HPCwire: HPC News for Supercomputing Professionals http://www.hpcwire.com/news RSS Feed for Top Headlines en-us Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:01:28 GMT 2009-07-01T18:01:28Z en-us Cloudy With a Chance of HPC http://www.hpcwire.com/news/Cloudy-With-a-Chance-of-HPC.html The popularity of cloud computing in the life sciences community was on full display at April's Bio-IT World conference. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:01:28 GMT http://www.hpcwire.com/news/Cloudy-With-a-Chance-of-HPC.html 2009-07-01T18:01:28Z HPC From the Beach http://www.hpcwire.com/news/HPC-From-the-Beach.html How can getting to the ocean help with HPC computing? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:58:03 GMT http://www.hpcwire.com/news/HPC-From-the-Beach.html 2009-07-01T14:58:03Z DARPA Investigates Extreme Supercomputing http://www.hpcwire.com/news/DARPA-Investigates-Extreme-Supercomputing.html Agency issues RFI for "Ubiquitous High Performance Computing" systems. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:03:45 GMT http://www.hpcwire.com/news/DARPA-Investigates-Extreme-Supercomputing.html 2009-06-30T00:03:45Z Supercomputers Go From Biggest to Cheapest http://www.hpcwire.com/news/Supercomputers-Go-From-Biggest-to-Cheapest.html The bottom of the TOP500 reveals the coming revolution in truly accessible high-end computing. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:57:46 GMT http://www.hpcwire.com/news/Supercomputers-Go-From-Biggest-to-Cheapest.html 2009-06-29T15:57:46Z CPUs Gear Up For -- and Some Avoid -- Hot Chips http://www.hpcwire.com/news/CPUs-Gear-Up-For----and-Some-Avoid----Hot-Chips.html Parallel software also takes spotlight at Stanford confab. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:38:42 GMT http://www.hpcwire.com/news/CPUs-Gear-Up-For----and-Some-Avoid----Hot-Chips.html 2009-06-18T22:38:42Z When Supercomputing Benchmarks Fail to Add Up http://www.hpcwire.com/news/When-Supercomputing-Benchmarks-Fail-to-Add-Up.html Benchmarking is either an invaluable procurement tool or just a pointless attempt to quantify the immeasurable. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:35:17 GMT http://www.hpcwire.com/news/When-Supercomputing-Benchmarks-Fail-to-Add-Up.html 2009-06-18T15:35:17Z Colossus, Cray and Blue Gene: The History of Supercomputers http://www.hpcwire.com/news/Colossus-Cray-and-Blue-Gene-The-History-of-Supercomputers.html Enter the world of computing's heavyweights. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:01:57 GMT http://www.hpcwire.com/news/Colossus-Cray-and-Blue-Gene-The-History-of-Supercomputers.html 2009-06-17T23:01:57Z HPC Hopscotch http://www.hpcwire.com/news/HPC-Hopscotch.html Data locality is the key to efficient code. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:09:07 GMT http://www.hpcwire.com/news/HPC-Hopscotch.html 2009-06-17T15:09:07Z Is Moore’s Law Becoming Academic? http://www.hpcwire.com/news/Is-Moores-Law-Becoming-Academic.html The cost of semiconductor manufacturing may make building microprocessors below the 20nm node too expensive for volume production. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:25:12 GMT http://www.hpcwire.com/news/Is-Moores-Law-Becoming-Academic.html 2009-06-16T20:25:12Z Sun Is Said to Cancel Big Chip Project http://www.hpcwire.com/news/Sun-Is-Said-to-Cancel-Big-Chip-Project.html Sun's much-hyped Rock processor may end up on the scrap heap. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:54:40 GMT http://www.hpcwire.com/news/Sun-Is-Said-to-Cancel-Big-Chip-Project.html 2009-06-16T19:54:40Z