Start-up Unveils Flexible Supercomputing Approach.

This article discusses the work of Convey Computer Corp., which has developed a supercomputer system that features a standard programming environment. This system, called the HC-1 supercomputer, is intended to improve the availability of flexible supercomputing options in science and engineering. Th...

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Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 21 - 23
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Published: IEEE Jan2009
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