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Personal supercomputing, anyone?
Insight perspective Personal supercomputing may sound like a contradiction in terms, but it definitely exists, says Andrew Jones.
Tags: Supercomputing, Business applications, GPU, Consulting, Jones, Hardware, supercomputer, modeling, high-performance, desktop
Is supercomputing just about performance?
Insight perspective Conflicting views on what that 'P' in 'HPC' really stands for, reflect important changes taking place within the field of supercomputing, says expert Andrew Jones.
Tags: Supercomputing, Power supplies, surge suppression, Consulting, P, Jones, Power supplies, surge suppression, performance, Hardware, software, software development
When supercomputing benchmarks fail to add up
Insight perspective Using benchmarks to choose a supercomputer is more complex than just picking the fastest system, says high-performance computing expert.
Tags: Supercomputing, Benchmarking, IT budgeting, Procurement, Consulting, Jones, performance, HotSpot, benchmarking, IT budgeting
UK pilots to bail out on ID cards
News A survey of 10,000 pilots by the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) found 60 percent were opposed to ID cards. Balpa has pledged to battle the rollout of the cards to pilots "with every lawful means at our disposal".
Tags: Biometrics, Security, Survey, Card, ID Card, Manchester, Worker, job, U.K., spokesman
National ID cards compulsory for UK airport staff
News Enrollment for foreign nationals starts at month's end. By next fall, workers at two U.K. airports will be using the cards as part of a pilot program.
Tags: Privacy, Biometrics, Security, Airport, City Airport, Card, ID Card, biometric identification, Manchester, Worker
Police smash DarkMarket cybercrime ring
News The FBI, Soca and international police forces have closed down the Darkmarket forum, which traded in banking and credit-card details.
Tags: Security, Arrest, FBI, Card Information, Manchester, Turkey, trader, keyboard, Symantec Corp., Germany
London remains UK's card-fraud capital
News Over the past six months, London saw the most card-not-present fraud in the United Kingdom, with Romford and Manchester close behind.
Tags: Security, Banking, Fraud, Manchester, London, mail-order, Silicon.com, retail company, U.K., HotSpot
UK airport begins biometric ID trial
News Manchester Airport has begun a six-month trial of biometric face recognition technology that will scan passengers and use automatic gates in an attempt to tighten border security and speed up immigration checks.
Tags: Biometrics, Security, Facial Recognition, Home Secretary, ID Card, Europe, face recognition, Manchester, London, Silicon.com
IBM to buy Transitive
News The company, whose technology allows code to run on a different OS or architecture than originally intended, is best known for powering Apple's Rosetta.
Tags: Virtualization, Operating systems, Linux, Acquisitions, Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Intel Corp., Intel Itanium, Manchester, processor
Are supercomputers just better liars?
Insight Supercomputers may be far more powerful than ordinary machines, but that does not make their predictions infallible, says expert.
Tags: Supercomputing, R&D, Models, computer, Consulting, Jones, supercomputer, high-performance computing, modeling, food
What to do if your supercomputing supplier fails
Insight perspective High-performance computing providers often live on the edge--technologically and financially. But if your supplier fails, it need not be a disaster, says expert.
Tags: Supercomputing, Financial, Risk Management, Supplier, Backup, Risk, QoS, Procurement, Consulting, Jones
Supercomputing budgets face financial storm
Insight perspective Rising budgets for high-performance computing projects are about to meet the chills of recession head on, and the consequences could harm benefits HPC can offer, says industry watcher.
Tags: Supercomputing, Procurement, Consulting, Jones, supercomputer, financial, shareholder, industry, agency, business case
Manchester plans UK's biggest citywide Wi-Fi network
News Manchester City Council has unveiled plans for a free citywide Wi-Fi network which will cover 90 percent of the Greater Manchester area.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi
eSure reclaims call center from India
News Online insurance company eSure will bring its offshore call center work in India back to the United Kingdom from February next year.
Tags: Customer support, IT outsourcing, Service level management, Outsourcing, Offshoring, Support
CIO appointed for London 2012 Olympics
News Former Co-operative Financial Services exec Gerry Pennell will design, procure and run the Games tech program.
Tags: IT Management, Executive recruiting, Nortel Networks Corp., Technology, Panasonic, CIO, Silicon.com, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., career, information technology
