Times are changing. Microsoft's Windows operating system, which was originally designed for desktop PCs, is being retooled to support supercomputer applications. With the hope of becoming a key player in that space, Microsoft has poured millions of dollars into its Windows Super Computer Cluster, wh...
When AMD reported second quarter sales of US$1.26 billion and net income of $11 million buoyed by its processors recently, it also passed the 10 percent barrier in x86 market share for the first time in company history. According to a report from analyst firm Mercury Research, AMD's share of the x86...
In what has become a closely watched event in the world of high-performance computing, IBM's BlueGene/L System this week was named the fastest computer in the world on the Top500 supercomputer rankings. BlueGene/L is a joint development of IBM and the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Se...
In what has become a closely watched event in the world of high-performance computing, IBM's BlueGene/L System yesterday was named the fastest computer in the world on the Top500 supercomputer rankings. BlueGene/L is a joint development of IBM and the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Se...
MCI and Cray Supercomputers announced a deal to test new software for the next-generation Internet, also known as IPv6, touting more Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, enhanced routing, auto-configuration of networks, and better security and mobility. MCI will provide the IPv6 network -- which expone...
The space shuttle Columbia disaster on Feb. 1, 2003 sparked development of the world's second largest supercomputer, a system with 10,240 Intel Itanium 2 processors capable of performing 51.87 trillion calculations per second. Not only did the supercomputer, appropriately dubbed Columbia, stretch Li...
Linux Networx has announced that two Department of Defense centers will be using Linux cluster supercomputers from the company to conduct battlefield simulations. The clusters are part of an initiative to modernize the DOD's supercomputing capabilities, said Major Kevin Benedict, program manager at ...
Supercomputing giant Cray has announced it is acquiring British Columbia-based OctigaBay to allow it to cater to the lower end of the high-performance computing (HPC) market, where prices typically run from $100,000 to $100 million or more. Seattle-based Cray said it will acquire OctigaBay in a deal...
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