Supercomputers that only a few years ago seemed to be the stuff of fantasy are steadily joining the mainstream.
November 12, 2004
November 10, 2004
Photo: IBM's unusual design
November 9, 2004
The New York Times
November 9, 2004
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November 8, 2004
Photo: Appro's XtremeBlade
November 8, 2004
Photos: IBM's Blue Gene/L
November 7, 2004
Photos: Barcelona's big blade
November 5, 2004
November 5, 2004
Photos: SGI's Columbia supercomputer
October 26, 2004
Study: Supercomputer clusters shortchange security
Group says popularity of clusters threatens U.S. security by sidelining other approaches more suited to decryption and the like.November 12, 2004
Energy Dept. funds open-source InfiniBand work
Three-year project will back programmers' effort to build Linux software support for the high-speed networking technology.November 10, 2004
IBM unveils new supercomputing server
Power5-based system is part of Big Blue's push to oust Hewlett-Packard from the top spot in high-performance set-ups.
November 9, 2004
Panel urges Washington to finance fast computer
Scientists warn of a looming imbalance between hardware and software technology in high-performance computing.The New York Times
November 9, 2004
Blue Gene, Linux top supercomputing list
Open-source software and off-the-shelf hardware make strong showing among the best of the biggest.November 8, 2004
Microsoft demonstrates supercomputing Windows
A forthcoming version of Windows Server is designed for building supercomputers from clusters of PCs.November 8, 2004
New clusters emerge at supercomputing show
update At SC2004 show, Dell and HP are unveiling servers that can be networked into a single high-performance technical computer.
November 8, 2004
Blue Gene/L goes on sale
World's fastest supercomputer can now be yours for only $1.5 million. Machine combines exotic and mainstream technology.
November 7, 2004
IBM supercomputer top-ranked blade machine
IBM announces performance results for a new Spanish supercomputer that won't top the company's Blue Gene/L machine but that does use more mainstream technology.
November 5, 2004
IBM set to take supercomputing crown
IBM's Blue Gene/L becomes the top contender to the supercomputing throne. A new incarnation of the machine can perform 70.7 trillion calculations per second.November 5, 2004
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For SGI supercomputer, a record-setting day
With two weeks to go until new rankings come out, SGI, IBM and others are jostling for bragging rights.
October 26, 2004