http://www.diceprogram.org 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 testing, evaluation, architecture optimization and research. Both vendors and end users require trusted, supported evidence that products and technologies meet promised standards and specifications. en-us http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2011/obsidian_dk.shtml Avetec's Data Intensive Computing Environment (DICE) program, along with their partners at the Network Based Computing Lab at the Ohio State University and Obsidian Strategics, Inc., has successfully completed a study on the effectiveness and efficiency of Longbow E100 devices for encrypted data movement between high performance computing clusters using a file-level data migration tool called 'dsync.' April 6, 2011 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2011/portland_group.shtml Avetec's Data Intensive Computing Environment (DICE) program is announcing their success using compilers from the Portland Group (PGI), an independent supplier of high-performance scalar and parallel compilers and tools for workstations, servers, and high-performance computing systems. February 24, 2011 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2011/bright_computing.shtml The Data Intensive Computing Environment (DICE) program, the HPC research division of the non-profit research corporation Avetec, performed an in-depth investigation of the Bright Computing Cluster Manager™ 5.1 software. January 7, 2011 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2010/sandbox_postSC.shtml At the Supercomputing 2010 (SC10) conference that took place November 16-18, 2010, Avetec's DICE program, through partnership with government, academic and HPC vendors, demonstrated the effectiveness and efficiency of applications and file systems using Obsidian Strategics' Longbow InfiniBand range-extension.  December 3, 2010 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2010/sandbox_collaboration.shtml At the Supercomputing 2010 (SC10) conference, Avetec’s DICE program will demonstrate through collaboration with government, academic and HPC vendors the performance and effectiveness of applications and file systems utilizing InfiniBand over the, real-world wide-area networks (WAN). November 2, 2010 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2010/research_sandbox Dr. DK Panda, professor of computer science with The Ohio State University's Department of Computer Sciences, has released preliminary study results that show significant advancement in researchers' ability to send high performance computing data with Obsidian's Longbow(tm) InfiniBand range-extension, routing and encryption products. October 27, 2010 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2010/sandbox.shtml Avetec's Data Intensive Computing Environment (DICE), along with its partner, Obsidian Strategics, the makers of the Longbow™ InfiniBand range-extension, routing and encryption products, will conduct a Sandbox (System Area Network Demonstration) of encrypted data movement between high performance computing clusters during the November Supercomputing 2010 Conference (SC10) in New Orleans. October 5, 2010 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2010/showcase.shtml Twelve Clark State Community College and Central State University interns presented research project findings on high performance computing, convergence technologies and simulation projects during an intern showcase at Avetec today. August 12, 2010 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2010/longbow.shtml Avetec’s Data Intensive Computing Environment (DICE) Program has partnered with Obsidian Strategics, Inc., maker of Longbow™ InfiniBand range-extension, routing and encryption products, to study the effectiveness and efficiency of Longbow E100 devices for encrypted data movement between high performance computing clusters using a file-level data migration tool called 'dsync.' July 22, 2010 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2010/clark_state.shtml This summer, a dozen Clark State Community College and Central State University students will take part in a new model of computer science internship training led by Clark State Community College and Avetec. The internship is being supported by Microsoft®, Intel®, Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions and the National Science Foundation (NSF-ATE Award #0903228). June 30, 2010 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2010/Tracey_Wilson.pdf Tracey Wilson, Program Manager for DICE was published in the "Back to Basics" section of International Science Grid This Week, April 28, 2010. April 28, 2010 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2010/DA10_awards.shtml Avetec's High Performance Computing (HPC) Research Division - the Data Intensive Computing Environment (DICE) - today awarded the 2nd annual DICE Data Intensive Impact Awards to showcase products and technologies that have enabled progress in HPC data management in locality, movement, manipulation and integrity, as well as power and cooling efficiencies.  April 15, 2010 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2010/IDC.pdf The explosive growth in the number and size of data centers and computing power is creating an unsustainable demand for power and cooling requirements. At the current rate, America's power infrastructure will not be able to support the growth in computing to maintain - let alone grow - America's global competitiveness. March 30, 2010 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2010/testimonial.shtml Nirvana, a Division of General Atomics, last year refocused its Nirvana Storage Resource Broker (SRB) on the High Performance Computing (HPC) market. A thorough evaluation in the Data Intensive Computing Environment (DICE Program) test bed helped validate product capabilities and ultimately positioned the company for a $22.5 million Department of Defense (DoD) contract. March 3, 2010 http://www.diceprogram.org/news/2010/da2010_speakers.shtml Two top officials for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science and its largest national laboratory will present the keynote presentations for the Data Intensive Computing Environment's DICE Alliance 2010 Conference for High Performance Computing (HPC) April 14 and 15 in Dearborn, Mich. at the historic Dearborn Inn. February 16, 2010