Common Deployments

• For Developers - Cell-based Development and Runtime Environment
• For Digital Media Professionals - OS platform for Cell-optimized H.264 Video Encoding
• For Financial Institutions - OS platform for real-time Financial Analysis
• For Health Care Organizations - OS for high speed medical imaging software
• For Manufacturing - OS platform for Cell-based inspection software

Benefits: A 100% Cell-focused OS for servers, clusters and other high performance computing applications.

Compiler and toolchain

• gcc
• glibc
• IBM Cell SDK
• BSCC Cell Superscalar

Benefits: YDEL supports a complete development toolset, from open source industry standards to IBM's SDK and XL compilers to third party applications such as the Barcelona SCC Superscalar, Allinea's profiling and debugging tools, and TotalView. As Cell/B.E. is all about optimization, YDEL is all about providing you with the tools required to take full advantage of Cell/B.E.

Ease of Installation and Updates

• Deployment of 14 IBM BladeCenter QS22 in less than 2 hours (30 minutes hands-on).
• Updates via yum, the industry-standard in update managers.

Benefits: YDEL offers the world's simplest, fastest installation for Cell/B.E. based systems. YDEL automates the process of bringing up IBM BladeCenter QS series, and booting GigaAccle 180. Once installed, Fixstars calls upon 'yum' (Yellowdog Update Modified), built upon the original 'yup' (Yellowdog UpDate) foundation for seamless system updates.

High Performance Turnkey Solutions

• 14 node IBM BladeCenter QS22 clusters
• Fixstars GigaAccel 180 hosted in an x86 system

Benefits: YDEL is a focused product, providing a complete foundation for your Cell/B.E. based systems.