http://www.hpcwire.com/ Copyright 2012, Tabor Communications Wed, 23 May 2012 23:40:00 EDT Wed, 23 May 2012 23:40:00 EDT Xtenit http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us HPC Wire: Networks http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-23/infinera_to_supply_bandwidth_virtualization_of_géant_network.html Wed, 23 May 2012 11:19:59 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-23/infinera_to_supply_bandwidth_virtualization_of_géant_network.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-21/ciena_transferring_100g_traffic_to_iceland_with_single_fiber_pair.html Ciena Corporation is demonstrating the first time 100G traffic has been transported over a single pair of fiber. The exhibit is taking place at the Terena Networking Conference in Iceland, May 21-24. Mon, 21 May 2012 10:04:11 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-21/ciena_transferring_100g_traffic_to_iceland_with_single_fiber_pair.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-14/mellanox_releases_infiniband_driver_for_vmware.html Mellanox has announced the availability of an InfiniBand driver for virtualized environments. The new driver adds InfiniBand support to VMWare's vSphere5. Mon, 14 May 2012 09:19:47 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-14/mellanox_releases_infiniband_driver_for_vmware.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-11/podcast:_the_zettaflops_dilemma_emulex_myricom_take_aim_at_infiniband.html Chris Willard and Michael discuss Thomas Sterling prediction that conventional HPC will probably reach the end of the line in the exascale era. Plus Emulex and Myricom team up for a high performance networking play. Fri, 11 May 2012 15:01:20 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-11/podcast:_the_zettaflops_dilemma_emulex_myricom_take_aim_at_infiniband.html Blog Post http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-11/gnodal_releases_40gb_ethernet_switch.html Gnodal has released a 72 port, 40Gb Ethernet switch at Interop in Las Vegas. The device comes in a 2RU form factor. Fri, 11 May 2012 12:01:40 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-11/gnodal_releases_40gb_ethernet_switch.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-09/microsoft_fusion-io_mellanox_demonstrate_performance_gains_with_infiniband.html Mellanox in collaboration with Microsoft and Fusion-io have demonstrated performance gains in Windows Server 2012. According to the companies, the benchmark test showed a 5X application performance increase. Wed, 09 May 2012 11:59:55 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-09/microsoft_fusion-io_mellanox_demonstrate_performance_gains_with_infiniband.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-09/benchmark_measures_mellanox_ethernet_performance.html The Tolly group released benchmark results from Mellanox ethernet offerings. Mellanox says the results demonstrate their products as having more than twice as much performance and energy efficiency as their nearest competitor. Wed, 09 May 2012 11:54:21 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-09/benchmark_measures_mellanox_ethernet_performance.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-09/myricom_emulex_collaborate_to_create_family_of_network_products.html Myricom and Emulex are partnering to develop a family of networking products. The Emulex OneConnect Network Xceleration Family will include Myricom's FastStack software. Wed, 09 May 2012 11:40:33 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-09/myricom_emulex_collaborate_to_create_family_of_network_products.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-08/emulex_introduces_new_family_of_networking_devices.html Emulex corporation has announced a family of OneConnect Network Xceleration products. Items include a host bus adapter and network adapter. Tue, 08 May 2012 11:23:45 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-08/emulex_introduces_new_family_of_networking_devices.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-02/100g_network_to_support_big_science.html Researchers take their datasets into the fast lane. Wed, 02 May 2012 17:51:07 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-05-02/100g_network_to_support_big_science.html the Energy Science Network (ESnet) news site Robert Gelber Top Headline http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-04-30/hot_interconnects_event_warms_up_for_summer_symposium.html <img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/HOTI_logo.bmp" alt="" width="140" height="80" />This August, the IEEE is hosting its annual symposium on high-performance interconnects, known as Hot Interconnects. Now in its 20th year, the event focuses on the latest developments in the field with a special emphasis on how the technology is advancing in the realm of supercomputing and large-scale datacenters. The event covers both chip-to-chip interconnects as well as networking fabrics that bind whole systems and datacenters together. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:09:42 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-04-30/hot_interconnects_event_warms_up_for_summer_symposium.html Feature