How far away are we from exascale computing systems? We take a look at the challenges of developing systems that deliver sustained multi-petaflop computing power and the solutions for addressing these challenges.

In a deployment that took just under a year, IBM and the University of Toronto’s SciNet Consortium have built Canada’s most powerful and energy-efficient supercomputer. The SciNet supercomputer will be able to provide new research capabilities vital to medicine, climate research and astrophysics.

The International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) ’09 will focus on urgent challenges that can be addressed only through the smart deployment of technology—and IBM will be there to ensure attendees come away with an understanding of how increased supercomputer performance helps foster innovation, productivity and collaboration.

IBM has unveiled the details of its plans to build a computing system that can understand complex questions and answer with enough precision and speed to compete on America's favorite quiz show, Jeopardy!

A high-performance computing system that rapidly analyzes information as it streams from thousands of real-time sources, increasing the speed and accuracy of decision making.

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