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Computer Beats Human Shogi Player in 6 Hours

Evan Selleck, Oct 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

For those who remember, back in 1997 IBM's advanced computer called Deep Blue managed to defeat Gary Kasparov in a game of western chess. For some, it was the sign of the end times, where computers would take over the world and enslave the human race. And while computers are still able to beat western chess players to this day, it's apparently never been done in a game of shogi, or Japanese chess. That is, until now. It's been reported by The Mainichi Daily News that the top women's shogi player has been officially defeated by the computer Akara 2010. Read The Full Story

University of Minnesota purchases new supercomputer

Shane McGlaun, Oct 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

The University of Minnesota has announced that it is getting a new supercomputer at its institute for Advanced Computational Research. The new supercomputer is based on the SGI Altix UV 100 supercomputer and was purchase with funds from a NIH grant. The machine is being installed and undergoing acceptance testing during October and November with the machine being ready for end users in November. Read The Full Story

SGI unveils Altix UV supercomputer

Shane McGlaun, Nov 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

We have talked about SGI before when it unveiled the Octane III desk side supercomputer back in September. SGI is back with the unveiling of what it claims to be the world's fastest supercomputer called the Altix UV. Read The Full Story

ASUS ECS 1000 desktop supercomputer debuts

Chris Davies, Oct 27th 2009 Discuss [0]

ASUS have outed their first supercomputer, and while you might associate the term with rooms packed full of ominous black totems, the ASUS ECS 1000 is actually a simple desktop. Despite the compact size, the ECS 1000 manages to hit speeds of up to 1.1 terraflops courtesy of NVIDIA graphics cards; the 3.33GHz Intel LGA1366 Xeon W3580 is paired with three NVIDIA Tesla C1060 computing processors and a single Quadro FX5800. Read The Full Story

SGI unveils Octane III desk side supercomputer

Shane McGlaun, Sep 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Supercomputers are large machines that occupy large rooms packed with cabinets holding numerous processors, lots of storage, and lots of RAM. These types of supercomputers are used for research and all sorts of scientific endeavors. A company called SGI has announced a new computer that sits at the desk side that it calls the Octane III Personal Supercomputer. Read The Full Story