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Intel acquires HPC interconnect assets from Cray

(Agam Shah) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:24:00 GMT

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

(Chris Kanaracus) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:33:00 GMT

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

(Chris Kanaracus) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:05:00 GMT

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

(Agam Shah) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:36:00 GMT

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

lmearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:28:00 GMT

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

(Agam Shah) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:13:00 GMT

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.

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