Microsoft is showing some early signs of success with a version of Windows geared for a technical computing market that Linux dominates today.
Microsoft has taken another step in its effort to bring Windows in the world of supercomputing, having finished development of its computer cluster operating system.
The Renault Formula 1 team is running simulations and crucial telemetry applications on Linux clusters from IBM, and it's pleased with the results.
Microsoft is aiming to have its first cluster version of Windows ready in time for a supercomputing conference in November.
NASA has picked computer maker Silicon Graphics and chipmaker Intel to develop a major supercomputer based on Linux to simulate space exploration and conduct other research, SGI announced Tuesday.
While Windows is ubiquitous on the desktop and well represented in the server racks, until recently it has been nearly absent from the world's largest supercomputers.
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.
New features planned for IBM's DB2 database server software will automate common administrative tasks and take advantage of growing interest in low-cost server hardware, the company says.
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A Linux cluster coming to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory later this year will be the most powerful Linux or Intel-based supercomputer ever built.
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