Michael Feldman Wading Into Stream Computing
Post Date: October 05, 2006 @ 9:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
Blog: From the Editor

Is stream computing the next big thing or is it just an excuse to sell more GPUs? Editor Michael Feldman takes a look at ATI's vision to bring the GPU into high performance computing and how this fits into AMD's plans. Feldman also spotlights some of the feature articles in this week's issue including a story about a Japanese project to develop a 10 petaflop supercomputer, a pair of opinion pieces about the merits of RDMA technology, and two interviews with a couple of die-hard Itanium fans.

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Michael Feldman Spreading Tera at the Intel Developer Forum
Post Date: September 28, 2006 @ 9:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
Blog: From the Editor

In San Francisco this week, Intel execs evangelized the company's vision of the future of computing. CEO Paul Otellini used the Intel Developer Forum as a platform to present the overall product roadmap for the next four years and beyond. CTO Justin Rattner talked about their long-range terascale processor development and the new types of applications that will be using this advanced technology. Editor Michael Feldman takes a look at some of Intel's plans, including their vision for terascale computing.

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Michael Feldman SGI Prepares to Reboot; Intel Beams About Its Laser
Post Date: September 21, 2006 @ 9:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
Blog: From the Editor

The was a lots of interesting news for the HPC crowd this week. SGI arranged for its return from bankruptcy; Intel made a splash with a breakthrough in silicon photonics; and two vendors introduced a couple of unique products. Editor Michael Feldman recaps the week's HPC happenings.

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Michael Feldman New Column for HPCwire
Post Date: September 14, 2006 @ 9:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
Blog: From the Editor

This week's issue marks the beginning of a new HPCwire column: High Performance Careers. The column will focus on career development and education, as well as other employment issues, in the fast-moving world of high performance computing. It's intended for anyone who's interested in maximizing their potential in the high-tech workplace.

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Michael Feldman Is Supercomputing Going Hetero?
Post Date: September 14, 2006 @ 9:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
Blog: From the Editor

Heterogeneous supercomputing is looking more and more like the next big thing in the high performance computing world. Now that IBM has thrown its hat into the ring with its hybrid Opteron-Cell Roadrunner system, it's hard to deny that heterogeneous computing is getting some serious respect. Will HPC turn away from homogeneous architectures and go hetero? Editor Michael Feldman takes a look.

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Michael Feldman HPC Goes Back to Work
Post Date: September 07, 2006 @ 9:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
Blog: From the Editor

Vacation's over. The HPC news started slowly after the Labor Day weekend but picked up quickly. IBM, Intel, Linux Networx and the DOE Office of Science all made their presence felt this week. DARPA HPCS was a no-show -- again. Editor Michael Feldman reviews some of the most important HPC-related announcements of the week.

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Michael Feldman Feeding the Multi-Core Beast
Post Date: August 31, 2006 @ 9:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
Blog: From the Editor

If there is anything that will slow down the multi-core juggernaut, it is the lack of software that will run on them. While commodity multi-core chips are well-know fixtures in servers and high performance computers, the highest volume markets, represented by the desktop and laptop segments, are just now getting used to the idea of dual-core processors. Within a relatively short period of time, multi-threaded software has become everyone's problem.

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Michael Feldman The Search For a New HPC Language
Post Date: August 24, 2006 @ 9:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
Blog: From the Editor

The emergence of successful new programming languages are rare events in the world of information technology. DARPA, through its HPCS program, is attempting to deliver such an event. Editor Michael Feldman examines some of the challenges involved in creating a new general-purpose language for high performance computing and offers a different way to think about the problem.

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Michael Feldman Cray Persuades, AMD Upgrades
Post Date: August 17, 2006 @ 9:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
Blog: From the Editor

Cray's recent contract win at NERSC is the latest in a series of good news for the Seattle supercomputer maker. Editor Michael Feldman reviews this current trend of good fortune for Cray. Feldman also talks about what's behind AMD latest dual-core Opteron announcement and offers his perspective on why the company is starting to push its quad-core processor a full year before the chip is scheduled to be released.

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Michael Feldman The Bus Stops Here
Post Date: August 10, 2006 @ 9:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
Blog: From the Editor

With the next-generation AMD Rev F Opteron processors about to hit the streets next week, Editor Michael Feldman takes a look at the current state of the Opteron-Xeon processor rivalry, noting that AMD's use of HyperTransport has become the true differentiator for the company. Feldman also speculates on how Intel might be planning to make up the difference.

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