Fujitsu to build next-generation supercomputer

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Fujitsu has received an order from the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) for a new supercomputer system which will be the most powerful in Japan when it goes online in 2010.

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The Linux cluster, serving as the core of the new system, will employ the PRIMERGY BX900 blade servers that Fujitsu has positioned as a key product in the company’s global expansion. Comprised of 2,157 nodes, the core system will have theoretical peak performance of 200 teraflops, making it the fastest supercomputer system in Japan.

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The new system is slated to commence operations in March 2010 and will be used in a variety of areas of atomic energy research, including nuclear fusion simulations. It will play an important role in ensuring the safe use of atomic energy.

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