The Cray XT, called Jaguar, has a peak performance of 1.64 petaflops, (quadrillion floating point operations, or calculations) per second, incorporating a 1.382 petaflops XT5 and 266 teraflops XT4 systems. Each component of the Jaguar system is separately ranked second and eighth on the current list of Top500 supercomputers in the world. “This accomplishment is the culmination of our vision to regain leadership in high performance computing and harness its potential for scientific investigation,” said Undersecretary for Science Raymond L. Orbach. “I am especially gratified because we make this machine available to the entire scientific community through an open and transparent process that has resulted in spectacular scientific results ranging from the human brain to the global climate to the origins of the Universe.” Oak Ridge National laboratory Director Thom Mason said the real value of the new machine will be measured by the scientific breakthroughs that will now be possible. clipped from www.azonano.com

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