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Fathers of grid computing form start-up
News The researchers behind grid computing get down to business with a new commercial venture.
Tags: grid computing
New microscope could focus nanotech dream
News Forget megapixel count. A device being created by the Department of Energy will be able to show things smaller than hydrogen atoms.
Tags: Nanotechnology
Meeting of the minds in next-gen Internet
News Networked computers could give Web services a needed power boost. IBM is leading the charge.
Jaguar supercomputer races past Roadrunner in Top500
News Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" finally bests IBM after three tries. The top 10, while still dominated by supercomputers housed in the U.S., had just one newcomer.
Tags: Supercomputing, Teraflop, Cray Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Sandia National Laboratories, Computer, Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sun Microsystems Inc.
IT security: Maxims for the ages
Techguide Roger G. Johnston of the Argonne National Laboratory's Nuclear Engineering Division attempts to enlighten the rest of the world about managing security.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security, Physical Security, security device, vulnerability assessment, Information Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, senior manager
SGI to bundle Linux with Intel processors
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NSF to build supercomputer grid
News The National Science Foundation sets IBM and others to work on a grid that will connect supercomputer clusters nationwide into a single large computing resource. Intel's McKinley chip will be the engine.
IBM claims fastest supercomputer title--for now
News A Big Blue machine reclaims the title of fastest supercomputer, overtaking a Japanese computer that had caused shock waves.
Tags: Supercomputing
New IBM supercomputer achieves petaflop
News Big Blue breaks into the quadrillion calculation range with new Blue Gene/P supercomputer.
Tags: Supercomputing
Universities, research centers retrench after hacks
News Academic supercomputing labs continue this week to clean up Linux and Solaris servers targeted by unknown attackers, as law enforcement officials investigate.
SGI banks on Linux, Intel chips
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Using standards in IT security hiring
Insight How to identify job needs and put together accurate job descriptions through the use of standards.
Internet speed record set
News Researchers are pushing the envelope in data transmission speeds as they look toward building supercomputing grids.
Tags: Supercomputing, IPv6
Blue Gene gets to its roots at Japan lab
News IBM sells its fourth supercomputer--to tackle the protein-folding challenge that inspired the computer in the first place.
Tags: Supercomputing
