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SubscribeNovember 18, 2008 2:25 PM
Microsoft software runs 10th fastest supercomputer, Seattle's Cray has four in top 10
Posted by Benjamin J. Romano
Two years after fielding its first software designed specifically for supercomputers, Microsoft has cracked the top 10 list of the world's fastest machines. Its Windows HPC Server 2008 powers the Shanghai Supercomputer Center's "Dawning 5000A", which was clocked at 180.6 teraflops -- trillions of floating point operations per second -- for the twice-annual TOP500 list of supercomputers.
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September 16, 2008 8:58 AM
Cray partnering with Microsoft, Intel to launch compact, affordable high-performance computer
Posted by Benjamin J. Romano
Cray just announced a $25,000 to $80,000 high-performance computer, the CX1, targeted at a broader market of scientists, business analysts, engineers and others whose data-intensive work increasingly demands more computing horse power. The Seattle super-computer maker is loading the CX1 with Windows HPC Server 2008, Microsoft's latest high-performance computing operating system. The CX1 is built on Intel Xeon processors.
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