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Michael Feldman
Westmere Ushers in the Second Coming of Multicore
Post Date: March 18, 2010 @ 5:32PM
Blog: From the Editor

Latest silicon from Intel, AMD and NVIDIA will change the workstation-cluster dynamic.

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Michael Feldman
AMD Touts Core Competency
Post Date: March 18, 2010 @ 5:39PM
Blog: From the Editor

Chipmaker takes swipe at Intel HyperThreading.

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Michael Feldman
Podcast: HPC Strikes Olympic Gold; 3Leaf Gets Start at Florida State
Post Date: March 12, 2010 @ 12:42PM
Blog: HPCwire Soundbite

Addison and Michael talk about the role of Exa's CFD software in the US bobsled team's gold medal. They also discuss the significance of 3Leaf's new virtual SMP system at FSU.

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Michael Feldman
The Real Health Care Revolution Awaits
Post Date: March 11, 2010 @ 4:31PM
Blog: From the Editor

US health care is sick, but help may be on the way, says Leroy Hood.

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Michael Feldman
Podcast: A Trio of HPC Apps
Post Date: March 5, 2010 @ 2:15PM
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Addison and Michael discuss three HPC-enabled applications that made the news this week: cancer research at Rice University, earthquake impact prediction at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and brake pedal design at Pratt & Miller.

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The Week in Review

C-DAC announces plans for a petaflop system; IBM researchers are working on vertical integration techniques to extend Moore's Law another 15 years. We recap those stories and more in our weekly wrapup.
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Moscow State University Supercomputer Has Petaflop Aspirations

The Moscow State University supercomputer, Lomonosov, has been selected for a high-performance makeover, with the goal of tripling its processing power to achieve petaflop-level performance in 2010. T-Platforms, who developed and manufactured the supercomputer, is the odds-on favorite to lead the project.
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Intel Ups Performance Ante with Westmere Server Chips

Right on schedule, Intel has launched its Xeon 5600 processors, codenamed "Westmere EP." The 5600 represents the 32nm sequel to the Xeon 5500 (Nehalem EP) for dual-socket servers. Intel is touting better performance and energy efficiency, along with new security features, as the big selling points of the new Xeons.
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