Unisys Corporation today announced a grant of computer equipment, services, and financial assistance to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Penn State, enabling the department to conduct in-depth research on clustering and parallel computing architectures based on the Microsoft Windows NT software environment.
This will be the first Windows NT-based research done by the University computer science department, which currently conducts a majority of its research on UNIX systems and software.
The grant to Penn State consists of four multiprocessor Windows NT servers, technical consulting, and financial assistance. Total retail value of the grant is in excess of $40,000.
"There is a growing interest in Windows NT among the computer sciences research community," said Anand Sivasubramaniam, assistant professor in Penn State`s CSE Department who does research in operating systems, computer architecture, parallel computing and performance evaluation. "It is clear that Windows NT is becoming increasingly popular and that it will be widely used in server environments. We are thankful to Unisys for helping us establish a Windows NT based research lab."
The major focus of the research will be exploring the capabilities of Windows NT in advanced cluster environments. Dr. Sivasubramaniam`s team will work to develop high-performance server clusters using off-the-shelf servers and off-the-shelf networking products. The researches will also experiment with different methods of process scheduling and inter-process communication, and will also integrate the multi-system cluster so that a software sees it as one resource.
"Dr. Sivasubramaniam`s work is of tremendous interest to us," said David Houseman, vice president, advanced technology, Unisys Computer Systems. "Unisys conducts its own research and development in advanced parallel computing architectures for Windows NT. We expect that a close working relationship with Penn State`s new Windows NT laboratory will promote a sharing of ideas and results. As a potential employer, we also envision that the lab will enhance the Windows NT skills of Penn State student co-ops and graduates."
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