http://www.hpcwire.com/ Copyright 2013, Tabor Communications Wed, 22 May 2013 13:20:50 EDT Wed, 22 May 2013 13:20:50 EDT Xtenit http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us HPC Wire: Processors http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-17/saddling_phi_for_tacc’s_stampede.html The Xeon Phi coprocessor might be the new kid on the high performance block, but out of all first-rate kickers of the Intel tires, the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) got the first real jab with its new top ten Stampede system.We talk with the center's Karl Schultz about the challenges of programming for Phi--but more specifically, the optimization... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:53:00 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-17/saddling_phi_for_tacc’s_stampede.html Nicole Hemsoth Feature http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-08/world_s_smallest_movie_has_big_(data)_implications.html A team of IBM researchers created the world's smallest movie using the essential building-blocks of matter, atoms. Wed, 08 May 2013 17:07:47 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-08/world_s_smallest_movie_has_big_(data)_implications.html Tiffany Trader Top Headline http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-08/speaking_many_languages_into_the_mic.html Traditional HPC languages, Fortran, C and C++, have little native control over hardware capabilities such as SIMD operations, multi-core availability and prefetch instructions. The burden of optimization is therefore... Wed, 08 May 2013 10:23:42 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-08/speaking_many_languages_into_the_mic.html Nicole Hemsoth Top Headline http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-08/teradata_introduces_in-memory_technology_that_supports_big_data_deployments.html Teradata introduced Teradata Intelligent Memory, an innovative database technology. Teradata Intelligent Memory creates the industry's first extended memory space beyond cache that significantly increases query performance and enables organizations to leverage in-memory technologies with big, diverse data. Wed, 08 May 2013 11:13:29 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-08/teradata_introduces_in-memory_technology_that_supports_big_data_deployments.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-07/wd_and_sandisk_to_create_solid_state_hybrid_drives.html WD, a Western Digital company, and SanDisk Corporation today announced that the two companies are collaborating to introduce hybrid storage devices that feature flash memory technology from SanDisk and hard drive technology from WD. Tue, 07 May 2013 09:49:53 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-07/wd_and_sandisk_to_create_solid_state_hybrid_drives.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-07/solarflare_s_high-performance_10gbe_ethernet_adapters_selected_for_ibm_servers.html Solarflare announced today that its latest generation 10GbE Performant and Onload server adapters have been selected by IBM to optimize the I/O performance of the company's System x servers (including iDataPlex). Tue, 07 May 2013 09:42:25 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-07/solarflare_s_high-performance_10gbe_ethernet_adapters_selected_for_ibm_servers.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-02/amd_focusing_on_solutions_through_semi-custom_business_unit.html AMD announced a strategic focus on developing one-of-a-kind solutions through its Semi-Custom Business Unit. Thu, 02 May 2013 10:06:32 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-02/amd_focusing_on_solutions_through_semi-custom_business_unit.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-02/microsemi_leveraging_intel_for_digital_integrated_circuits_development.html Microsemi is leveraging Intel's onshore foundry technology for the development of advanced high-performance digital integrated circuits and system-on-chip solutions. Thu, 02 May 2013 09:47:14 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-02/microsemi_leveraging_intel_for_digital_integrated_circuits_development.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/a10_networks_announces_thunder_series_platforms.html The new Thunder Series models consolidate stand-alone solutions encompassing ADCs and Server Load Balancers. Wed, 01 May 2013 14:07:45 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/a10_networks_announces_thunder_series_platforms.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/massachusetts_broadband_institute_deploys_ciena_s_6500_packet-optical_platform.html Tthe Massachusetts Broadband Institute is deploying Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, equipped with WaveLogic Coherent Optical Processors. Wed, 01 May 2013 09:26:38 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/massachusetts_broadband_institute_deploys_ciena_s_6500_packet-optical_platform.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/idc_posits_processor_possibilities.html This week we're at the IDC User Forum in Tucson, staying cool amidst some heated talks about which processor, coprocessor and accelerator approaches are going to push into the lead in the next few years. To take this pulse, we sat down with IDC's Steve Conway to talk about some general trends that are a tall drink of water for a few key vendors, including Intel, NVIDIA..... Wed, 01 May 2013 01:38:18 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-05-01/idc_posits_processor_possibilities.html Nicole Hemsoth Feature http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-30/cuda-designed_robot:_it_s_a_hit_.html Japanese project marries brain research and robotics for big-time implications. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:37:26 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-30/cuda-designed_robot:_it_s_a_hit_.html NVIDIA Blog Tiffany Trader Top Headline http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-23/tilera_s_tile-gx72_processor_now_available.html Tilera announced the commercial availability of software and hardware building blocks to provide scalable 100Gbps cyber security performance. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:44:59 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-23/tilera_s_tile-gx72_processor_now_available.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-22/altera_s_cyclone_v_soc_development_kit_now_available.html Developed in collaboration with ARM, this kit features the ARM Development Studio 5 Altera Edition Toolkit software. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:21:55 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-22/altera_s_cyclone_v_soc_development_kit_now_available.html Off the Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-22/super_micro_exhibits_building_block_solutions_at_design_west_2013.html Super Micro is exhibiting its latest embedded Building Block Solutions at Design West 2013. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:15:33 EDT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-22/super_micro_exhibits_building_block_solutions_at_design_west_2013.html Off the Wire