CSTJF
The Centre Scientifique et Technique Jean Féger, better known as CSTJF is the main technical and scientific research center of the French Oil group Total SA, situated in Pau, France.
About 2,000 people work at the site. It is composed of many small-sized buildings.
It hosts a big server part for storage and computing power required by the geophysics simulations. There are Windows servers, Unix and Linux servers. The total storage space is more than 70 Tterabytes.
There is a fiber optic link between here and the Tours Coupole et Michelet in Paris La Défense. It houses its own restaurant, and labs for research on petrol and gases. There is also a conference center capable of seating 100-200 people.
Security is controlled by magnetic badges, which are also used for computer access and to pay for meals in the restaurant.
Located inside the CSTJF is the company CE (comité d'entreprise) : borrowing books, CDs, DVDs is possible for employees as well as buying tickets for concerts at reduced prices.
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