DaimlerChrysler chooses AthlonMP Linux Cluster

Warren Togami warren at togami.com
Thu Dec 20 01:15:28 PST 2001


More massive Linux clusters saving companies millions of dollars.

http://www.amdzone.com/releaseview.cfm?ReleaseID=764

"Based on AMD's advanced multiprocessing solution, DaimlerChrysler is
utilizing the strength of several hundred AMD Athlon MP processors in one
of the largest high-performance Linux clusters in the German automotive
industry, to run crash simulations for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
"We evaluated many solutions and concluded that the AMD Athlon MP processor-
based server was the best choice in terms of performance and stability,"
said Dr. Johannes Luginsland, manager IT infrastructure for safety and
comfort simulation, DaimlerChrysler. "The AMD Athlon MP processor's
extraordinary floating point capabilities coupled with AMD's Smart MP
technology deliver the superior performance we need for mission-critical
supercomputing."



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