
• NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology unlocks the power of Tesla many-core computing products.

"ACMA is proud to be working closely with technology partners such as NVIDIA and AMD to deliver best-in-class, high performance personal supercomputing solutions that address customers' most demanding HPC applications and I/O requirements," said Matt Thauberger, Technical Sales Manager of ACMA; "Our Helios PSC-4a platform, utilizing this latest NVIDIA and AMD technology, represents a significant product innovation in the high-performance computing industry."

About ACMA

ACMA is the leader in Custom Servers and Storage solutions in North America. ACMA is comprised of two key divisions that deliver customized solutions to a wide array of industries. ACMA's Contract Manufacturing Division provides comprehensive custom manufacturing and logistics services to OEM customers. ACMA's Corporate Solutions Division leads the custom server and storage manufacturing industries in North America, with products ranging from high performance computing clusters, enterprise servers and blades to graphic workstations. For more information on ACMA’s new products and solutions, visit www.acma.com.

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