In 1999, Beatnik recognized that its technologies and basic infrastructure could be used to meet a critical market need - that of the professional seeking to sample, test, license and integrate audio pieces into multi-media presentations for the Web. This led to a business and technology plan that became Beatnik...
A client is a leading provider of custom and standard hardware, software and service solutions for the internet, OEM, and high performance computing markets. The company needed a service provider for payrolling probationary hires. They had been using temporary agencies and independent contractors in the past, however, due to strict...
In the high performance computing domain, the speed of execution of a program has typically been the primary performance metric. But productivity is also of concern to high performance computing developers. This paper discusses the problems of defining and measuring productivity for these machines and a model of productivity is...
The upstream petroleum industry is ideally positioned to take advantage of an on demand computing model. To support processes such as seismic interpretation and reservoir modeling, petroleum companies often deploy High Performance Computing HPC infrastructures. HPC capability and availability can help companies perform petroleum exploration, appraisal and production. However, because...
We propose a framework for measuring the productivity of High Performance Computing HPC systems, based on common economic definitions of productivity and on Utility Theory. We discuss how these definitions can capture essential aspects of HPC systems, such as the importance of time-to-solution and the trade-off between programming time and...
This paper aims on the performance of a parallel implementation of an intraoperative nonrigid registration algorithm that accurately simulates the biomechanical properties of the brain and its deformations during surgery. The algorithm was designed to allow for improved surgical navigation and quantitative monitoring of treatment progress in order to improve...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Pinnacle Data Systems, Inc. PDSi (AMEX: PNS) today announced general availability of its newest compact computing board, the COMX-S1 COM Express module. This powerful embedded computer-on-module COM features the latest mobile AMD technologies, including single- and dual-core AMD Sempron[TM] processors and AMD Turion[TM] processors and the AMD...
Alienware Announces its First-Ever Gaming Clan Sponsorship MIAMI -- A mainstay in the computer gaming industry for more than a decade, Alienware - the leading manufacturer of high-performance notebook, desktop and entertainment systems - has partnered with PMS Clan in the company's first-ever sponsorship of a competitive gaming...
Available in single or dual core versions, the MPC8640D delivers AltiVec processing and high performance for less AUSTIN, Texas -- Freescale Semiconductor introduces the MPC8640D - a lower cost, lower power version of the MPC8641D dual core processor. The device is available in single and dual core versions...
Over 40 Vendors and End-Users Pledge to Accelerate HPC Innovation, Market Expansion and Support Network SANTA CLARA, Calif. & YOKNEAM, Israel -- Mellanox[R] Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX) (TASE: MLNX), a leading supplier of semiconductor-based, server and storage interconnect products, today announced the formation of the HPC Advisory Council...
RingCube Managed Virtual Workspaces to be Delivered on MXI Security Biometric USB Drives MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & SANTA ANA, Calif. -- RingCube Technologies, a leading provider of the managed, virtual workspace, and MXI Security, the leader in superior managed portable security solutions, partner to deliver MojoPac Enterprise on...
Continues Transformation and Strengthens Portfolio in Environmentally Demanding Growth Markets Entorian Hosts Conference Call Tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time AUSTIN, Texas -- Entorian Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTN), a leading provider of advanced module and system-level products for demanding high-reliability and high-performance markets, today announced the...
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monolithic Power Systems MPS , a leading fabless manufacturer of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced plans to report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. MPS will host its quarterly teleconference on: Thursday,...
802.11n and Location Support Added to Free Wi-Fi Monitor Utilities WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Xirrus, Inc., the only Wi-Fi "Power-Play" that can replace Ethernet workgroup switches with Wi-Fi as the primary network connection, announced today a new release of its highly popular Wi-Fi Monitor utility, available as both...
The Naval Oceanographic OfficeNAVO Major Shared Resource Center MSRC will house a powerful new IBM(NYSE: IBM) supercomputer that will be used principally to support theoceanographic modeling and analysis needs of researchers at the Departmentof Defense. The supercomputer, a Power 575 Hydro-Cluster, has a peak speed of 90teraflops (90 trillion floating-point...
CORPORATE IT UPDATE-C1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM (NYSE: IBM) will supply a new supercomputer to the Naval Oceanographic Office Major Shared Resource Center NAVO MSRC. The IBM computer, a Power 575 Hydro-Cluster, is powered by the POWER6 microprocessor and is water cooled to improve energy efficiency....
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-10 July 2008-IBM to supply supercomputer to US DoD Naval Oceanographic OfficeC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com IBM (NYSE: IBM) will supply a new supercomputer to the Naval Oceanographic Office Major Shared Resource Center NAVO MSRC. The IBM computer, a Power 575 Hydro-Cluster, is powered by the...
FREMONT, Calif. -- ACMA introduces the new Helios HPC 4100 Series cluster, certified by the Intel Cluster Ready program. The Intel Cluster Ready program is designed to make it easier for users to acquire and deploy clusters built with Intel components and to integrate high-performance computing HPC software...
Today, the Council onCompetitiveness released a groundbreaking study that benchmarks the extentto which the U.S. private sector is leveraging high performance computingHPC to drive innovation for global competitive advantage. The study is acontinuation of the Council's leadership in benchmarking competitivenessdrivers and the critical components to long-term economic success. ...
FREMONT, Calif. -- AMAX, the # 1 server and storage system builder in North America, and one of the 500 largest solution providers in the region, launches one of the world's 200 fastest supercomputers. This supercomputer represents a new generation of high-performance computing HPC platform that is based on the...
