Appro Explained

Appro International, Inc.
Founder:Daniel Kim
Fate:Acquired by Cray, Inc.
Hq Location:Milpitas, California, United States
Industry:High Performance Computing
Products:Supercomputers
Num Employees:90

Appro was a developer of supercomputing supporting High Performance Computing (HPC) markets focused on medium- to large-scale deployments. Appro was based in Milpitas, California with a computing center in Houston, Texas, and a manufacturing and support subsidiary in South Korea and Japan.[1]

Cray Inc. purchased Appro in November 2012.

Company history

Appro was founded in 1991 by President and CEO Daniel Kim. Mr. Kim expanded the company in the US market as OEM high performance rackmount computer systems manufacturer. Appro quickly became one of the fastest growing rackmount computer companies.

In 2002, Appro produced and marketed its own line of branded high-density servers for the high-performance and Internet computing markets in a transition from OEM to Appro branded products.

In 2005, Appro expanded manufacturing, engineering and product development teams in South Korea and introduced its first blade cluster, the Appro HyperBlade Server Cluster Solution and the Appro 1142H, the first 1U 4-processor server available to the HPC market.

In 2006, Appro launched its first flagship product, the Xtreme-X Supercomputer based on x86 processors. The system combines high performance and high availability in a balanced architecture for scaling out data centers from medium to large-sized systems. The supercomputer features the Appro Cluster Engine (ACE) Management Software, a complete lights-out remote management system.

In 2008 and 2009, Appro announced the Appro HyperPower Cluster, a hybrid CPU/GPU computing based on NVIDIA Tesla and NVIDIA Cuda software technology and including professional services and cluster management options. Appro also launched the Appro GreenBlade System.

In 2011, Appro revealed the next generation Xtreme-X Supercomputer.[2] The system featured the latest processing and accelerator technologies, increased performance/watt, multiple high performance network connectivity, I/O and disk options along with specialized professional services. The system addressed four critical HPC workloads: capacity, hybrid, data intensive, and capability computing. The reinvented system won several major supercomputing contracts for customers such as San Diego Supercomputer Center, Lockheed Martin (Department of Defense), NNSA (Department of Energy), University of Tsukuba, and Lawrence Livermore, Sandia, Los Alamos National Laboratories.

On November 9, 2012, Cray Inc. announced plans to acquire Appro for $21.8 million to strengthen the company's HPC cluster system offerings.[3] On November 21, 2012 Cray announced it had completed the acquisition of Appro International, Inc.[4]

Customers and Supercomputing Projects

Awards and honors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Appro Company Description. IEEE Global Supplier Marketplace. November 19, 2012.
  2. Web site: Appro Reveals Xtreme-X Supercomputer to Support Future Processor Technologies. Desktop Engineering. November 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130801094622/http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aabctz.htm. August 1, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  3. Cray to Acquire Appro International . HPCwire . November 27, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121112112229/http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-11-09/cray_to_acquire_appro_international.html . November 12, 2012 .
  4. Cray completes acquisition of Appro International. Cray Inc.. November 27, 2012.
  5. Web site: NOAA's Appro Xtreme-X Supercomputer to Boost Weather Forecasts . https://archive.today/20130209230810/http://tabor.m.xtenit.com/hpcwire/2012-11-06/noaa_s_appro_xtreme-x_supercomputer_to_boost_weather_forecasts.html . dead . February 9, 2013 . HPCwire . November 6, 2012 .
  6. NSF Awards $20 Million to SDSC to Develop "Gordon". San Diego Supercomputer Center. November 20, 2012.
  7. Web site: The Tri-Lab Linux Capacity Cluster (TLCC)—Unifying Computing across the NNSA Defense Complex. ASC TLCC. November 20, 2012.
  8. Web site: Appro notches up another Los Alamos super deal. The Register. October 17, 2011.
  9. University of Tsukuba, Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer Now in Operation. https://archive.today/20130201051034/http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/2/prweb9188897.htm. dead. February 1, 2013. PRWeb. November 20, 2012.
  10. Web site: Appro to Support (HPCMP) to Improve Supercomputing Capabilities. https://archive.today/20130126084635/http://www.informationtechnologymarket.com/?p=165. dead. January 26, 2013. Information Technology Market. November 20, 2012.
  11. Web site: University of Tennessee Supercomputer Sets World Record for Energy Efficiency. National Institute for Computational Sciences News. University of Tennessee & Oak Ridge National Laboratory. November 21, 2012.
  12. Web site: Beacon – Appro GreenBlade – Green500 list. top500.org. November 21, 2012.
  13. Web site: HPCwire Announces 2012 Readers' Choice Awards Winners . HPCwire . November 27, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116094042/http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-11-12/hpcwire_announces_2012_readers_choice_awards_winners.html . November 16, 2012 .
  14. Web site: Top500 Statistics. Top500. November 27, 2012.
  15. Web site: Top500 List November 2012. Top500. November 27, 2012.
  16. Web site: 2011 Annual HPCwire Readers' Choice Awards . HPCwire . November 27, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130216022152/http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2011-11-15/hpcwire_reveals_2011_readers%E2%80%99_and_editors_choice_awards_at_sc11.html . February 16, 2013 .

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