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DEFINITION: In general, a supercomputer center is a site with a supercomputer that is shared by a number of other sites, usually research sites. Formerly, in the United States, there were five supercomputer centers interconnected on the vBNS, a special backbone network financed by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by MCI for the exclusive use of designated research centers. On October 1, 1997,
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Supercomputers: A Computer Weekly guide
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ESSENTIAL GUIDE:
This special Computer Weekly report analyses the market for supercomputers, peripherals and applications, the supercomputer community, developments in technology, and offers a country by country comparison.
Posted: 17 May 2012 | Published: 17 May 2012
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Supercomputers: prestige objects or crucial tools for science and industry ?
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Professor Hans Werner Meuer, co-founder of the Top500 supercomputer list, presents a critical assessment of high performance computing technology and applications.
Posted: 20 Apr 2012 | Published: 20 Apr 2012
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SUPERCOMPUTERS DEFINITION (continued): … the five supercomputer centers were replaced by two new NSF-funded programs. The new program, Partnerships for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (PACI), named two of the former supercomputer center sites as focuses for a new scientific technology infrastructure (known as the National Technology Grid) that would interconnect 50 university and scientific sites.The first of the two NSF-funded programs is the National Computational Science Alliance (Alliance), being led by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) in Urbana, Illinois. The second program, the National Partnership … Supercomputers definition sponsored by WhatIs.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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