"By implementing the world's third fastest supercomputer, the State of New Mexico has signaled that it is serious about developing its high tech economy", stated Steve Hochberg, director of federal sales, LSI. "The LSI storage technology was chosen for its ability to meet the performance and reliability demands of the SGI Altix ICE system and achieve the state's goals."

The SGI InfiniteStorage deployment incorporates the Lustre network cluster file system and will be a key component of the supercomputer, named Encanto, that will feature Intel Xeon processors and 28 Terabytes (TB) of memory. Through the New Mexico Computing Applications Center, the state plans to partner with private businesses and New Mexico universities on research and development projects, attract top academic researchers, and help communities solve complex problems. The supercomputer is housed at the Intel Corporation facility in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

"The combination of the SGI Altix ICE system and InfiniteStorage 4500 provides New Mexico with a world-class solution that will bring tremendous value to the educational and economic development of the state", stated Raj Das, vice president of storage at SGI. "We are pleased that our collaboration with LSI has delivered a storage solution that can easily support an implementation of this magnitude."