Microsoft Scrapes Into Top 500 Supercomputer List, But IBM Rules Supreme | Linux Today

Microsoft Scrapes Into Top 500 Supercomputer List, But IBM Rules Supreme

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 19, 2008

“But the real news isn’t about Microsoft, it’s about IBM’s
stunning top 10 wipeout of the competition, starting with IBM’s
super speedy RoadRunner and its PETAflop of performance and power
at the top of the tree, and four of its venerable Blue Gene systems
also making the top 10 list.

“Other supercomputer heavyweights Sun, Cray, SGI (twice) and
Hewlett-Packard have also figured on the leader board, as
expected…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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