• Users: Oracle Exadata's speed comes at a price

  By Chris Kanaracus | 25 April, 2012 03:33

  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.

• Intel plans 'superchip' for high-performance computing

  By Agam Shah | 31 March, 2012 03:36

  Intel is investing in the development of a "superchip" for high-performance computing systems that the company hopes will raise its supercomputing profile.

• US lab aims for fastest supercomputer with Titan

  By Agam Shah | 01 March, 2012 11:13

  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.

• Cray courts the big-data market

  By Joab Jackson | 10 February, 2012 11:16

  Supercomputer company Cray has created a new division that will sell big-data systems, the company has announced. The division will market its offerings to large enterprises, which will be a new kind of client for the company.

• Nvidia: Gaming systems to reach 'tens of teraflops' by 2019

  By Michael Kan | 14 December, 2011 21:36

  Graphics processor maker Nvidia expects gaming systems will reach a performance of "tens of teraflops" by the end of the decade, and be capable of displaying real-time visuals as good as the pre-rendered cut scenes found in games today, according to company CEO Jen-Hsun Huang.

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