AvarSYS expands high performance computing capabilities with key hires

EnterTheGrid - PrimeurWeekly

EnterTheGrid - PrimeurMagazine is the largest Grid and Supercomputer information source in the world. PrimeurWeekly delivers the news each week in your e-mail box.

>PrimeurMagazine

>PrimeurLive!

>EnterTheGrid

>Analysis

>Backissues

>Calendar

>Subscribe

>Advertise

>Contact

PrimeurWeekly 13 May 2008

>EuroFlash

>First EDGeS User and Industry Forum meeting calls for participation
>EDGeS BOF Session "Integrating Service and Desktop Grids" at OGF23 in Barcelona
>International Supercomputing Conference in Dresden closes advance registration May 19
>EchoGRID Researcher Exchange Programme now open to Software & Services unit projects
>IBM Power 6 Supercomputer to boost research at Max Planck Society
>GBP 900,000 helps Queen's lead the way in next generation computing
>GridTalk upgrades European Grid computing communications
>Voltaire to deliver InfiniBand support to Novell customers
>Voltaire announces availability of customer support for OFED on any InfiniBand fabric

>USFlash

>NCAR installs 76-teraflop supercomputer for critical research on climate change and severe weather
>Berkeley Lab researchers propose new breed of supercomputers for improving global climate predictions
>SGI to supply NASA's next major supercomputer
>AvarSYS expands high performance computing capabilities with key hires
>Platform Computing establishes Financial Services Business Unit
>HP introduces "extreme" storage for on-line and digital media businesses
>Dell unveils virtualization blockbuster - from servers and storage to software and services
>Vietnam's new collaboration portal goes live on IBM Cloud, accelerating universities' adoption of service science
>Platform Computing's strategy pays off with strong growth
>HP Labs opens research opportunities to academia
>Verari Systems completes milestone shipment of newest blade-based hybrid storage and server solution
>US Hydrologic information system initiative
>Univa UD receives Series B financing
>Oracle debuts enhanced preview of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g
>Siemens Shared Services banks on Oracle Real Application Clusters to serve over 70,000 employees across the nation
>Dell and VMware simplify disaster recovery with integrated virtual data centre solution

AvarSYS expands high performance computing capabilities with key hires

Atlanta 09 May 2008

Avarsys Inc. has secured additional sales and technical expertise for the company's High Performance Computing (HPC) solutions. The company added new staff to focus on solution sales, services and implementation for its cluster computing, Grid computing and visualization solutions. These hires greatly expand the company's reach into key markets, including Petroleum, Scientific and Engineering, Pharmaceutical, Finance and Government sectors.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Scott Hunter, previously HPC Professional Services Manager for Linux Networx (LNXI), joins the Avarsys team. Hunter's prior experience includes management positions with Parallel Systems; engineering, development and sales at Oracle; and developing high-end visualization and simulation systems for the defense and intelligence communities.

Doug Harless joins AvarSYS specializing in HPC solutions for the Oil and Gas industry as well as Federal /Government sales. Formerly with LNXI, Harless has over 20 years experience in supercomputing and visualization solutions.

Ron Blessing covered commercial enterprise sales for LNXI. His experience selling advanced enterprise computing solutions at Cray, SGI and Oracle adds commercial expertise to the Avarsys team.

Nate Furhiman has joined Avarsys from LNXI where he was a Systems Engineer focused on developing and integrating Linux clusters. Furhiman brings extensive HPC systems, software and Operating System expertise.

Philip Carroll, previously Federal Territory Sales Manager at Arrow ECS, an IBM Distributor, leads the IBM Partner Programme at Avarsys. His experience in IBM solutions, government contracts and vendors rounds out the team working with Federal Agency customers, including DoD, DOE, DHS, HHS, IRS and more.

H. West Richards heads up Business Development for Avarsys. Richards brings experience in building alliance partnerships to expand technology solutions offerings and accelerate market growth. Prior to joining Avarsys, he held senior management positions at K2, Anderson Business Consulting and PMG.net. Richards also spent seven years on Capitol Hill as a Congressional staffer where he held a Chief of Staff position.

Advertisement

Source: AvarSYS

EnterTheGrid - Primeur

James Stewartstraat 248

1325 JN Almere

The Netherlands

http://enterthegrid.com/primeur

mailto:primeur [AT] enterthegrid [DOT] com