SC07 Selects AFS to Facilitate Conference's High Bandwidth, High Performance Network
New AFS-deployed private optical networking infrastructures will provide long-term benefits to the city of Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nev. (PRWEB) November 1, 2007 -- American Fiber Systems (AFS, a provider of Reno dark fiber solutions) announced today that it has been selected to provide optical broadband networking facilities for SCinet and SC07, an international conference on high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis, being held in November in Reno, Nevada. Through the agreement, AFS will deploy fiber optic access directly into the Reno Sparks Convention Center (RSCC) to connect the center to major network nodes located in Reno.
SC07 is not your typical trade show and SCinet is not your typical network. Held November 10-16, SC07 provides the ultimate environment for network researchers, scientists and industry leaders to showcase high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis. Attendees will see firsthand how these advances are directly impacting the progress of research, education and commerce.
SCinet serves as the technical platform for show exhibitors to demonstrate these advanced computing resources from their home institutions and elsewhere by supporting the most advanced supercomputing and grid computing applications and experiments. Designed and built entirely by volunteers from universities, government and industry, SCinet will use the fiber facilities provided by AFS to create and connect multiple 10-gigabit per second (Gbps) optical circuits to the show floor, thereby linking the center to the most powerful research and commercial networks around the world.
"The AFS private optical network has been built to support the latest technologies like those exhibited at the SC conference," commented Mike D'Angelo, VP of Sales and Marketing at AFS. "Our company is driven by the desire to remain the clear choice in the west for any organization running high bandwidth applications." D'Angelo added, "AFS is proud to be associated with a conference of this caliber."
In addition, the network facilities and fiber optic access infrastructure that will be deployed by AFS to support SC07 will remain in place at RSCC to enable the city to continue to attract conferences and shows that require advanced networking for its exhibitors and attendees.
"The partnership with AFS and the SCinet team has resulted in a long-term benefit that will help us continue to attract conferences and shows that require advanced networking for exhibitors and attendees," said Knud Svedsen, RSCVA vice president of sales and marketing.
About American Fiber Systems:
Leveraging the wealth of underutilized dark fiber assets, American Fiber Systems (AFS) provides metropolitan fiber optical networking infrastructure and wholesale transport services to carriers and large enterprises. AFS enables it's customers to easily and reliably connect to a city's most important points of communications presence, including ILEC central offices and wire centers; CLEC PoPs; Internet Service Provider (ISP) and data center locations; Inter-exchange "carrier hotels;" wireless providers and cable company head ends; and Fortune 1000 companies. AFS has deployed over 1,200,000 miles of high capacity, high bandwidth metropolitan fiber optic cable since 2000 in several cities, including Atlanta, GA; Boise, ID; Carson City, NV; Cleveland, OH; Kansas City, KS/MO; Las Vegas, NV; Lenexa, KS; Marietta, GA; Minneapolis, MN; Norcross, GA; St. Paul, MN; Nashville, TN; Overland Park, KS; Reno, NV; and Salt Lake City, UT. AFS has over 500 capacity enabled on-net buildings and supports an addressable market teledensity of over $9 billion in annualized telecommunications services. American Fiber Systems is a privately held venture-backed company. For more information, please visit our website: www.AmericanFiberSystems.com.
About SC07:
Sponsored by ACM and IEEE Computer Society, SC07 will showcase how high-performance computing, networking, storage and analysis lead to advances in research, education and commerce. The conference includes technical and education programs, workshops, tutorials, an exhibit area, demonstrations and hands-on learning. For more information, please visit http://sc07.supercomp.org/.
Fore more information, please contact:
A.R. Brache, Vice President of Marketing
American Fiber Systems
585-785-5803
www.AmericanFiberSystems.com
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