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RC2 of Windows for Supercomputers Available for Download

The second release candidate of Windows HPC Server 2008 is now available for download via Microsoft Connect. The software giant is indeed making headway with the development of the successor of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, indicating that it is coming ever closer to making available the gold Windows HPC Serve...

20 August 2008
12:40 GMT

The Technology Behind The Incredibles and Ratatouille Compatible with x64 Windows

The technology behind animated movies such as The Incredibles, Toy Story, Ratatouille, and Monsters Inc. is fully compatible with 64-bit Windows. SIGGRAPH 2008 acted as the stage where Pixar celebrated none other than the 20-year anniversary of RenderMan, and introduced RenderMan Pro Server 14.0. Planned for availabi...

13 August 2008
07:02 GMT

Windows for Supercomputers, Opening Up High Performance Computing

High Performance Computing is without a doubt at the opposite pole from mainstream computers. But Microsoft is laboring to make a difference, and while mainstream and HPC might never become intersecting concepts, Windows for supercomputers is indeed opening up the door for more high performance computing customers. A...

11 August 2008
09:20 GMT

Free Performance Toolkit for Windows for Supercomputers

Microsoft has debuted a limited time offer designed to help customers running Windows for Supercomputers test the performance of their HPC cluster. Phil Pennington, Windows Server Technical Evangelist, is inviting users to access a new tool developed by a member of the Microsoft High Performance Computing team for fr...

29 July 2008
05:41 GMT

Windows for Supercomputers Hits Release Candidate 1

With May 2008 set from the get go as the last month when Microsoft planned to make available CTP builds of Windows HPC Server 2008, fully-fledged betas were the next releases in the evolution of the latest version of Windows for supercomputers. On June 30, 2008, the first Release Candidate of Windows HPC Server 2008 ...

1 July 2008
06:14 GMT

Microsoft: Dual Boot Windows and Linux on Supercomputers

As far as Microsoft is concerned, Windows and Linux dual boot scenarios go beyond the desktop, well beyond. The Redmond company's proprietary operating system and the open source platform can also dual boot on supercomputers. Essentially, what Microsoft is proposing involves pushing Windows into what is generall...

19 June 2008
07:29 GMT

Windows for Supercomputers Running at 68.5 Teraflops

Microsoft is making headway with the adoption of Windows HPC Server 2008, and taking Windows operating system for supercomputers at a new apex even though the platform is not finalized yet. According to the Redmond company, a Beta version of HPC Server 2008 is running on the system at the National Center for Supercom...

18 June 2008
05:49 GMT

Over 1,000 Bugs Fixed in Windows for Supercomputers - Download Beta 2

Microsoft's next generation Windows for Supercomputers is moving forward, making an important step since the end of 2007. With in excess of 1,000 bugs fixed, Windows HPC Server 2008 has now reached Beta 2. The previous beta of Windows HPC Server 2008 was released in November 2007, and for the latest beta, Micros...

19 May 2008
06:20 GMT

New CTP Release of Windows for Supercomputers Available

While it has wrapped up Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 SP1/RTM, Microsoft is still hammering away at a bit of unfinished business related to its latest server operating system. Just like Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the successor of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, Windows HPC Server 20...

23 April 2008
11:19 GMT

Windows for Supercomputers Can Be Accessed and Used over the Internet

Microsoft has opened up access to its Windows for supercomputers over the Internet, permitting the usage of the operating system over the web. While Windows HPC Server 2008 is available as a free download, with the platform hitting the latest Community Technology Preview stage in early March, a high-performance compu...

31 March 2008
14:16 GMT

Free Windows for Supercomputers from Microsoft

The Windows operating system is by no means limited to the desktop. In fact, Microsoft has ensured that the platform is also tailored on server architectures, mobile and embedded devices, and even supercomputers. At this point in time, Microsoft offers two products for the high performance computing market, namely Wi...

11 March 2008
05:56 GMT

Introducing Beta 1 of Microsoft's 64-bit Windows for Supercomputers

Designed to support exclusively the AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T, and Intel Pentium with Intel EM64T processors, Microsoft's 64-bit Windows operating system for supercomputers is designed with the purpose of taking high-performance computing (HPC) mainstream. With Windows Server 2008 ...

14 February 2008
07:41 GMT

Vista Requires More Hardware Resources than Microsoft's Windows for Supercomputers

A new level of the absurd... Windows Vista requires more hardware resources than Microsoft's Windows for Supercomputers. Yet one operating system is designed to run on home computers while the other is aimed at the high-performance computing (HPC) market. And when it comes to the actual machines, there simply is...

17 November 2007
07:08 GMT

The Ecosystem of Windows for Supercomputers Grows

Concomitantly with the unveiling of Windows HPC Server 2008, the successor of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, Microsoft also revealed the ecosystem of partners orbiting around Windows for Supercomputers. Windows HPC Server 2008, based on Microsoft's last 32-bit server operating system Windows Server 2008, i...

15 November 2007
05:45 GMT

Microsoft Releases New Version of Windows for Supercomputers

The Windows operating system is no stranger to the high-performance computing universe. In fact, Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 has established Microsoft as a player on the supercomputer market. And the Redmond company is committed to build on the legacy of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 with a new Windows ...

13 November 2007
09:57 GMT




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