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Intel acquires HPC interconnect assets from Cray

Intel has agreed to buy specific high-performance-computing interconnect assets from server company Cray, the chip maker said on Tuesday.

Users: Oracle Exadata's speed comes with a cost

Few Oracle products in recent years have received as much hype as the Exadata database machine, with the vendor attempting to use it as a standard-bearer for a series of appliances that combine its software with storage, networking equipment and Sun servers.

Dell buys application modernization firm Clerity

Dell said Tuesday it has purchased application modernization vendor Clerity Solutions, in its second enterprise software-related acquisition news this week.

Intel 'superchip' will be aimed at high-performance computing

Intel this week said it was investing in the development of a "superchip" for high-performance computing systems that the company hopes will raise its supercomputing profile.

IBM's Watson expands cancer care resume

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has brought IBM's Watson supercomputer onboard to help it diagnose and treat cancer patients, just a few months after Watson was hired by Cedars-Sinai for the same purpose.

Oak Ridge lab to deploy fast Titan supercomputer

A government research lab in Tennessee will deploy a new supercomputer later this year that could put the U.S. back in contention for the top spot on the list of the world's fastest supercomputers.

HP's new x86 servers attack management, power costs

Hewlett-Packard's new x86 server line generation, announced Monday, aims to wring out as much management overhead as possible through automation and improved energy management.

Cray courts the big-data market

Supercomputer company Cray has created a new division that will sell big-data systems, the company has announced. The division will market its offerings to large enterprises, which will be a new kind of client for the company.

IBM's Watson Advises at Cancer Center

The Watson supercomputer is about to begin evaluating cancer treatment options that can be delivered to physicians in a matter of seconds.

IBM's Watson shows up for work at Cedars-Sinai's cancer center

IBM's Watson supercomputer is being used in the Cedars-Sinai cancer center to develop applications that will assist doctors in diagnosing and prescribing treatments for patients.

Russia building 10-petaflop supercomputer

T-Platforms, a Moscow-based tech company that is behind some of that nation's largest systems, is building a 10-petaflop supercomputer for M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, the company said this week.

Nvidia: Gaming systems to reach 'tens of teraflops' by 2019

Graphics processor maker Nvidia expects gaming systems will reach a performance of "tens of teraflops" by the end of the decade, and will be capable of displaying real-time visuals as good as the pre-rendered cut scenes found in games today, according to company CEO Jen-Hsun Huang.

Five reasons the U.S. tech lead is in danger

There is a worldwide race to build the next generation of supercomputers, but U.S. efforts have stalled.

Exascale computing seen in this decade

At the supercomputing conference in Seattle, there's an almost obsessive focus on developing an exascale computing system before the end of the decade.

Intel's 'Knights Corner' chip hits supercomputing speed

Intel has produced a new chip that can operate at a sustained speed of one teraflop -- the type of supercomputing speed the U.S. government paid $55 million for 15 years ago.

Intel pushes 50-core chip, mulls exascale computing

Intel is drumming up support for its latest 50-core Knights Corner and Xeon E5 server chips, which are key elements in the company's plans to scale performance while reducing power consumption moving toward an exascale supercomputer by 2018.

Amazon Web Services adds supercomputing service to its cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS) wants to attract more high-performance computing users to its cloud and has launched a public beta of Cluster Compute Eight Extra Large, its most powerful cloud service yet.

Fujitsu to team with Whamcloud in Lustre development

Fujitsu said Tuesday it will work with Whamcloud to develop new features for the open-source Lustre file system aimed at high-performance computing.

Top500 list passes another milestone: 10 petaflops

Japan's K Computer has retained its pole position on the Top500 list of fastest supercomputers and become the first machine on the list to achieve performance of more than 10 petaflops.

China to build more supercomputers with homegrown chips

China is planning more supercomputers with homegrown chips in order to meet government demands, according to a Chinese researcher involved in the country's high performance computing.