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Jon Brodkin

Jon Brodkin

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Recent articles by Jon Brodkin

Rocky Mountain HPC center brings supercomputing to the people

November 19, 2009

In the small city of Butte, Mont., a new high-performance computing center has been built with a lofty goal: to give the power of supercomputing to anyone who needs it.

Al Gore: Supercomputers can reverse climate change

November 19, 2009

Supercomputing technology, according to Al Gore, will aid the expansion of renewable energy use and create models that help people understand the severity of global warming.

IBM brain simulations exceed scale of cat's cortex

November 18, 2009

IBM's quest to build a computer that can mimic the human brain has reached a new milestone, with what IBM calls the first brain simulation to exceed the scale of a cat's cortex.

Georgia Tech supercomputer powered by graphics processors

November 18, 2009

Georgia Tech says graphics processors may help pave the way toward future exascale supercomputers.

3D Web will save high-performance computing industry, Intel CTO says

November 17, 2009

Three-dimensional Web technologies will save the high-performance computing industry from its current state of financial stagnation, Intel predicts.

Amazon called out over cloud security, secrecy

November 13, 2009

Amazon's cloud computing service should not be used for applications that require advanced security and availability, an analyst report claims.

Intel/AMD deal could help solve virtualization compatibility problems

November 12, 2009

Server customers could benefit from improved competition, compatibility between servers in wake of Intel/AMD settlement

Citrix virtual desktop customers still using VMware on back end

November 11, 2009

Citrix's desktop virtualization customers are still using VMware's server hypervisor on the back end, but a Citrix executive claims a shift away from VMware is afoot.

Oracle/Sun: Why European Union jurisdiction matters

November 11, 2009

Previous cases show that European regulators have broad powers over American companies that do business in Europe.

Twitter, LinkedIn link up on tweets

November 10, 2009

A partnership announced this week lets Twitter and LinkedIn users post status updates to the two Web sites simultaneously.