Our focus is not on the very highest-end systems but on divisional and departmental computing systems.
We understand that the availability of 64-bit applications from software vendors such as ESI is critical in helping our mainstream customers be able to easily deploy, manage, and use Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003.
We expect our customers to start pre-production deployment evaluations of the product with this beta.
The centers we chose have a unique blend of expertise as they do research in HPC systems and, in many cases, are closely affiliated with a HPC center, giving them a unique insight from both a scientific and industry perspective on what will actually help solve real problems.
In fact, their motivations are perfectly aligned with ours?that is, as broad a penetration as possible.