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[News] Supercomputing (Linux) and Desktop Convergence Becomes More Commonplace

  • Subject: [News] Supercomputing (Linux) and Desktop Convergence Becomes More Commonplace
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:52:36 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Bringing Supercomputing Power Down to Size

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| Now the computer industry is poised for a second transformation, in which 
| supercomputing technology is trickling down to corporate data centers and 
| desktop PCs, supplying them with unprecedented power.   
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Bringing-Supercomputing-Power-Down-to-Size-60794.html

Watch the links below. HPC is all about Linux and, in some businesses, the
desktop's role is moved to HPC/clusters (Linux, of course). The desktop
becomes irrelevant not just because of mobile devices, appliances, SOA, but
also HPC.


Related:

Linux in more than 90% of top supercomputers

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| Other operating systems, such as AIX (4.8%), Solaris (0.4%) and Mac OS X 
| (0.4%) make the list, but Linux is alone at the top, where it is used in 459 
| systems or 91.8% of the top supercomputer systems.  
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http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/11/15/linux-in-more-than-90-of-top-supercomputers/
http://tinyurl.com/2rponk


Digital Technology Laboratory Corporation Selects Linux Networx Supersystem to
Accelerate Design Process

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| Traditionally, the company has performed this analysis on standard 
| desktop computers; however, the need for higher fidelity models 
| and simulations, coupled with the need to complete jobs faster, 
| necessitated an investment in a Linux supercomputer.
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http://www.marketwire.com/2.0/release.do?id=745663

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