Nvidia has added unified memory support to CUDA 6, making it easier for programmers to write code for systems that include GPU accelerators
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SGI To Bolster Big Data Credentials
SGI is making use of its supercomputer expertise to help companies tackle their big data needs
Cray Adds Nvidia GPUs and Xeon Phi To XC30 Systems
Cray's new supercomputer now includes Intel’s Xeon Phi coprocessors and Nvidia’s GPU accelerators
Cray Tweaks CS300 For Large Memory Workloads
Cray creates two new configurations of its CS300 machine to cope with high-memory workloads
Nvidia Buys HPC Compiler Expert The Portland Group
Chip manufacturer will use the acquired technology to boost its GPU supercomputer business
Quiz Of The Week: Supercomputers
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's this week's quiz on supercomputers!
Cray Touts Low-Cost XC30-AC Supercomputer
Cray is offering customers a more affordable supercomputer solution as demand shows no sign of a slowdown
NVidia Launches Tesla K20 GPU Supercomputer Units
NVidia's new Tesla K20 GPU units power the world's fastest supercomputer - for now
Cray Expands Supercomputing Plans With Appro Acquisition
Cray is to spend $25m to buy Appro, adding to its capabilities in the computing cluster market
Six Year Old Helps Build Raspberry Pi ‘Supercomputer’
“Iridis-Pi” is housed in a rack made of Lego
HP And Intel Team Up For Energy-Efficient Supercomputer
HP and Intel are using Xeon processors and ProLiant servers to build an energy-efficient supercomputer system
University of Oxford Launches Top GPU-Based Supercomputer
The “Emerald” is the most powerful system of its kind in the UK
UK Universities Launch Intel Supercomputer For Hire
The high performance computing cloud designed for research is now available to SMEs, on-demand
IBM Partners With Livermore Lab To Bolster HPC
IBM and Livermore Lab have teamed up to improve America's competitiveness in high-performance computing
Cray Makes Big Data Move With Analytics Appliance
Cray is aiming to assist companies dealing with 'big data' analytics with the launch of its new graph appliance
Amazon Offers Hourly Rental Of Cloud Supercomputer
Need a supercomputer but cannot afford the prices? Well Amazon is now offering hourly rentals of the world’s 42nd fastest supercomputer
IBM Makes Blue Gene/Q Official
Big Blue's 100 petaflop Blue Gene is also green, giving two gigaflops per Watt.
IBM Report Points Watson At Gov, Health, Education
Tech Trends report asked developers where advanced data analytics would yield the greatest benefits
Japan Retains Supercomputer Lead With Fujitsu
Fujitsu’s K Computer helped Japan retain the supercomputing crown after it passed the 10 petaflop barrier
Fujitsu Preps 23.2 Petaflops Supercomputer Launch
Fujitsu is commercially entering the supercomputer sector with the launch of a 23.3 petaflops machine
IBM US Pulls Plug On Federal Supercomputer Project
IBM is pulling out a project to build the world's fastest supercomputer because of rising costs and complexity
Does HPC Belong In The Cloud?
The cloud makes high performance computing more widely available - but introduces several problems of its own, says John Hengeveld
Japan Reclaims Supercomputing Crown
The computing arms race continues with the news that Japan now has the world's most powerful supercomputer
Intel Promises Exascale Supercomputing By 2020
Intel aims for 'exaflop' performance by the end of this decade, enabling more industries to access supercomputing
iPad-Wielding Watson Outsmarts Fry On Qi
Geek god Stephen Fry beaten in a Turing-esque iPad-fuelled face-off with IBM's new super-duper computer
UK Uses Supercomputer In Fight Against Cancer
Imperial College London and Cancer Research UK are leading mainstream supercomputer use in the UK
Analytics Speeds Doubled By IBM Storage Architecture
Announced at the Supercomputing 2010 show, IBM’s new architecture can double the speed of analytics processing
UK Donates Skills – Not Cash – For EU Supercomputer Plan
The EU initiative will allow sharing of supercomputers across Europe, but the UK is only donating "resources and expertise"