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DICE to Exhibit at SC09 in Booth 3073

Program to Highlight Independent Test and Evaluation Program

10/01/09

The DICE program will head to Portland, Oregon Nov. 14-20, 2009 to participate in the supercomputing industry’s leading educational and trade show event, Supercomputing ‘09. DICE will exhibit in Booth 3073 during the conference trade show, Nov. 17-19, as a way to highlight the program’s accomplishments and activities.

“This is our fourth year in attendance at SC,” said Roger Panton, Executive Director of the DICE Program. “We have found this is a great way to connect with our customers and industry thought-leaders, and we are looking forward to showcasing the advancements we have made in the last year.”

The DICE Program’s exhibit will feature information about the DICE Program, a multimedia presentation and dedicated meeting space for collaborating with customers and partners.

“This year, we will be focused on serving the industry through our center for testing and validation research,” said Al Stutz, Chief Information Officer for Avetec, the DICE Program’s not-for-profit home. “The Supercomputing Conference is the ideal place for us to unveil the new DICE validation program for independent testing and evaluation of technology products and services.”

In addition, the DICE Program will conduct meetings to discuss DICE services and solutions, including how the DICE Program can work directly with data centers and vendors to evaluate products.

DICE – a geographically distributed test environment – is the only test and evaluation center of its kind. It is becoming the industry’s trusted source for independent product and technology validations, architecture optimization, research and consulting.  Both vendors and end users require trusted, validated evidence that products and technologies meet promised standards and specifications. 

Since the Supercomputing conference was established 21 years ago, it has built a diverse community of participants including researchers, scientists, computing center staff members, IT and data center management, application developers, computer manufacturing personnel, program managers, journalists and congressional staffers. This diversity is one of the conference's main strengths, making it a yearly "must attend" forum for stakeholders throughout the technical computing community.

In 2008, about 11,000 attendees visited the trade show and 4,100 participated in technical education sessions.