News archive for November 2004

DEISA: Europe looks to continental supercomputer

15th November 2004. Filed under: Media coverage

Several leading European HPC centers have devised an innovative strategy to build a terascale supercomputing facility with continental scope, called Distributed European Infrastructure for Supercomputing Applications (DEISA).
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IBM BlueGene: University of Edinburgh orders Blue Gene supercomputer

09th November 2004. Filed under: Media coverage

One of the first commercial installations of IBM’s prototype system. The University of Edinburgh has confirmed that it has ordered a version of IBM’s prototype Blue Gene/L supercomputer, which was yesterday confirmed as the fastest computer in the world.
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IBM BlueGene: Super Computer To Tackle Science’s Most Complex Problems

08th November 2004. Filed under: Press releases

Super Computer To Tackle Science’s Most Complex ProblemsA revolutionary new design of supercomputer to be installed at the University of Edinburgh will help researchers throughout Britain to tackle some of the most challenging puzzles in science. The University-based Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC), in partnership with IBM, has secured the first IBM Blue Gene supercomputer […]

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