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Remote Direct Memory Access Networking for HPC: Comparative Review of 10GbE iWARP and InfiniBand

Feb 24, 2010 | Cluster computing systems have caused disruptive changes in the HPC market. One consequence of the range of requirements for cluster networking is that the leading interconnects in HPC are Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), which is based on Ethernet networking standard, and InfiniBand, delivering upwards of 10X performance vs. GbE. Both show significant deployment in HPC.
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The Week in Review

Feb 18, 2010 | Mellanox introduces flexible remote boot technology; Carnegie Mellon University adds newest cluster to cloud computing test bed Open Cirrus, and Barbie doll turns techie. We recap those stories and more in our weekly wrapup.
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Voltaire Launches InfiniBand-Ethernet Bridge

Jan 26, 2010 | Voltaire has announced the Grid Director 4036E, a new QDR InfiniBand switch that includes a built-in Ethernet gateway. As such, it acts as a network bridge that hooks together QDR InfiniBand and 10 GigE infrastructure, all implemented inside a 1U box.
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A Trio of HPC Offerings Unveiled at ISC

Jul 01, 2009 | Last week's International Supercomputing Conference (ISC'09) was a convenient excuse for vendors to announce a raft of new products, but three, in particular, stood out.
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An Interview with ISC'09 Keynote Speaker Andy von Bechtolsheim

Jun 21, 2009 | When 1,500 leading members of the world’s high performance computing community convene June 23-26 at the 2009 International Supercomputing Conference, The opening keynote address will be presented by Andreas “Andy” von Bechtolsheim, the legendary co-founder of Sun Microsystems and founder and Chief Development Officer of Arista Networks. Von Bechtolsheim will discuss “The Evolution of Interconnects for High Performance Computing.”
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Appro Doubles Up on Onboard InfiniBand

Jun 18, 2009 | On Tuesday Appro announced the latest update to its Xtreme-X1 line of supercomputers. The new X1 has the Nehalem EPs of course (Xeon 5500s), but one of the significant innovations was the use of dual quad data rate (QDR) InfiniBand chips on the motherboard to create two InfiniBand networks (or "rails") in the system.
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Inductive Coupling Packs Flash Drive in a Chip

Feb 09, 2010 | EE Times | Wireless technology promises energy-efficient chip-to-chip communication.
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Arista, Blade Win Top Spot in Data Center Switch Test

Jan 19, 2010 | Network World | Network World's David Newman takes a look at the latest 10 GigE switches.
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Mellanox CEO Gains From Strong 2009

Jan 11, 2010 | Globes | Waldman rewarded for company's performance.
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Tilera Talks 100-Core Processor

Oct 26, 2009 | eWeek | Company looks to leapfrog Intel and AMD with manycore CPU.
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The Commodity Push

Sep 09, 2009 | Linux Magazine | The 10 GigE train is on its way to HPC-land.
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Itty-Bitty Lasers Hold Hope for Scalable Optical Processing

Aug 18, 2009 | Ars Technica | Another step toward on-chip optical processing.
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QLogic Announces Expanded Product Suite from EMC Select

Mar 17, 2010 | QLogic Corp. today announced that on April 12 its 5800V Series 8Gb Fibre Channel stackable switches will be available through the EMC Select program as scalable SAN solutions for a broad range of EMC storage platforms.
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NOAA Selects Luxtera's AOC to Power Multi-Room Datacenter

Mar 15, 2010 | Luxtera announced today that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) selected Luxtera's award-winning 40G Active Optical Cable (AOC), Blazar, to interconnect its multi-room datacenter.
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AMAX Intros New 1U 13-LAN Port Network Appliance

Mar 12, 2010 | AMAX has launched a new series of 1U rackmount uni-processor network appliances designed around the Intel Processor Xeon 3400 Series CPU and Intel 3420 chipset supporting up to 13 GbE network ports.
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Voltaire Solution Accelerates Distributed Applications

Mar 10, 2010 | Voltaire Ltd. today announced a ground-breaking new software and hardware solution that accelerates distributed application group communications in scale-out fabrics.
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ACM Turing Award Goes to Creator of First Modern Personal Computer

Mar 10, 2010 | The ACM today named Charles P. Thacker the winner of the 2009 ACM A.M. Turing Award for his pioneering design and realization of the Alto, the first modern personal computer, and the prototype for networked personal computers.
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Japan's KDDI Selects ADVA Optical Networking

Mar 09, 2010 | ADVA Optical Networking today announced that KDDI Corporation (KDDI) has deployed the ADVA FSP 3000 Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) solution as the platform for delivery of its enterprise solution called "Managed WDM Service".
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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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The Week in Review

The ACM Turing Award goes to the creator of the modern personal computer; and Voltaire announces a mid-range InfiniBand switch and new technology that accelerates distributed applications. We recap those stories and more in our weekly wrapup.
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AMD: OEMs primed for Opteron 6100s

Mar 17 | The Register | But what about the tier ones? Read more...

Arrival of the Desktop Supercomputer

Mar 17 | Cadalyst Magazine | A new generation of workstations is changing the nature of technical computing. Read more...

Scheduling HPC In The Cloud

Mar 17 | Linux Magazine | Latest iteration of Sun Grid Engine able to tap into Cloud. Read more...

Tailoring Medicine with Supercomputers

Mar 16 | Bio-IT World | Biotech firm builds genetic models from patient data. Read more...

Gelsinger Stuns Analysts and Colleagues with Storage Pool Plan

Mar 15 | The Register | EMC's grand vision for unified global storage. Read more...

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