Microsoft and Cray Team up to Bring High Performance Computing Mainstream

blogs.technet.com - 9/16/2008

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For the first time in the two companies history, Microsoft and Cray have teamed up to offer a powerful mix of what each company does best - - the Cray CX1! What is the CX1, you ask? It’s a compact supercomputer running Windows HPC Server 2008 , that’s what. It’s the ...

networkworld.com - 9/16/2008

Microsoft, Cray launch 'personal' supercomputer for $25K

— networkworld.com — and Cray on Tuesday unveiled CX1, a compact, competitively priced supercomputer that the companies said they developed... jointly for customers who perform tasks such as simulations that require compute-intensive environments. Cray's CX1 computer runs ... (more) Microsoft, Cray launch 'personal' ...

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engadget.com - 9/17/2008

Microsoft and Cray deliver "mainstream" CX1 supercomputer: starts at $25k

— engadget.com — C'mon, who here doesn't want their very own supercomputer to do, um, whatever they want with ?... In an effort to make sure every man, woman and child has an absurdly powerful number cruncher in their home (let's go with OSPP, or One Supercomputer ... (more) Microsoft and Cray deliver "mainstream" CX1 ...

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gigaom.com - 9/16/2008

Nvidia to Offer Its Chips in the New Cray Desktop

— gigaom.com — After more than two years of pushing its scientific computing efforts, Nvidia’s graphics processors will be offered... as an option in the newest line of Cray desktop supercomputers. The chipmaker plans to announce next week that its Tesla chips can be ... (more) Nvidia to Offer Its Chips in the New Cray Desktop

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