IBM worked closely with OCF in the design and implementation of this system

OCF were contracted by IBM to configure and run the application benchmarks to qualify this system for its position in the TOP500 Supercomputer listing

"The Top500 list has been published semi-annually since 1993, and Irish computers have only appeared in the list twice, always near the bottom," said Dr. Andy Shearer, IT Department of NUI Galway and Director of ICHEC. "ICHEC's ranking at 205 is a tremendous achievement, and shows the importance of the Government s investment into this kind of ICT infrastructure."

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