“IBM’s powerful RS/6000 SP may be the world’s most prevalent
supercomputer, but the king of terraflop processing faces a new
threat to its crown from a relatively low-cost newcomer, the Linux
supercluster.”
“Despite the threat it poses, IBM will soon begin offering
support for Linux superclusters, according to an IBM official
interviewed this week here at SP World. Such support may ultimately
fuel faster adoption of Linux supercluster systems.“
“Once prevalent only in academic and government research,
supercomputers have recently seen dramatic growth in the commercial
sector, driven in large part by the explosive growth of the
Internet….”
“I see it as offering the best of both worlds,” said Dave
Gelardi, program director for business intelligent systems for
IBM’s RS/6000 brand. Customers will still be able to develop their
own relatively low-cost Linux-based system, he said, while assuring
themselves of access to IBM’s technical expertise.”