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SGI Wins $27 Million Deal for Defense Supercomputer
May 10th, 2012 : John RathSGI announced that the United States Department of Defense (DoD) has selected an SGI ICE X high performance computing (HPC) system for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) DoD Supercomputing Research Center. Read More
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HPC News: Intel, Cray, Data Direct Networks, SGI
April 27th, 2012 : John RathIntel acquires Cray Interconnect program, DataDirect Networks selected by NCSA's Blue Waters supercomputer, SGI UV used for Big Data problems. Read More
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Roundup: AMD, Tilera, Marvell, SGI
March 22nd, 2012 : John RathAMD launches platform for web hosting providers, Tilera partners with AuthenTec on IPsec solution, Marvell unveils SSD SATA controller, SGI selected for HPC solution in Japan. Read More
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Bringing Cloud Power to Hollywood Digital Effects
February 27th, 2012 : John RathHollywood digital effects specialist Digital Domain is using storage gear from Avere Systems to harness distributed computing nodes in a cloud rendering system. Read More
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HPC Roundup: TACC, Blue Waters, Cray
February 24th, 2012 : John RathSupercomputing action: Cray cabinets for Blue Waters installed at NCSA , Texas Advanced Computing Center receives $10 million commitment, Cray forms business unit in China for training and sales. Read More
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LBNL Plans For the Exascale Data Center
February 16th, 2012 : John RathLast week, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) broke ground on a facility that will house its vision for the supercomputer of the future. The 140,000 square foot data center may provide the first view into exascale - the new frontier for supercomputing. Read More
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Roundup: HP and OpenFlow, Cray, UPSL
February 3rd, 2012 : John RathHP announces OpenFlow-enabled switches, Cray supercomputers now available starting at $200,000, UPS Limited expands PowerWave 6000 line of UPS systems. Read More
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Roundup: Intel, Rackwise, Fibertown, Internap
January 24th, 2012 : John RathIntel will acquire QLogic's InfiniBand business, Rackwise announces timetable for new version of its DCIM software, Fibertown adds carriers to Houston data center, Internap (INAP) completes SOC2 audit. Read More
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Blue Waters Data Center Achieves LEED Gold
January 10th, 2012 : John RathThe National Petascale Computing Facility (NPCF) at the University of Illinois has earned a Gold-level certification under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating program for energy-efficient buildings. Read More
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