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2009 High Performance Computing Industry Spotlight
This year’s High Performance Computing Industry Spotlight is brought to you by Premier Sponsor Intel, and Contributing Sponsors Lenovo, HP and Jon Peddie Research.

Jon Peddie Research, an organization that has been covering the computer graphics industry for 25 years, had the honor of writing the industry overview providing an in depth look at the history, breakthroughs and future of high performance computing (HPC).

ConnectPress would like to thank regular contributor Jon Peddie Research for their partnership, along with all the sponsors mentioned above, which made this report possible. Learn more about the sponsors and their HPC offerings in the feature articles and Vendors Directory found in this insightful industry spotlight.

Topics covered include HPC simulations, virtualization technology, workstations and more.

Click here to access the Vendors Directory.
October 2009
Features
Putting Processors to Work and Making Them Play Nice
By Kathleen Maher and Jon Peddie, Jon Peddie Research
Kathleen Maher and Jon Peddie of JPR Research discuss the history of high performance computing and and what the future of HPC holds for CAD users.

High Performance Computing Simulations – Easier and Faster Than Ever Before
By Intel Corporation
Once reserved for glass rooms, supercomputers can now be found in your deskside workstation. HPC solutions are now more accessible than ever before.

Virtualization Solutions from HP and Intel - Getting More out of Less
By HP
Learn about the benefits of virtualization technology and how to leverage it in PLM applications, plus how HP and Intel can help.

A Closer Look at Lenovo’s High Performance Computing Options for CAD Users
By Lauren Browne, ConnectPress Editor
Lenovo’s S-20 and D-20 workstations, and the ThinkPad w700 mobile workstation provide CAD users with powerful, high performance computing.

The Changing Face of the Digital Workstation
By Intel Corporation
Learn how a digital workbench solution equipped with an entire suite of tools can help you play more “what ifs” locally and faster than ever before.

A New Option for CAD: Blade Workstations
By HP
Will this hardware trend make its way into the work environment, eliminating the CAD workstation?

OpenGL 3.2 Arrives with Siggraph and Khronos Steams Ahead
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research
Khronos aims for timely updates to meet the needs of hardware manufacturers, as recently demonstrated with OpenGL 3.0 and 3.1 and 3.2 updates.

Powerful Computing Solutions Confront Economic Challenges
By John Myers, ConnectPress Editor
David Driggers, CTO for Verari Systems, discusses how the field of high-performance computing is shaping up in 2009.

 
News
NVIDIA RealityServer Propels 3D Cloud Computing Using GPUs
Press Release Issued by NVIDIA
GPU-based cloud computing solution provides interactive, photorealistic 3D applications accessible from any Web connected device.

S3 Graphics 5400E: The World's Only Power Efficient GPGPU Processor with Embedded Lifecycle Support
Press Release Issued by S3 Graphics
The OpenCL 1.0 capable Chrome 5400E GPGPU processor is the latest addition to S3 Graphics’ power-efficient embedded graphics processor family.

ANSYS HPC To Enable High-Fidelity Insight And Productivity For Simulation Driven Product Development
Press Release Issued by ANSYS
ANSYS HPC is a solution set for customers to obtain enhanced insight and productivity through expanded use of high-performance computing (HPC).

Bright Computing Launched to Make HPC Clusters Easy to Use, Manage and Scale
Press Release Issued by Bright Computing
Bright Cluster Manager™ — makes HPC Linux clusters of any size easy to use, manage and scale, according to the company.