Tagged: Supercomputers

SMBs need helping hand for high-performance computing: IDC

SMBs need helping hand for high-performance computing: IDC


Published: June 21st, 2011
Why IBM’s Watson is not smarter than a 5th grader

Why IBM’s Watson is not smarter than a 5th grader

 By Lucas Mearian As smart as IBM's Watson supercomputer may have seemed while defeating two former Jeopardy champions , it wouldn't be able to hold a conversation with or speak intelligently to the

Published on: April 13th, 2011 ITBusiness Staff
China seeks to outclass West in supercomputing

China seeks to outclass West in supercomputing

Dawning Information Industry Co., the Chinese company that built the world's second-most-powerful computer, includes a photo on its Web site of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a visit. The photo illustrates, in a

Published on: June 4th, 2010 Patrick Thibodeau
MIT studes run supercomputer on pedal power

MIT studes run supercomputer on pedal power

A team of ten Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students powered a supercomputer by pedalling bicycles. The 20-minute exercise earned the world record for human-powered computing (HPC) for the Massachusetts university team.They powered

Published on: December 20th, 2007 Chris Mellor