Access is an independent research centre associated with the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH) in Germany.

50 engineers and scientists are pooling a diversity of individual skills to merge both scientific and technological know-how in materials and processes with a special focus on metallic materials and casting processes.

Excellence in science demonstrated in application is the leitmotiv!

High end products for turbo machinery are outstanding examples for this approach. Scientific expertise and technological skills are transferred into best practice examples.

For more information, visit www.starcast.org.

BoxCluster

BoxCluster is a leading solution provider for high performance computing. Having a HQ in Japan, BoxCluster offers the best selling quiet deskside HPC system optimized for STAR-CCM+ to the worldwide market.

For more information visit: www.boxcluster.com

Bull, Architect of an Open World

The only truly European IT company capable of designing, integrating and implementing supercomputers, Bull has made Extreme Computing one of its key strategic priorities. In less than 5 years, Bull has won over 150 customers in 15 countries across 3 continents. Many prestigious companies and research centers have chosen Bull Extreme Computing solutions, most notably in France, Germany, UK, Spain and Brazil.

Bull Extreme Computing solutions are based on bullx, a range of innovative systems designed for uncompromised performance, which has gained worldwide recognition. The bullx blade system has been named as 'Best HPC server product or technology' by the editorial team at HPCwire, and the readers of HPCwire have also ranked it as one of the 'Top 5 new products or technologies to watch'.

For more information visit: www.bull.com/hpc

ClusterVision is specialist in compute, storage and database clusters.

Our clusters are built with high-quality servers and storage from IBM, Dell or Supermicro; high-speed interconnects such as InfiniBand and Myrinet; and the best Linux- and Windows-based cluster management software on the market: Bright Cluster Manager™ and Microsoft HPC Server 2008.

Our clustering technology provides a cost-effective alternative to traditional supercomputers by connecting multiple computers to form a unified powerful computing system. ClusterVision's team of experts has designed and built some of the largest and most complex computational, storage and database clusters in Europe, including the number 20 fastest supercomputer in the world and the fastest x86 cluster in Europe.

With a background in applied scientific research and practical experience with a wide range of HPC technologies, the team understands customers' requirements and provides tailor-made solutions. ClusterVision has offices in Amsterdam, Gloucester (UK), Munich, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Oslo and Madrid.

For more information visit: www.clustervision.com

DARS is a powerful and user-friendly tool for simulation and analysis of chemical kinetics.

The DARS GUI provides easy access to 0D and 1D simulation tools for reactors, engines and flames, as well as analysis and reduction of the reaction system. Several different types of libraries supporting CFD models for combustion and emission simulation, such as ECFM, can be built through the GUI.

DARS coupled to STAR provides the possibility to run CFD calculations with detailed chemistry, for gas phase as well as for surface kinetic problems. DARS coupled to 1D engine simulation codes provides the possibility to run engine simulations calculating the in-cylinder properties using detailed chemistry.

For more information visit: www.diganars.com

modeFRONTIER is a multi-objective optimisation and design environment which combines a comprehensive process integration platform with sophisticated, state-of-the-art, optimization algorithms, and powerful post-processing capabilities.

Website: www.esteco.com

For more than four decades, Intel Corporation has developed technology enabling the computer and Internet revolution that has changed the world.

Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world's first microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel supplies the computing and communications industries with chips, boards, systems, and software building blocks that are the "ingredients" of computers, servers, and networking and communications products.

These products are used by industry members to create advanced computing and communications systems. Intel's mission is to be the preeminent building block supplier to the Internet economy.

Additional information about Intel is available at: www.intel.com/pressroom

Intelligent Light

Technology, Teamwork, Trust.

For over 25 years, Intelligent Light has been helping customers find the answers to their most challenging problems. Intelligent Light delivers the world's most advanced technologies for understanding and visualizing large complex data. The FIELDVIEW family of products delivers a comprehensive CFD post-processing suite that supports people in demanding, mission critical CFD environments.

Our long partnership with CD-adapco was born from our shared commitment to meeting the demanding needs of these customers. Industry leaders rely daily on Intelligent Light’s staff for products, consulting, research, and support to make their CFD jobs accurate, fast and easy.

Visit us at: www.ilight.com to learn more and experience FIELDVIEW for free.

QLogic is a leading supplier of high performance clustering and storage networking solutions, which include host adapters and InfiniBand switches that are used by major corporations and government facilities.

The company delivers a broad and diverse portfolio of products that includes InfiniBand switches and InfiniBand host channel adapters for the fast growing, high performance computing market. The company is also a leading supplier of Fibre Channel HBAs, blade server embedded Fibre Channel switches, Fibre Channel stackable switches, iSCSI HBAs, and iSCSI routers.

QLogic products are delivered to small-to-medium businesses and large enterprises around the world via its channel partner community. QLogic products are also powering solutions from leading companies like Cisco, Dell, EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, Network Appliance and Sun Microsystems. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index.

Website: www.qlogic.com

Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing - SCAI

In addition to conducting research in the field of computer simulations for product and process development, the Fraunhofer Institute SCAI designs and optimizes industrial applications.

Fraunhofer SCAI offers various software solutions in the multi-physics area

Website: www.scai.fraunhofer.de

SGI is a leader in HPC and data management.

We develop, market and sell a broad line of low-cost, mid-range and high-end scale-out and scale-up servers and data storage solutions as well as differentiating software.

We sell infrastructure products designed-to-order for large-scale data center deployments. In addition, we provide global customer support and professional services related to our products.

Recently, SGI introduced Cyclone™ -- the world's first large scale on-demand cloud computing service specifically dedicated to technical applications.

website: www.sgi.com

Sharc is the UK distributor for EnSight, the worlds leading visualization package from CEI.

Advanced features include parallel processing, multi-window plots, dazzling animation, flow-feature extraction, collaboration and distributed rendering.

There are a number of packages in the EnSIght Suite. These include Enliten, a feature rich model viewer (including support for 3d transient model visualization) and EnVideo, a movie player/editor for efficient viewing of movies created from EnSight. Both of these products are freely available for download.

For more information on any of the above products, or to arrange a trial or demonstration of any of the products offered by Sharc, please contact Paul Gilfrin on paul@sharc.co.uk

website: www.sharc.co.uk

SPT Group is the world leader in dynamic modelling for the oil and gas industry providing a combination of software and consulting services within multiphase flow and reservoir engineering.

Headquartered in Oslo, Norway; the SPT Group consists of subsidiaries and divisions in Bergen, Calgary, Dubai, Hamburg, Houston, Kuala Lumpur, London, Mexico City, Moscow, Perth, Rio de Janeiro and Stavanger.

SPT Group’s success in more than 30 years of growth is a story of the oil and gas industry cooperating to develop opportunities for challenging field developments. This is the historical enabler of multiphase flow transport, saving the industry billions in investments and operating costs on all types of hydrocarbon field developments.

SPT Group, research institutions and international oil companies are cooperating to refine and develop the industry leading dynamic modelling tool, OLGA®. The de-facto industry standard for dynamic modelling of multiphase flow, OLGA® is currently used in more than 500 sites around the world. OLGA® is continuously undergoing a rigorous regime of development and verification to ensure the continued versatility and accuracy necessary to model ever more complicated and challenging scenarios for the life cycle of oil and gas fields.

For more info visit www.sptgroup.com