• CPU
  • By Constantin Murariu
  • April 9th, 2012
Intel’s “Knights Corner” MIC Architecture on Track for 2013

Intel’s “Knights Corner” MIC Architecture on Track for 2013

After spending billions to find out it won't be able to compete with AMD or Nvidia

IBM and ASTRON Build Exascale Supercomputer

IBM and ASTRON Build Exascale Supercomputer

The SKA project is supposed to be completed in a little over a decade

  • Systems
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • March 27th, 2012
Russia's Strongest Supercomputers Use NVIDIA GPUs

Russia's Strongest Supercomputers Use NVIDIA GPUs

Turns out that Russia has its own version of the top supercomputer list

OSC 154 Teraflops Supercomputer Uses Intel Xeon CPUs and Nvidia Tesla GPUs

OSC 154 Teraflops Supercomputer Uses Intel Xeon CPUs and Nvidia Tesla GPUs

The HP built system delivers 1 and a half times the performance of the previous system

  • Systems
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • March 13th, 2012
NVIDIA GPU-Based HPC Development Center Announced

NVIDIA GPU-Based HPC Development Center Announced

It will be meant to benchmark and test next-generation supercomputers

  • Video
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • February 18th, 2012
Kepler Being Looked Forward to by HPC Customers, NVIDIA Says

Kepler Being Looked Forward to by HPC Customers, NVIDIA Says

The company expects another record financial evolution in the professional segment

Cray Decides to Make “Big Data” Business Division

Cray Decides to Make “Big Data” Business Division

The new unit will be led by Arvind Parthasarathi, now senior VP and general manager

AMD Opteron 6200 CPUs Power Cray’s New Midrange Supercomputers

AMD Opteron 6200 CPUs Power Cray’s New Midrange Supercomputers

Cray's new XE6m and Cray XK6m systems start at $200,000 (150,000 EUR)

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 4.1 Released

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 4.1 Released

GPU computing-aided research and development should run more smoothly

Intel Buys High-Bandwith Networking Technology Maker InfiniBand

Intel Buys High-Bandwith Networking Technology Maker InfiniBand

The chip giant continues to expand its reach ever outward

IBM Delivers the First Racks of 20-Petaflop Sequoia Supercomputer

IBM Delivers the First Racks of 20-Petaflop Sequoia Supercomputer

Will become the fastest system in the world once it goes live in September 2012

5MB IBM HDD Was as Big as a Washing Machine

5MB IBM HDD Was as Big as a Washing Machine

IBM really started out big, literally, when it got into the technology business

  • Systems
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • December 27th, 2011
IBM Watson Supercomputer Starts Researching Cancer Cures

IBM Watson Supercomputer Starts Researching Cancer Cures

HPC that won Jeopardy will assist the field of healthcare

  • Systems
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • December 27th, 2011
Amazon Supercomputer Is Super-fast Even Though It Doesn't Exist

Amazon Supercomputer Is Super-fast Even Though It Doesn't Exist

Virtual supercomputer has rank 42 on the list of fastest such HPC machines

  • Systems
  • By Sorin Nita
  • December 22nd, 2011
T-Platforms Will Build 10-Petaflop HPC Cluster for Moscow State University

T-Platforms Will Build 10-Petaflop HPC Cluster for Moscow State University

Will challenge Japan's K Supercomputer for HPC Supremacy

  • Systems
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • December 21st, 2011
NVIDIA Enables ARM Supercomputers With Carma DevKit

NVIDIA Enables ARM Supercomputers With Carma DevKit

Should work fine in any HPC that emphasizes energy efficiency

  • Systems
  • By Sorin Nita
  • December 21st, 2011
IBM to Install 96-Teraflop Supercomputer for Slovak Academy of Science

IBM to Install 96-Teraflop Supercomputer for Slovak Academy of Science

Will become the most powerful supercomputer in the country

 
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