Bull Extreme Computing solutions offer a choice between a Bull-optimized Linux environment and Microsoft®'s Windows® HPC Server 2008, both benefiting from Bull’s expert Extreme Computing support.
The Bull Linux environment is available on all bullx clusters, and includes:

The next generation of supercomputing is here!
Bull, as a Microsoft Gold Partner, supports Windows HPC Server 2008. bullx clusters can be delivered with Windows HPC Server 2008 pre-installed.
Windows HPC Server 2008 (HPCS) is the next generation of high performance computing (HPC) and provides a rich and integrated end-user experience that scales from the desktop application to the clusters. HPCS includes a comprehensive set of deployment, administration, and monitoring tools that are easy to deploy, manage, and integrate with your existing infrastructure.
Microsoft and Bull have joined forces to provide an affordable, scalable, and easy-to-implement solution to help increase your calculation capability and your productivity. Read success stories, download the 180-day trial software, and find Windows HPC events and Webcasts at www.microsoft.com/hpc.

19/03/2012
Bull, CEA, F4E and JAEA inaugurate the Helios supercomputer in Rokkasho (Japan), dedicated to the Nuclear Fusion program
The supercomputer, delivering over 1.5 Petaflops, will provide the computer modeling and simulation capabilities needed for the 'Broader Approach' program, linked to the ITER initiative.
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15/02/2012
CURIE speeds up European research
Capable of up to two million billion operations a second (or 2 Petaflop/s) GENCI's CURIE supercomputer - designed by Bull - opens up unprecedented new possibilities for academic and industrial research in Europe
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November 2011
Special Edition of La Recherche - Supercomputers: at the frontiers of Extreme Computing
New horizons / Major Challenges / The future: exascale computing
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