Darkstrand Enters into Collaborative Alliance with NCSA

Darkstrand, a pioneer in corporate high-speed connectivity bridging research and commercialization, has entered into a collaborative alliance with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a major player in deploying robust high-performance computing (HPC) resources and developing new computing and software technologies.

In a release, Darkstrand officials said this joint effort will enable major corporations working with NCSA to shorten the path from discovery to product development through advanced connectivity on the Darkstrand Network and the HPC power and expertise of NCSA. One third of FORTUNE 50 companies have partnered with NCSA’s Private Sector Program (PSP) to leverage NCSA’s infrastructure, technologies and expertise.

Through NCSA’s PSP and the Darkstrand Network, companies can optimize their combined innovation resources to solve real world problems.

“NCSA aligns with industry leaders to tackle the HPC and IT challenges that impede fast product development. For more than two decades, NCSA has worked with global corporations to solve intractable problems in HPC, data management and analysis, visualization, cybersecurity and advanced IT”, said Merle Giles, director of the NCSA Private Sector Program.

Giles said the company believes that forward-thinking companies can benefit from the partnership with Darkstrand to lead the coming innovation revolution.

“Darkstrand is in the business of enabling companies to accomplish things they have been unable to do before,” said Michael Stein, CEO, Darkstrand.

“We ask corporations, ‘What would you do if bandwidth was never a constraint?' in order to liberate their ideas. Partnering with leaders such as NCSA’s PSP, which understands the need to close the gap between high-end research and corporate America, is a critical advantage for our customers,” added Stein.

He said that through the PSP, corporations have the HPC technologies and deep expertise they need to innovate, prototype and quickly introduce new products into the marketplace.