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If you are looking for a movie to enjoy, why not take a peek
at 20th Century Fox Animation's latest flick, "
Ice Age." But don't forget to check out the credits.
HP systems are the computing power that enabled Blue Sky Studios,
a division of 20th Century Fox Animation, to bring you Scrat
and the rest of the gang.
So, whose systems did you think they were? After all, HP
is the number one vendor in high performance server revenue
according to a recent International
Data Corporation (IDC) report. And Blue Sky Studios already
knew what HP technology could do for them. Blue Sky used Compaq
systems to create the animated short movie, Bunny, which resulted
in an Academy
Award for the special effects company.
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"Compaq's technology gives us computational strength
on a reasonable number of processors at a cost that
makes economic sense. Coupled with Tru64 UNIX, which
allows us to network all these processors together effectively,
this tremendous increase in power will place the studio
firmly in the forefront of digital content creation
and innovation."
Carl Ludwig, Vice President Research
and Development
Blue Sky Studios
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The groundbreaking computer-animated feature film,"Ice
Age," is the first feature-length movie to be completely
rendered on Compaq servers. A total of 512 HP AlphaServer
DS10L systems were configured into 13 RenderWalls, running
HP's Tru64 UNIX® operating system. In addition, Compaq's
TruCluster Server clustering system was used with multiple
AlphaServer ES40 systems, providing more than 3 Terabytes
of clustered storage for production. The system was based
on Compaq's StorageWorks scalable architecture, which allowed
additional disks, controllers and cache to be added incrementally
when required.
HP offers a broad range of solutions for customers with high
performance technical computing requirements. Click
here to learn more about HP's powerhouse systems and storage
products.
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