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Linux Networx is a company that designs super Linux clusters for big companies like BMW, Daimler Chrysler, Audi, Caterpillar, Shell.

On the 22^nd May 2006, they’ve (Linux Networx) announced that ATK Launch Systems, a leading provider of advanced weapons and space systems, has ordered one of the company's Custom Linux Supersystems. The system is expected to increase ATK Launch Systems' compute capability to over 2.24 trillion floating-point operations (TFLOPS). Linux Networx will tune the system to drive the performance of structures, fluid dynamics, and other aerodynamics and shock physics applications, optimizing Total Application Throughput and time-to-results for a mix of these sophisticated scientific simulation codes.

About Linux Networx

For over a decade Linux Networx has delivered Linux Supercomputers specifically designed to drive new levels of Total Application Throughput for our customers. The company's Linux Supercomputing offerings power value in application-tuned price/performance and utilization, overall system reliability, uptime and Total Cost of Operations. The company has delivered over 475 supercomputing clusters to more than 175 supercomputing customers around the world. In 2005, the company achieved record growth in orders. Our global customer base represents supercomputing leaders ranging from Boeing in aerospace; BMW, Daimler Chrysler, Audi, Caterpillar and John Deere in heavy manufacturing; Total, Schlumberger and Shell Oil in the Oil and Gas industry; and Los Alamos National Laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories and the Department of Defense in the government arena. In 2005 the company was awarded three HPCWire Editor and Reader's Choice Awards -- for Most Innovative Technology in two categories and for Best Price/Performance. For more information about Linux Networx,