Program Systems Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences has been founded in 1984. Basic trends of scientific research conducted at PSI include: high performance computing, parallel software systems, automation of programming, artificial intelligence, telecommunication systems, bioinformatics. PSI has been the chief executive institution of the Russia-Belarus government supercomputer SKIF program. T-Platforms and PSI formed a strategic partnership to jointly develop system cluster software and novel technologies of parallel programming. T-Platforms and PSI partnership resulted in the implementation of the T-Platforms Cluster Solutions Center project, cluster systems for SKIF program including SKIF K-500 and SKIF K-1000 featured in Top 500, ServNet service network technology and other developments. For more information visit: www.botik.ru/PSI/

Research computing center of the M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University has been founded in 1955 as the first computing center of Russian educational institutions. Since its foundation RCC leveraged pioneer computing systems developed in the former USSR. RCC incorporates 20 scientific research laboratories and employs over 200 research specialists. RCC today is the largest supercomputing center of the Russian educational community. T-Platforms partners with RCC to develop several joint promotional programs, including the Top50 rating of the most powerful supercomputers in Russia and CIS (www.supercomputers.ru), a special offer of customized cluster solutions for educational and scientific research institutions (http://hpc-pro.parallel.ru), and others. For more information visit: srcc.msu.ru

Institute of Mechanics of the M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University has been founded in 1959 and conducts scientific research in gas and fluid dynamics, mechanics, and biomechanics. The research results achieved at the Institute of Mechanics are implemented in aeronautics, space and navy systems and other industries. T-Platforms partners with the Institute of Mechanics to adopt and optimize the performance of CAE software packages, such as STAR-CD, running On T-Platforms customized cluster solutions. For more information visit: www.imec.msu.ru

Joint Supercomputer Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences was founded in 1996 as a government scientific research institution. JSC is the largest academic supercomputer center in Russia, its computing resources exceed those of other large computing centers of Russia 10 times and more. The mission of JSC is providing researchers with up-to-date computation facilities, helping them leverage high performance computing to the best advantage, providing access to modern data bases, conducting research into system and applied mathematical software, and addressing the most complicated computing challenges. For more information visit: www.jscc.ru

South Ural State University is one of Top10 Russian academic institutions rated #9 among 83 classic Russian universities in the rating issued by the Russian Ministry of education in 2003. The university employs over 5000 professional staff and educates over 55,000 students annually. The system programming department of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of SUSU is equipped with up-to-date high performance computing systems and conducts scientific research into computer aided modeling of materials for health care, chemical, and electrical industries, CAE for regional manufacturing plants, gas and fluid dynamics for manufacturing rockets, airplanes, and power stations, parallel data base and grid systems management software, etc. T-Platforms partners with SUSU to jointly develop and test turn-key integrated HW/SW solutions for the leading academic and research institutions of Russia and CIS. For more information visit: susu.ac.ru

Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnical University is being ranked number 1-2 among technical universities of Russia since its foundation. The university provides degrees in engineering in 91 professional fields, bachelor and master degrees in 29 scientific and technical specialties, post-graduate studies in 89 scientific disciplines. The university harbors 20 international scientific research centers which partner with multi-national companies such as Motorola, Microsoft, АТ&Т, Siemens, LG and others. The Data-processing center of the university is equipped with modern high performance computing resources and provides CAE and CAD calculations to the leaders in manufacturing in Russia and abroad using ABAQUS, ANSYS, LS-DYNA, HyperWorks, PRO/ENGINEER, PRO/MECHANICA software packages. T-Platforms partners with Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnical University to jointly create turn-key integrated HW/SW solutions for manufacturing, optimized to give best performance of engineering software packages from leading providers. For more information visit: paracomtech.ru

The United Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus— the head executive institution of the government supercomputer SKIF Program of Russia and Belarus, has been founded in 1965. The institute conducts research in technical systems design automation, processing and identification of signals, images, and speech, informatics systems, input and output of video streams, high performance computing, applied mathematics, information security, bio informatics, computer networks, data bases, telemetric software, and more. The institute provides scientific research support for the implementation of high performance computing in the key industries of the Republic of Belarus. T-Platforms has successfully cooperated with UIIP to deliver SKIF K-500 and SKIF K-1000 clusters for the government supercomputer SKIF Program. For more information visit: uiip.bas-net.by

Computer Research Institute “NIIEVM” is the leading hardware and software developer in Belarus. It is also a central Internet administrator for Ministry of Belarus Industry. CRI “NIIEVM” is engaged in computer research activities more than 40 years. At present “NIIEVM” offers computers and supercomputers of any architecture (compatible with Intel, IBM, AS/400, RS6000, S/390) and various customized computer equipment, software systems and services for any application area. T-Platforms cooperated with “NIIEVM” to deliver SKIF K-500 and SKIF K-1000 clusters for the government supercomputer SKIF Program of Russia and Belarus. “NIIEVM” developed specialized racks and assembled SKIF K-500 and SKIF K-1000 clusters on customer site in Minsk. For more information visit: www.niievm.by