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supercomputers
Georgia Tech supercomputer powered by graphics processors 19/11/2009 04:37:00
Just a year ago, graphics processors were considered a fringe part of the supercomputing worldGeorgia Tech researchers building an experimental new supercomputer say graphics processors may help pave the way toward future exascale machines, which would be 1,000 times faster than today's most powerful supercomputers.3D Web will save high-performance computing industry, Intel CTO says 18/11/2009 09:32:00
The 3D Web will require cloud technologies to deal with load balancing, identity and authentication, content distribution, payment services and other needsThree-dimensional Web technologies will save the high-performance computing industry from its current state of financial stagnation, Intel CTO Justin Rattner predicted at the SC09 supercomputing conference in Portland, Ore. Tuesday.Japan may put brakes on fastest-supercomputer project 17/11/2009 14:28:00
A government panel questioned the need to have the world's fastest computerAn ambitious plan by Japan to build the most powerful computer in the world stands on the brink of collapse this week after a government panel recommended funding for the project be virtually eliminated.Supercomputers with 100 million cores coming by 2018 16/11/2009 23:19:00
The push is on to build exascale systems that can solve the planet's biggest problemsThere is a race to make supercomputers as powerful as possible to solve some of the world's most important problems, including climate change, the need for ultra-long-life batteries for cars, operating fusion reactors with plasma that reaches 150 million degrees Celsius and creating bio-fuels from weeds and not corn.Asustek teams with Nvidia on 1.1 Teraflop supercomputer 27/10/2009 07:15:00
The ESC 1000 is the size of a large desktop computer and uses 960 Nvidia GPU coresAsustek Computer unveiled its first supercomputer on Monday, the desktop computer-sized ESC 1000, which uses Nvidia graphics processors to attain speeds up to 1.1 teraflops.Nvidia says its new Fermi GPU will run supercomputers 01/10/2009 10:51:00
Nvidia reveals the new Fermi architecture, which could make its GPUs faster than earlier chipsNvidia showed off a new GPU architecture on Wednesday that it hopes will allow it to move beyond gaming to play a greater role in the supercomputing market.Intel CTO: Machines could ultimately match human intelligence 22/09/2009 08:40:00
Intel’s Justin Rattner discusses the “singularity” and future of supercomputingWill machines ever be as smart as humans? Intel CTO Justin Rattner thinks that someday, they might.U.S. buys weather supercomputer with twin backup 09/09/2009 10:45:00
Forecasters say duplicate system needed to ensure continuous uptimeThe U.S. has upgraded the supercomputer used to develop weather forecast models, a system so critical to meteorologists that the government has bought a second, identical system as a backup.Supercomputer uses flash storage drives 03/09/2009 05:35:00
San Diego Computing Center says flash memory will help analyze and solve data-mining problems fasterThe San Diego Supercomputer Center has built a high-performance computer with solid-state drives, which the center says could help solve science problems faster than systems with traditional hard drives.Fujitsu aims for 10-petaflop supercomputer 26/08/2009 13:32:00
The machine will be based on Fujitsu's eight-core Sparc64 processorFujitsu aims to deliver by early 2011 a 10-petaflop supercomputer, which would be almost 10 times more powerful than today's fastest system.Supercomputers go from biggest to cheapest 26/06/2009 11:01:00
Top500 list's low-end reveals coming revolution in truly accessible high-end computingThe increasing power of supercomputers has gone from gee-whiz to ho-hum. IBM, with its petaflop-exceeding Roadrunner, seems to maintain a near permanent position on the Top500 supercomputer list, and it may be a longtime before it gives up the crown.Bull launches 'green' supercomputer 16/06/2009 16:00:00
The bullx uses graphics processors for faster number crunchingBull has launched the bullx, a supercomputer that uses blade servers and water cooling to be green and fast, the company said on Tuesday.China's chips to power blade servers this year 06/05/2009 04:37:00
China will use the servers based on its Godson chips to build a petaflop computerBlade servers based on microprocessors designed in China will power a supercomputer prototype to be revealed by a government-backed Chinese firm in September, the company said Tuesday.Human vs. machine: IBM supercomputer takes on 'Jeopardy!' 28/04/2009 08:00:00
In what could be a leap for AI, IBM programs Watson to take on quiz show champsWho could possibly unseat the best Jeopardy! players in the history of the game show, Alex?How to build your own supercomputer 18/02/2009 11:19:00
Supercomputer do-it-yourselfer Bruce Allen says anyone can build one with some simple equipmentSupercomputer do-it-yourselfer Bruce Allen says anyone can build one with some simple equipment
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