If they mated: Intel and Cray to conceive x86 Linux monster
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| Cray will plug all of these components into its SeaStar interconnect fabric,
| and when combined with Cray Linux they'll make for an HPC and floating-point
| monster.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080429-in-depth-intel-cpus-gpus-and-upcoming-cray-supercomputers.html
Multi-core CPUs drive change
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| "Parallelism and the ability to write threaded code is one of the most
| important areas in computer science today. The other key trend change is open
| source which has changed the way a developer views tools, community and open
| modules they use to create software. Open source unlocks creativity and
| allows for rapid development using simplified scripting languages and re-use
| of open source code. The trend is to rapidly develop, test your ideas with
| the community and move forward.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/hardware/0,39042972,62040825,00.htm
Recent:
SGI Acquires Linux Networx
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| The acquisition should help SGI build Linux-based clusters for
| high-performance computing.
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| SGI is looking to boost its supercomputer profile.
|
| The Sunnyvale, Calif., company, which continues to rank as one of the leading
| builders of supercomputers, announced Feb. 14 that it has acquired Linux
| Networx, a company best known for developing Linux clusters for HPC
| (high-performance computing).
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Infrastructure/SGI-Acquires-Linux-Networx/
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
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