Corporate Sponsors

Equallogic

The SETI Institute uses Equallogic iSCSI SAN storage for its Shared Data Storage Facility. The scalability, IO performance, and rapid deployment capabilities have allowed projects such as The Planetary Data System Rings Node, and CRISM to receive and utilize large data sets in a reliable and expeditious manner.

Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems equipment is ubiquitous throughout the many offices and labs of the SETI Institute. Sun’s generous donations of workstations, servers and monitors are helping our science team advance the search for life off Earth. Says Project Phoenix Real-Time Software Engineer Alan Patrick:

"The Blade 2000 computers are running the command and control functions of the New Search System. Software controlling IF equipment, the telescope, our signal detectors, and the Programmable Detection Modules (PDMs) all runs on Sun machines. Sun computers also house and archive SETI data. Last but not least, the giant 24" flat panel Sun monitors display multiple baseline and waterfall plots from the signal detectors allowing scientists to focus attention on one screen rather than several during SETI observing. We greatly appreciate the support we have received from Sun."

http://www.sun.com

Xilinx

Xilinx innovative technology plays a critical role in the new SETI signal processing system. The field-programmable “smart chips” keep up with advances in technology, giving the system unprecedented flexibility and longevity. Says Director of SETI Projects Mike Davis:

"These chips are the heart and soul of the New Search System, the innovative SETI signal processing system we tested in Arecibo this fall. Even after all the testing we’d done prior to deployment, our engineers were delighted at the system’s performance. And Xilinx will take SETI into the future when the system processes data from the Allen Telecope Array."

http://www.xilinx.com

Trimble navigation

Trimble navigation equipment helps the Allen Telescope Array team position the individual dishes of the array with pinpoint accuracy. The dishes are spaced in a random configuration that was actually calculated with precision. Says Allen Telescope Array Project Engineer Dave DeBoer:

"The precise location of the dishes has a definite impact on the performance of the radio telescope. Trimble gear is the state of the art for precise positioning. Simple to use, the donated equipment allows us to position and place the antennas rather than hiring expensive contractors. The equipment will also provide the accurate timing information we need when positioning the telescope during observations."

http://www.trimble.com

Agilent

Agilent equipment is paving the way for the highly specialized spectrum analysis equipment built specifically for the ATA and will allow the Allen Telescope Array team to monitor the system’s performance once installed. When the three-dish proto type came on line, it was the Agilent hardware that opened a window onto the sky and allowed the small interferometer to detect a passing satellite. Says Allen Telescope Array Systems Scientist John Dreher:

"Agilent's powerful test and measurement equipment plays a vital role in our development of innovative solutions for high-performance analog and digital systems. Agilent equipment will help tie the many antennas of the Allen Telescope Array together to form the world's most powerful microwave telescope for SETI."

http://www.agilent.com