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Intelligent Light Addresses Large-Data Bottlenecks in CFD Simulation with FieldView Parallel Capabilities and High Performance Computing

Legensky to Present at SC08 Conference

(Nov. 18, 2008) – Solving the myriad challenges posed by large-data bottlenecks in CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulation is the goal and the message from Intelligent Light, maker of FieldView™ CFD post-processing software, as SC08, an international conference for high performance computing (HPC), opens this week in Austin, Texas.

“Many industries today are relying more heavily on computer simulation to design and develop new products, and reaping its benefits,” says Steve M. Legensky, general manager of Intelligent Light. “But the masses of complex data that result from those simulations pose new challenges for efficiency, workflow, and productivity. Understanding the data, mining it for new insights, and presenting it effectively can significantly bog down the process. That’s where the parallel capabilities of FieldView and its world-class visualization technology come into play. Combined with high performance computing systems, we can help users eliminate the bottlenecks, make better decisions in less time, and maximize their investment in CFD.”

The company’s latest release, FieldView 12.1, offers drastic reductions in the time required to read-in parallel data and run simulations. In one benchmark, according to Legensky, aeroacoustics data from JR East, designers of Japan’s bullet trains (Shinkansen), demonstrated a reduction in read time to 18 seconds from one hour on the same hardware. FieldView’s efficient client-server architecture is benefiting large-data users as well – in Europe, a major aerospace customer reports routinely handling 50 million element models on multi-core 64-bit Windows® clients connected to LINUX servers. Two of Intelligent Light's Formula 1 team customers are using FieldView 12.1 to solve problems that exceed 120 million elements on deskside and laptop workstations running 64-bit Windows® and LINUX operating systems.

“Our customers are relying on FieldView as they develop next-generation workflows based on multiple solver engines, multi-physics data, and distributed HPC resources,” Legensky says. “As HPC becomes more accessible, the demand for fast, accurate large-data post-processing will only increase. FieldView is ready to meet the challenge today and is constantly being improved to exploit the emerging highly parallel and stream-oriented computing environments.”

Legensky will discuss these topics at SC08 in the Microsoft exhibit booth at 1:45 pm Wednesday, November 19. He will also speak at the Microsoft lunch program on Thursday, November 20.

About SC08 SC08, sponsored by the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) and the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Scalable Computing and the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Computer Architecture, will showcase how high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis lead to advances in research, education and commerce. This premiere international conference includes technical and education programs, workshops, tutorials, an exhibit area, demonstrations and hands-on learning. For more information, visit sc08.supercomputing.org.

About Intelligent Light Intelligent Light, based in Rutherford, New Jersey, was founded in 1984 in order to provide the scientific and engineering community with the best possible tools for understanding data and communicating results. Through its Applied Research Group and a global network of staff and business partners, the company provides computational fluid dynamics (CFD) post-processing and large-data visualization tools under the industry-leading FieldView™ brand to the aerospace, automotive, and general manufacturing industries. Intelligent Light’s unique development team is composed of CFD leaders, computer scientists, and visualization experts with a keen focus on listening to clients and delivering products that meet their needs. For more information, visit www.ilight.com.

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