Happy Tax Day! OK, maybe it’s not such a happy occasion, so today we’ll lighten things up with a story about a supercomputer created in a single day for a single purpose: to get on a list of the most powerful supercomputers on earth. Our editor was there not only to report on the event but also to help make it happen, and this week she offers a behind-the-scenes look. The result? The supercomputer crunched the benchmark test for 70 minutes until it proved too, um, taxing. The makings of a do-it-yourself supercomputer http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0412widernetsupercomputer.html?netHappy Tax Day! OK, maybe it’s not such a happy occasion, so today we’ll lighten things up with a story about a supercomputer created in a single day for a single purpose: to get on a list of the most powerful supercomputers on earth. Our editor was there not only to report on the event but also to help make it happen, and this week she offers a behind-the-scenes look. The result? The supercomputer crunched the benchmark test for 70 minutes until it proved too, um, taxing.The makings of a do-it-yourself supercomputerhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0412widernetsupercomputer.html?net AirFlow takes new approach to WLAN marketYou probably don’t own one yet, but the wireless LAN switch market is already so overcrowded that one start-up that had targeted the market last year has decided to back out and try something a little different. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0414airflow.html?netISPs to form national lobbying groupA group of independent ISPs, fearing they will be denied access to the broadband pipes owned by major cable and telecommunications companies, are forming a grassroots group to lobby Congress.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0415ispstofo.html?netEuropean Commission suspends Oracle-PeopleSoft reviewThe European Commission Thursday said that it has paused its anti-trust investigation into Oracle’s bid to buy rival Peoplesoft because it is seeking more information from Oracle. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0415eususpe.html?netToday on Layer 8, no patching required:Larry Ellison goes for the long ball; revenge of the anti-Mac gang; the Batmobile recall; and checking out the office of the future; all this and more today at your home for not-just-networking news.https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net Related content news EU approves $1.3B in aid for cloud, edge computing New projects focus on areas including open source software to help connect edge services, and application interoperability. By Sascha Brodsky Dec 05, 2023 3 mins Technology Industry Technology Industry Technology Industry brandpost Sponsored by HPE Aruba Networking Bringing the data processing unit (DPU) revolution to your data center By Mark Berly, CTO Data Center Networking, HPE Aruba Networking Dec 04, 2023 4 mins Data Center feature 5 ways to boost server efficiency Right-sizing workloads, upgrading to newer servers, and managing power consumption can help enterprises reach their data center sustainability goals. By Maria Korolov Dec 04, 2023 9 mins Green IT Servers Data Center news Omdia: AI boosts server spending but unit sales still plunge A rush to build AI capacity using expensive coprocessors is jacking up the prices of servers, says research firm Omdia. By Andy Patrizio Dec 04, 2023 4 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Data Center Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe