IBM will soon give supercomputing aficionados a glimpse of an Opteron chip-based system that is geared for high-performance tasks.
Even as IBM directs attention to the arrival of its Blue Gene/L supercomputer, the company is quietly preparing a new twist on an older technology that will let it more directly compete with rivals such as Cray and NEC.
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Roadrunner has topped the Top500 supercomputers list to be released Wednesday at the International Supercomputing Conference in Dresden, Germany.
Criminals behind the Storm worm have created a botnet containing millions of PCs, which have a combined computing power greater than the most powerful supercomputer in existence.
Supercomputer expert Cray and Intel have entered a multi-year agreement on high-performance computing, a deal that seems to leave rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in the lurch.
Cray has announced a new supercomputer that will leave its fastest counterparts in the dust.
In the world of processors, attention seems firmly focused on the fast-paced desktop and mobile markets. But that doesn't mean that there's nothing going on in server-land.
The world of massive computing power used to belong solely to the big players -- but thanks to Linux clustering, smaller firms are now getting in on the act.
At last, DVD-R has arrived. Pioneer's DVR-AO3 is the first DVD recorder to the hit the market at under AU$2,100. This internal ATAPI drive can read and write to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW media. "That's great," you say, "But can I burn a DVD movie from my computer that plays in my living room DVD player?" The short answer is yes, you can. And the drive will ship with software that will help you do it.
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