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HOUSTON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- X-ISS (www.x-iss.com) the only IT consulting and services firm specializing in managed services for high performance computing (HPC), announced today the company will preview its managed service offerings at SC08, Nov. 15 - 21, 2008. The SC08 event, taking place at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX, is the premier international conference for high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis.

X-ISS' proven managed service offerings for design, optimization, management and overall efficiency improvement in clusters of all types and sizes which allow for lower total cost of ownership and administration will be revealed on the exhibition floor at booth 3107.

"The SC08 Conference attracts HPC thought leaders and innovators from all over the world," said Deepak Khosla, founder and CEO of X-ISS. "SC08 provides a key venue for X-ISS to showcase our proven expertise in helping world-class corporations unleash the potential of their HPC systems quickly and effectively."

In addition to exhibiting, X-ISS' executives will share their cluster management expertise with conference participants at the following two partner events:

-- "Grill the Cluster Management Guru" - X-ISS will join forces with ClusterCorp for this interactive Q&A session focusing on industry trends and key cluster management issues. Participants are encouraged to engage the gurus with their toughest cluster management questions. The session will take place at booth 215 on Tues., Nov. 18th at 2:00 p.m.

-- "HA (High Availability) HPC" - X-ISS experts will conduct two joint presentations with representatives from Cisco, discussing critical High Availability (HA) HPC issues and solutions. The presentation will take place at booth 925 on Tues., Nov. 28th at 3:00 p.m., and again on Wed., Nov. 29th at 3:00 p.m.

    For more information, visit www.x-iss.com.

About X-ISS

X-ISS, which stands for "eXcellence in IS solutions," is a premiere IT consulting and services provider specializing in turnkey HPC solutions. X-ISS' expertise in designing, deploying, managing, and benchmarking clusters of all types and sizes helps lower total cost of ownership and administration while optimizing performance of both hardware and applications. A first-to-market and best-of-market leader in HPC consulting since 1999, X-ISS' customers include global Fortune 100 companies within the utilities (oil and gas), life sciences, financial services and manufacturing industries. Customers include Agilysys, Akibia, ClusterCorp, Dell, Frontera Resources, GX Technology, HP, IBM, ISILON, Kirby Corp, Landmark Graphics, M.D. Anderson, Microsoft, the Office of George Bush, PCPC Direct, Platform Computing, and Tenaris.