Released on = August 17, 2006, 12:38 pm

Press Release Author = Gelato Federation

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = Steve Geary (HP) and Cameron McNairy (Intel) will deliver
vital insights regarding the Itanium architecture at the Gelato ICE: Itanium
Conference & Expo to be held on October 1-4, 2006 in Singapore.

Press Release Body = URBANA, Ill. (August 16, 2006)-The Gelato Federation
(www.gelato.org) is proud to announce the keynote speakers for the Gelato ICE:
Itanium® Conference & Expo to be held on October 1-4, 2006 at the Biopolis in
Singapore. The conference is hosted by the Bioinformatics Institute, Institute of
High Performance Computing, and National Grid Office and sponsored by HP, Intel, and
the Itanium® Solutions Alliance. Keynote speakers, Steve Geary (HP) and Cameron
McNairy (Intel), will deliver vital insights regarding the Intel® Itanium®
architecture.

\"The recent release of the Dual-Core Intel® Itanium® 2 Processor 9000 series, with
its excellent raw performance, performance/watt, and reliability features, has
generated intense interest in the Itanium architecture processors. Gelato ICE offers
a great setting to learn more about the architecture and the opportunities and
challenges the new processor brings,\" stated Cameron McNairy, Principal Engineer and
Intel Architect.

Gelato ICE (www.ice.gelato.org) is the world\'s only conference dedicated
specifically to Linux® on the Intel Itanium architecture. The event will address
current high-performance computing issues and collaborative solutions specific to
the platform through three full days of presentations and tutorials. Learn how to
get the best performance out of your Itanium-based systems and discover which tools
to use and how to use them. International experts will speak on topics such as:
optimization, scalability, compilers, and grids. New for Gelato ICE Singapore are
sessions targeting multi-core programming and an Itanium® Solutions Alliance
software developer track.

Gelato ICE Keynotes

Steve Geary, HP
Steve Geary will discuss ideas for harnessing the power of the world\'s largest
Linux/Itanium community. Geary is responsible for overseeing HP\'s open-source and
Linux technical strategy as well as development of open-source and Linux
technologies and solutions. Geary is also responsible for centralized open-source
and Linux functions such as technical support; HP\'s Open Source Program Offices;
HP\'s Open Source Review Board; and HP\'s R&D relationship with commercial
distributions.

Cameron McNairy, Intel
Cameron McNairy will present an exploration of systems and software built around
Itanium processors. McNairy is a Principal Engineer and an Intel Architect for the
Montecito program. Previous to Montecito, McNairy was a micro-architect for the
Itanium 2 processor, contributing to its design and final validation. He came to the
Itanium 2 team soon after its inception from performance work on the first Itanium
processor.

Register Now-Early Bird Pricing Ends September 1

Gelato ICE Singapore will be the year\'s highpoint for those wanting to learn more
about using and developing Linux on Itanium architecture. Anyone working with this
platform-or thinking about working with the platform-should attend. Early Bird
pricing and special hotel rates are available until September 1. Details are
available at www.ice.gelato.org.

About Gelato

The Gelato Federation is the global technical community dedicated to advancing Linux
on the Intel Itanium-based platform through collaboration, education, and
leadership. Gelato members are suppliers and users of Linux/Itanium processor
technology with a shared goal of producing open-source solutions for academic,
government, and industrial high-performance computing users.

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Web Site = http://www.ice.gelato.org

Contact Details = Nan Holda
nan@gelato.org
+1.217.265.0947