[yellowdog-announce] Terra Soft Hosts Cell Hack-a-thon: Press Release 10 January 2007

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TERRA SOFT HOSTS CELL HACK-A-THON

LOVELAND, Colorado - 10 January 2007 - Terra Soft Solutions is proud to host 
the first ever Cell processor "hack-a-thon" at Terra Soft's headquarters in 
Loveland, Colorado, January 20-26.

Glen Otero, Ph.D., Chief Scientist at Terra Soft describes this week long 
event as, "A gathering of researchers from all over the globe who wish to 
port science and engineering applications to the Cell processor and create 
the initial knowledge base of Cell-optimized code. Code authors have the 
option to release code through the newly formed HPC Consortium, making it 
available to researchers everywhere. The hack-a-thon is the Consortium's 
launch pad, setting the tone and pace with a week of fast-paced coding, 
Cell-centric software development instruction, personal support from industry 
experts, and recreation in the snow covered Rocky Mountains near Terra Soft's 
headquarters."

With on-site support from IBM, Mercury, and RapidMind, event participants will 
enjoy opening day presentations, daily tutorials, and assistance while 
working in the recently completed 3000 sq-ft HPC facility at Terra Soft's 
Loveland, Colorado headquarters.

PLAYSTATION(R)3s, Mercury and IBM Cell products will be available on-site. An 
inviting, creative atmosphere will be supported by home cooked catering, a 
continuous flow of warm beverages, and nearby outdoor winter activities.

	To learn more about the hack-a-thon:
	http://www.hpc-consortium.net/events/hack-a-thon/

	The hack-a-thon calendar of events:
	http://www.hpc-consortium.net/events/hack-a-thon/calendar.shtml

Anyone who desires to learn about programming for the Cell processor is 
welcome, free of charge. Availability is limited due to the number of 
available Cell systems and facility accommodations.

	Register now:
	www.hpc-consortium.net/events/hack-a-thon/registration.shtml

	
About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
As the recognized leader in Linux for Power since 1999, Terra Soft provides 
turn-key, integrated solutions built upon IBM, Mercury, and Sony systems, 
board support packages for Power OEMs, and cross-architecture Linux 
applications for high performance computing. Terra Soft develops Yellow Dog 
Linux, the leading 32/64-bit Linux OS for the Power architecture, first to 
market with support for the Cell processor; the Y-HPC cross-architecture 
cluster construction suite; and Y-Bio, a cross-architecture gene sequence 
analysis suite for both workstations and clusters.

For more information, visit www.terrasoftsolutions.com


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