Xyratex Exhibiting at SC11 Conference

HAVANT, England, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Xyratex Ltd (Nasdaq: XRTX), a leading provider of enterprise class data storage solutions and hard disk drive capital equipment, will be exhibiting at the Supercomputing 2011 Conference (SC11) in Seattle, Washington and will demonstrate its exciting ClusterStor 3000™ High Performance Computing (HPC) data storage solution.

The Supercomputing conferences continue to be a global source of information and education in supercomputing, offering the opportunity for interaction among seasoned HPC community professionals, organizations, and the research sectors. The SC11 technical programs include conferences, presentations, papers, speaking panels, workshops and more, providing access to the most current developments and research in HPC.

This year marks the first exhibitor level participation for Xyratex at SC11 with a booth on the exhibition floor displaying storage solution demonstrations as well as informative presentations on The Future of HPC Data Storage, Lustre specific presentations at the show's Lustre® Pavilion hosted by the OpenSFS, and presence in multiple customer and partner booths including Mellanox Technologies and others.

The foremost highlight for SC11 attendees will be the demonstration and future roadmap discussions of Xyratex's new high performance Lustre storage solution for HPC, branded ClusterStor 3000, which will be available exclusively through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the fourth quarter of 2011. Xyratex developed the ClusterStor 3000 by leveraging its expertise in clustered file systems, enterprise class integrated application platforms, and high availability storage subsystem design. The ClusterStor 3000 architecture delivers three interrelated benefits to HPC environments: linear performance scalability, ease of installation and management, and enhanced storage system reliability at scale.

Visit Xyratex in Booth 104 at SC11 (November 14 – 17, 2011)

To learn more about the company's HPC solutions and find out how your organization can benefit from ClusterStor 3000, please visit the Xyratex booth.

Come see Xyratex present at the SC11 Conference

Xyratex will be presenting throughout the SC11 conference and below are several venues for attendees to visit:

Lustre Community Pavilion - SC11 Speaker Series with HPC experts and Lustre Pioneers

• Xyratex Presentations – Days and Times:
  • Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 10am and 10:30am
  • Wednesday - November 16, 2011 at 2pm and 4pm
  • Thursday – November 17, 2011 at 11am

Mellanox Technologies (Booth #522)

• Xyratex Presentations – Days and Times:
  • Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 5:15pm
  • Wednesday - November 16, 2011 at 4:45pm

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About SC11

SC11 is sponsored by the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) and the IEEE Computer Society and offers a world-class technical program, a comprehensive Communities Program, and an Exhibit Hall showcasing the latest advances in HPC, networking, storage and analysis that are advancing scientific discovery, research, education and commerce. For more information on SC11, please visit: http://sc11.supercomputing.org/.

About Xyratex

Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise class data storage solutions and hard disk drive capital equipment. The Networked Storage Solutions division designs and manufactures a range of advanced, scalable data storage solutions for the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) community. As the largest capital equipment supplier to the industry, the Storage Infrastructure division enables disk drive manufacturers and their component suppliers to meet today's technology and productivity requirements. Xyratex has over 25 years of experience in research and development relating to disk drives, storage systems and manufacturing process technology.

Founded in 1994 in an MBO from IBM, and with headquarters in the UK, Xyratex has an established global base with R&D and operational facilities in Europe, the United States and South East Asia.

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