Convex and HP Launch Cooperative Technology Center for High-Performance Computing

Convex Computer Corporation, a leading worldwide supplier of high-performance computing technology, has announced the launch of a joint Cooperative Technology Center with Hewlett-Packard Company. Located at HP's European Headquarters in Boeblingen, Germany, the center will provide in-depth consulting and technical services for customers of Convex's Exemplar scalable parallel processor (SPP) systems, based on HP's PA-RISC technology. This strategic cooperation aims to enable prospects and customers to solve complex problems that workstations and symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) servers cannot handle, while maintaining full compatibility with the desktop environment.

Key Takeaways:

• The Cooperative Technology Center will deliver in-depth engineering services, including technical support, benchmark execution, porting and tuning of parallelized applications, customer needs analysis, and implementation support.
• The center will also offer post-sales activities such as project support and coordination, implementation assistance, and beta release support.
• The partnership between Convex and HP is designed to replace traditional supercomputing centers within enterprises, providing affordable supercomputer power that is available where and when needed.
• Convex has sold more than 1,450 systems to over 675 customers in 48 countries, and the company expects this cooperation to further enhance its market presence.
• The partnership combines HP's PA-RISC technology and compatible HP-UX operating system with Convex's Exemplar scalable parallel processor (SPP) systems.

Statistics:

• Convex has sold more than 1,450 systems to over 675 customers in 48 countries.
• Convex's Exemplar scalable parallel processor (SPP) systems provide supercomputer-class performance for applications that require high parallelization.
• The Cooperative Technology Center will be located at HP's European Headquarters in Boeblingen, Germany.
• HP has 99,900 employees and had revenue of $25 billion in its 1994 fiscal year.

Sources:

• Source: Convex Computer Corporation's press release, dated August 21, 1995.
• Source: Hewlett-Packard Company's description of the Cooperative Technology Center.
• Source: Convex Computer Corporation's marketing materials.