BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Business Cluster
- a group of small firms from similar industries that team up and act as one body. Creating a business cluster enables firms to enjoy economies of scale usually only available to bigger competitors. Marketing costs can be shared and goods can be bought more cheaply. There are also networking advantages, which small firms can share experiences and discuss business strategies.
Additional Resources
- Intacct Announces Partnership With The San Jose Software Business Cluster; ASP Provides Largest Silicon Valley Incubator With Powerful Web-Based Accounting
- Business/Technology Editors CUPERTINO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 7, 2000 Intacct Corporation, the leading Internet accounting Application Service Provider ASP, today announced that member companies of the Silicon Valley-based San Jose Software Business Cluster now benefit from access to powerful web-based accounting services. Software Business Cluster's resident technology start-ups can use...
- Research articles 2000-03-07
- San Jose State Environmental Business Cluster Awarded Funding to Help Incubate Energy Startups
- ENERGY RESOURCE-1 November 2006-San Jose State Environmental Business Cluster Awarded Funding to Help Incubate Energy StartupsC2006 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com San Jose State University Foundation today announced that its Environmental Business Cluster EBC has been awarded $330,000 in new funding from the California Energy Commission to continue working with startup...
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing Inc. Announces License Agreement to Acquire Ruf Business Cluster Technology
- Business Editors/Technology Writers OMAHA, Neb.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 12, 2001 Donnelley Marketing, an infoUSA company (Nasdaq:IUSA), the leading provider of proprietary business and consumer content, data enrichment, analytical and client information services announced today they have entered into a licensing agreement acquiring "Ruf Business Clusters" from Ruf Strategic Solutions of...
- Research articles 2001-11-12
- PG&E Grant Helps Launch Environmental Business Program
- SAN JOSE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 19, 1997--A Pacific Gas and Electric Company grant to The Environmental Business Cluster has helped launch an outreach program for start-up companies developing products or services that have a direct impact on the environment.
- Research articles 1997-09-19
- Intacct Announces Partnership With The San Jose Software Business Center
- Intacct Corporation, the leading Internet accounting Application Service Provider ASP, today announced that member companies of the Silicon Valley-based San Jose Software Business Cluster now benefit from access to powerful web-based accounting services. Software Business Clusters resident technology start-ups can use their Intacct subscription for free until they outgrow the...
- Research articles 1970-01-01
- Compaq HA/F500 Cluster Provides Higher Levels of Availability for Business-Critical Applications; Expands Compaq's Windows NT Clustering Leadership
- HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 25, 1999--Addressing customer requirements for tailored, standards-based choices in high availability solutions, Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) today announced worldwide the Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F500. This two-node Microsoft Cluster Server MSCS cluster provides enterprise customers with the high levels of availability needed for demanding business-critical applications, such as Enterprise...
- Research articles 1999-01-25
- OSC/SGI LAUNCH ITANIUM PROCESSOR-BASED CLUSTER.(Company Business and Marketing)
- OSC Ohio Supercomputer Center and SGI (NYSE: SGI) have launched a new cluster from SGITM utilizing the ItaniumTM- based Silicon GraphicsR 750 system, making this cluster one of the fastest in the world. OSC Ohio Supercomputer Center and SGI (NYSE: SGI) have launched a...
- Research articles 2001-09-01
- Consortium to Address Cluster Technology Issues for Higher Education.(Cornell University's Advanced Cluster Computing Consortium)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
- The Cornell Theory Center at Cornell University has established Advanced Cluster Computing Consortium (AC3) -- a research and IT service consortium for business, higher education, and government agencies interested in the effective planning, implementation and performance of commodity-based systems, software and tools. AC3 aims to support...
- Research articles 1999-10-01
- Third Fastest Supercomputer in Full Production with World's Fastest Open Source Parallel File System, Lustre, from Cluster File Systems, Inc
- Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LIVERMORE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 14, 2003 The third fastest supercomputer in the world according to the 21st TOP500 supercomputing list (www.top500.org) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNL has been in General Availability Production since October 1, 2003. The 1,152 node, 11.2 teraflops peak, Multiprogrammatic Capability...
- Research articles 2003-11-14
- Cornell Theory Center's Velocity Cluster Makes the Top 500 List; High-Performance Cluster Running MPI/Pro and Cluster Controller Software
- Business Editors & Technology Writers STARKVILLE, Miss.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 16, 2000 Cornell Theory Center (www.tc.cornell.edu) announced today that its AC3 Velocity Cluster has been named to the Top 500 Supercomputing Sites list (www.top500.org). The Top 500 Supercomputing Sites list, maintained by University of Mannheim (www.uni-mannheim.de) and University of Tennessee...
- Research articles 2000-06-16
- Scyld Computing Corporation is Filling the Need For a Standard and Supported High Performance Cluster Operating System
- Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers ANNAPOLIS, Md.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 29, 2001 Scyld Announces the First Commercial Release of its Next Generation Beowulf Cluster Operating System Called Scyld Beowulf Scyld Computing Corporation today released the first commercial version of its Scyld Beowulf Next Generation Cluster Operating System software. The...
- Research articles 2001-01-29
- Innovation Data Processing Announces FDR/UPSTREAM'S Expanded Cluster Support
- Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LITTLE FALLS--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 25, 2003 Innovation Data Processing, a market leader in storage management products, has announced new support to the FDR/UPSTREAM storage management tool. The newest version of FDR/UPSTREAM 3.2.1 available in February 2003 introduces expanded FDR/UPSTREAM cluster support. FDR/UPSTREAM provides sophisticated...
- Research articles 2003-02-25
- IBM eServer Cluster 1350 Features New Options and Rack Offerings
- The IBM eServer Cluster 1350 is built on rack-optimized and blade-based servers from IBM, industry-leading interconnects, robust cluster-management software, and IBM service options, - three-year on-site, limited warranty. With the inclusion of smaller (11 U, 25 U) racks, the eServer Cluster 1350 is better positioned to meet the specific requirements...
- White papers 2004-07-06
- The Business Of Free Software
- In this paper, we examine the motivations of large Information Technology ("IT") vendors, to invest in Open Source Software ("OSS"). What drives companies with large, proprietary software portfolios to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in OSS? We approach this question by grouping a sample of OSS projects into clusters...
- White papers 2006-10-09
- Stratus delivers industry's first fault-tolerant, high-availability multi-node Windows NT server cluster; Supports Intel Pentium and Pentium Pro technology; Microsoft "Wolfpack" developments
- CHICAGO--BUSINESS WIRE--June 3, 1996-- Stratus Computer, Inc. (NYSE:SRA), a leader in fault-tolerant distributed computing, today announces the availability of the industry's first multi-node Windows NT Server cluster based on standard PC server technology. Unlike current Windows NT clustering architectures that connect only two PC servers between shared storage devices, RADIO...
- Research articles 1996-06-03
- Cluster Tool Licensing - Plasma-Therm licenses technology from Applied Materials - Company Business and Marketing - Brief Article
- Plasma-Therm, Inc. last week reported the licensing of cluster tool technology from Applied Materials. The technology covers a number of areas regarding the basic architecture associated with the operation of cluster tool systems. This intellectual property will be utilized on Plasma-Therm's Versalock cluster tool, the company's flagship product. All systems...
- Research articles 1999-01-11
- Oracle chooses CLARiiON Open Storage Systems to provide data storage component for first heterogeneous server cluster demonstration; CLARiiON provides data storage for Oracle Solution running on IBM, Digital, Compaq and Unisys servers concurrently
- SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 20, 1996--CLARiiON, a business unit of Data General Corp. and the world's leading provider of open RAID-based storage systems, was chosen by software giant Oracle Corp. to provide the data storage component for the first high availability, high performance, heterogeneous server cluster demonstration, held at the...
- Research articles 1996-08-20
- Stratus announces RADIO Cluster support for Microsoft Exchange server; High availability for robust, scalable business communications
- MARLBORO, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 1, 1996 -- Stratus Computer, Inc. (NYSE:SRA) today announced its support for Microsoft Exchange on its high availability PC server, RADIO Cluster. RADIO is the leading standards-based, PC Cluster from Stratus Computer that delivers high availability to distributed computing applications. Running the Microsoft Windows NTr Server...
- Research articles 1996-04-01
- Cornell Theory Center AC3 High Performance Cluster Computing with Windows Meeting to be Held March 22
- Business Editors & High-Tech Writers ITHACA, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 26, 2001 On March 22 the Cornell Theory Center Advanced Cluster Computing Consortium (AC3) annual meeting will be held at the World Trade Center, New York City. The seminar theme will be the "Future of High Performance Computing with Windows."...
- Research articles 2001-02-26
- MGE Introduces New Pulsar Esprit Power Cluster for Small Networks
- Business Editors & High-Tech Writers COSTA MESA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 10, 2001 Affordable Pulsar Esprit Power Cluster is First UPS to Assure Fully Redundant Power with No Single Point of Failure Plus Full WindowsR 2000 Integration MGE UPS SYSTEMS, the technology leader in unsurpassed power protection...
- Research articles 2001-07-10
