''AIST Super Cluster'' with the top aggregate computing performance among clusters in Japan, 14.6 TFLOPS, put into operation. It has more than 3000 processors, 9.6 TB main memory capacity and 803TB storage, and is based on a Linux operating system. It consists of three cluster subsystems, ''P-32'', ''M-64'' and ''F-32'', as well as 20 TB storage subsystem. These subsystems are interconnected through 10giga-bit Ethernet.
The AIST Super Cluster will be used in nano-technology, bioinformatics and other research fields. It serves as the core system for inter-field and international research promotion and cooperation between industries, academy and government based on Grid technology.