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AccelerEyes Launches GPU Engine for MATLAB

Jan 26, 2009 | The nascent GPGPU computing world received another boost today with the commercial release of Jacket 1.0, a GPU engine designed to accelerate computing and visualization for MATLAB users.
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A New Business Intelligence Tool for Retailers

Jan 14, 2009 | With retail sales in their biggest slump since record-keeping began in 1992, businesses are desperately looking for ways to boost the bottom line. Improving productivity in existing stores with technologies like video analytics may turn out to be one of the most effective ways to accomplish this.
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Computed Tomography Software Taps Into NVIDIA GPUs

Nov 26, 2008 | Minnesota-based North Star Imaging, a firm that specializes in industrial X-rays for nondestructive testing and analysis, is employing NVIDIA GPUs to accelerate 3D renderings in its CT (computed tomography) software. Julien Noel, the company's CT product manager, says the exceptional computational power afforded by CUDA and Tesla hardware is increasing customer productivity and transforming their workflow.
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SGI Returns to Visual Roots

Oct 30, 2008 | This week SGI has announced a new product portfolio that signifies the company's return to their computer graphics roots. The VUE family of applications is a new lineup of software and services that the company says will change the way you create, distribute and use visual information.
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HPC Simulations Help Researchers Develop Artificial Sniffer Technology

Aug 27, 2008 | From law enforcement to cancer detection, the uncanny ability of dogs to sniff out the earliest signs of danger and disease is receiving ever-increasing attention by researchers. Despite tremendous advances in law enforcement technology, there is still no man-made tool that can detect the presence of explosives quite like a canine's sophisticated sniffing system.
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Sony Unveils Cell-Based Image Processing Appliance

Aug 12, 2008 | Sony has unveiled the BCU-100, a digital content creation appliance based on Sony's PlayStation 3 technology. Terra Soft Solutions will provide the Linux OS platform and other software tools. The announcement was made today at SIGGRAPH 2008 in Los Angeles.
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Putting the Web in a Spreadsheet

Mar 01, 2010 | Technology Review | Hadoop-based tool can collect, analyze, and visualize enormous datasets.
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Supercomputer Creates Virtual 3-D Classrooms

Feb 22, 2010 | Bizjournals.com | New Mexico's biggest super at center of statewide academic network.
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To Build a Better Bobsled

Feb 18, 2010 | PCWorld | IBM supercomputing technology is helping a US Olympic Team build a faster bobsled.
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Accelerating 3D Seismic Data Analysis on Desktop Workstations

Feb 01, 2010 | Engineer Live | A new range of graphical processors can bring server cluster performance onto the desktop for under $10,000.
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Dassault Picks Up PLM Unit From Big Blue

Oct 27, 2009 | The Register | IBM jettisons product lifecycle management software business.
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Sep 23, 2009 | CrunchGear | A high-tech oasis appears in the Saudi desert.
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NCSA Visualizations Featured in Hubble 3D

Mar 19, 2010 | High-resolution 3D visualizations of galaxies, nebulae and newborn stars created at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) appear in Hubble 3D, a 43-minute IMAX 3D documentary narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Medical Device Firm Taps Dassault Systemes FEA Software

Mar 17, 2010 | Dassault Systèmes announced that medical device maker InnerPulse has selected Abaqus finite element analysis software from SIMULIA to assist in development of their technology designed in SolidWorks CAD software.
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New BOXX Rendering System Features Six Core Processors and Solid State Drives

Mar 16, 2010 | BOXX Technologies today announced the release of renderBOXX 10400, the latest edition to its renderBOXX series.
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Michelin Simulation Software Powered by Open Inventor

Mar 03, 2010 | Michelin Finite Element Analysis (FEA) post-processing tools have been developed using the Open Inventor by VSG library.
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Avere Storage Solutions Deployed by Sony Pictures Imageworks

Mar 02, 2010 | Avere Systems today announced the deployment of Avere FXT Series appliances at Sony Pictures Imageworks.
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NVIDIA GPUs Power All 2010 Best Visual Effects Academy Award Nominees

Mar 01, 2010 | Each of the films nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects in this year's competition depended on NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics to power their stunning special effects.
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The Week in Review

C-DAC announces plans for a petaflop system; IBM researchers are working on vertical integration techniques to extend Moore's Law another 15 years. We recap those stories and more in our weekly wrapup.
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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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Australia Commissions Cray Supercomputer

Mar 19 | OfficialWire | New super to support intelligence work Down Under. Read more...

Intel Partners See 'Easy' Upgrade Path With Xeon 5600 Chips

Mar 18 | ChannelWeb | Westmere parts already showing up in HPC machines. Read more...

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...

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